Replacing the upper case?

I had some problems with a bad tech about a year ago on my MBP (mid 2010, unibody), where one of the rubber feet came off, and I took it into the apple store.  They decided to replace them for free for me, but in the process dented the unibody lower case so that the bottom does not fit perfectly.  Well, they didn't record this, and then told me I would have to pay to fix it and my computer was out of warranty.
In any case, I have just delt with it since, but now, I was thinking that I may just replace the bottom case myself, but can't seem to find anything to tell me the right way to take it apart so that I don't damage anything.  I've found some of the cases, online, for around $100, and when I went to the apple store, they told me it was several hundred dollars.
Besides all of my frustration in this not being my fault, I am trying to decide what is my best course of action here.  To buy a case and install it myself, or just to sell it (computer works fine, has Mountain Lion, no damage to screen, just some scratches on the bottom of the case, and the dent mentioned), and buy a newer one.  Just not sure how much I would get for it, now.

Lower case/ feet: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5236
upper case youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3oGp1IaQIM
uppercase ifixit: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Replacing+MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2010+Upper +Case/3105/1
sell your Mac: http://www.sellyourmac.com/sell-your-used-mac.html

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