@hawkeye10,
yes. And no.
Some mixers , because things can go obsolete in -seconds- do not have an option for purchasing replacement parts.
Or, if they do offer them.. you will pay out the nose. Not always mind you...
But the issue is that some kid ( im going to assume) thought it funny to cost someone money.
Granted, this kid did not have it in mind that he was deliberately costing someone cash ... he/she probably thought it was just funny.
Being self employed, even if it is a measly ( to some) 30.00 in replacement parts, or a thousand dollars in replacement parts.. that is a pay cut for that job. There is just no way around that. And no one should have to pay for someone elses joke.
Now because of missing knobs, he can not use that mixer. If he has a job tomorrow... and needed that.. he is now fucked out of THAT income too. So his 30.00 ( guessing at the cost here) replacement knob can easily become a several HUNDRED dollar replacement by losing work centered around his equipment.
of course.. I probably didnt need to 'splain all that.