I feel this person at least owes a quick look to get an idea of the problem and in turn give you a time frame.
I've learned to take this whole hobby with a grain of salt. Many years ago I even pre-paid a small boutique manufacturer for repairs which he could not fix and never refunded my money. This person was very well respected , so I was pretty shocked when I sent him $500 and he never fixed the unit. It took prodding to get him to even send the still non working unit back to me. I learned that at the time a lot of these designers are smart odd balls, who aren't the best on the phone or at customer service.
I later sold the unit here, as-is at a further loss.
Hang in there, hopefully if the repairs don't pan out, you are able to move on financially to another brand.
I've learned to take this whole hobby with a grain of salt. Many years ago I even pre-paid a small boutique manufacturer for repairs which he could not fix and never refunded my money. This person was very well respected , so I was pretty shocked when I sent him $500 and he never fixed the unit. It took prodding to get him to even send the still non working unit back to me. I learned that at the time a lot of these designers are smart odd balls, who aren't the best on the phone or at customer service.
I later sold the unit here, as-is at a further loss.
Hang in there, hopefully if the repairs don't pan out, you are able to move on financially to another brand.