Let's see, some of you think using and abusing Chip is a "cost of doing business" - further, he should be OK when someone crosses a moral and ethical line? Chip is the real deal and part of that is he is a strong moral and ethical person who may not react perfectly when someone violates his principles - would you? And, if you were getting paid by the hour for your knowledge (like me and nearly everyone I know), you'd be OK get paid $0/hour so you can't pay your bills? No, that's not a cost of doing business - frankly, it's criminal to knowingly rip someone off that way.
None of us know or will know the entire story, but Chip's credibility is steel, the OP's and lineguy's are dust so one thing I buy in the postings is the OP had a number of long conversations with Chip leading Chip to believe he would do business with Maximus.
Like most people, I get paid for what I know. What I know based on years and years of experience, expertise, and most importantly, wisdom. If I wasn't paid for this, I couldn't pay the bills or make a living. Chip has chosen to apply his own personal experience, knowledge and wisdom to a field that is woefully deficient in expertise and doctors willing to help. Like all of us, he has to pay his bills and make enough to have a nice car, house and other things we all should have and love. If he can't, he will have to find something else to do and I now personally know three people who would be at a great loss if that happened. Not only do I want Chip to be successful I also want him to make money because that means the more he makes, the more people who need help are being helped. Beyond that, I find it absolutely appalling when someone uses and abuses Chip's good nature willing to help people, for their own gain THEN decides to come rub his nose in it for some reason. And, continue to push him. And lineguy actually agrees with this stranger? WTF?
It's obvious OP and lineguy are friends, but unlike Chip who is the real deal, they are anonymous carpetbaggers with unknown intentions other than the apparent one of trying to stir up shit. They were successful, but let's let this thread die and not give these guys the time of day - they can go start a thread with each other and do their group groping there.