I know, seems like the fact that it was damaged and repaired, they should be knocking $1000 off.
I didn't really ask about the bumper, he just out and said that it had to be repainted. I did see noticeable orange peel in the paint along the bottom of the front bumper and fender. But I think I read others saw the same thing on other BRZs so perhaps that is a common issue/characteristic of these cars.
I told him I was willing to wait until next year to pay MSRP rather than pay the markup... he kind of shrugged and said there were plenty of people willing to pay it. No sense arguing so we went our separate ways.