Problems with my DC-T50 Digital Camera

I only had my camera for a little over a year and I see that the warranty has expired. The problem is that I purchased the camera from Gateway and I was just told that the camera is no longer one they sell. I asked them if it was possible for me to send in the camera for repair and I was informed that it would cost $85 to send it in and the cost of another camera, because they would not repair it because it possibly couldn't be repaired. Now just last year, it was a hot item, and now one year later, it's not in their inventory and won't repair. This just doesn't seem right to me. I told them about the error code that I had and they can't repair it because they don't even have a code book for the camera.
As long as the camera worked, I was totally pleased. I had no regrets and still don't, just unsatisfied.