is there good reason to expect huge differences between each place you take the car to?

reason i ask is cuz some retarded kid ran into the passenger door of my TL. my younger brother was using the car at the time cuz my mom had the accord. it was at his school's parking lot so he didnt think to call the cops. they exchanged info and the kids dad asked if we could try to settle it w/o insurance getting involved

i got the estimate today. parts was about $250 but labor + paint supplies was $1.1k

got off the phone w/ the dad and he thinks im insane along w/ the place that provided the estimate. the place i took it to came recommended from the nearest Acura dealer

anyway, he wants me to get a second opinion. im going to just b/c im a nice guy. question is should i expect there to be a big difference? i personally highly doubt it. was curious what your experiences might be like