Ballston Spa, NY
Quoted from Sgt_Trip:Hey all, so I wanted to see if anyone can relate to this crazy scenario I went through.
A few days ago I found out that there is a local service tech that works on old EMs and restores them. So I called the guy up and asked a quick question on his thoughts on a compatible EOS. He got very upset and told me that he wasn’t going to tell me anything and neither would anyone else if they knew whats good for the. because he is a professional and if he shared what he knew then he would be out of a job.
Ummm what the heck?! Thank god for this site.
Ummmmmmm, the guy is a service tech, were you planning on hiring him?
If the guy does service calls to repair pinball machines and you are a non-customer who calls him up randomly to pick his brain on how you can fix your game without paying him, I could see how that would rub him the wrong way. It would be like calling an auto repair place and asking them how to fix your car. You're basically asking them to work for free.
It is probably less that it is secret information and more you were trying to get his knowledge and experience without paying for it. If you want free help come here. Don't call a guy that feeds his family with his experience and ability.
The first thing I thought of when I read this post LOL :
