The OP made me smile and this post made me think that wasn't unfair. 2.5
BTC is probably nothing to those people so they didn't really mind giving it back to the owner. 291
BTC is quite a large amount of money so it doesn't make me wonder why didn't the people give it back to the owner. You already hit the jackpot, why even bother.
I really appreciate you coming back to give us some closure and to explain exactly how the mistake occurred. This is a valuable lesson for anyone attempting to apply the fees manually. Thanks.
Not really sure if this counts as "valuable lesson" since it was just an honest (and low-key dumb, tbh) mistake. It was you who helped him, thanks for making us all smile. Behind all the dramas here on bitcointalk and the endless fighting, something finally gave us some light.
In all honesty, the pool doesn't owe you anything since it's your fault in the first place however they are so kind enough to actually give the fee back even though it costed them some few thousand bucks. It's great to hear that you got your funds back and you are now taking extra caution to ensure everything is okay, and to the people of Antpool, you guys rock.
I don't think it costed them that much, though. Since the fee went straight to them. It was just a typical transaction that has very large fee. I might be wrong though.