Stamping the joy out of collectors
Funny to see this - had a similar situation recently (sort of) with a train shop.  I couldn’t care less about collecting trains - I bought a train a few years ago for xmas and my kids loved it so I bought a year round one as well.  Lionel trains are not cheap and easy to repair.  Both have already broke where a significant repair was needed.I watched videos and tried to fix one that wouldn’t fire up at all.  Took it to the shop and the proprieties seemed kind of annoying with me as I asked for their help to repair (of course intending to pay).  They gave me a lecture about letting a four year old play with a train like this.  Usually I’d lose my temper and start arguing but my son really missed the train.They ended up replacing the engine board ($120 bucks) and took forever to get it back to me.I get that people have sacrosanct hobbies like coding, sports, etc.  They have to understand that dilettantes like me may want to dabble!Also I am a self taught DBA and never ever use keys.  I’ll take in any incoming fire as probably deserved :).