SO I went to my Northwest Indiana MB Dealer and ordered the parts. The Ignition lock was $125 and the key is sold separately for an additional $24. The parts guy said it will take about 3 days to come in, and that parts for the older MBs will be going up.

He also told me to be glad I wasn't driving a jag (which they also stock parts for.) He said after 10 years or so, they stop stocking parts for those cars- even if it's something they use in all of their models for a given year...

Nate thanks for adding the link to your thread- I dunno why I didn't think to include it- duh...