"N_Cook" wrote in
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For newcomers I always charge an upfront "exploration fee" of 8GBP/15USD
to 15GBP/30USD, mainly dependent on size, and get back to them by phone
or email with some sort of quote for repair, if its a diagnostic repair
rather than replacing a mains switch type repair. I can never give a
quote , unseen, inside the kit.
It avoids total timewasters and gives them a chance to drop out at an
earkly stage, but I've not wasted the time of getting inside, etc.

Yep. We always charged $25 checkout fee, UP FRONT, to look at the set.

That was applied to the repairs, if they decided to repair the set.





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