Two reels sent in.
+Week and a half turnaround, and the reels look/feel great! Most I ever did on these reels this season was to rinse them off in fresh water. Even so, there were some mineral deposits on the reel when I sent them in...they came back nice and scrubbed.
+Interestingly, they don't feel as "tight" as a new reel might out of the store.
+No oil leaks yet, and
no surprise high dollar repairs either. 
Here are the wear items that were replaced:
quad seal #orq2
oil seal #ospr4
o-ring #orr6
lock washer #wslcit1
oil seal #ospr2
o-ring #orr5
on my older VS250 they also took care of
roller guide #sr2022
spindle roller #sr2023
the incremental cost was only $15.75 for these extras.
Presumably the oil and the drag washers were also replaced.
Got some professional correspondence with the reel, asking us VS owners to be patient and reminding us to send in our reels every 12 months. This is a small little itty bitty thing but that reassurance is important and more than a bit more than I got from Reel Ventures LLC (the previous owner of VS).
I'm beginning to believe there is hope yet!
Keep up the good work VS. I'm gonna sacrifice a plug to make sure their is no leakage.
-WW
p.s.
Van Staal has a dedicated facility for servicing. As a reminder, it is:
Van Staal Service
6109 East Apache
Tulsa, OK 74115
Phone: (800) 718-7335