Hey! hey hey!! I'm tellin' mom! just cause you're a mod doesn't mean you can troll!,,,,,,
Yeah, in time I'll see if I can't find someone local to me willing to play for a modest sum otherwise I'll be forced to deal with mail order trolls!

Seriously though I've seen a thread or two where mail order was done but very few details. I know very little about chipping but it seems to me this is something best done hands on, am I right? done mail order there would be more guessing than fine tune, no?
What can I expect for costs?
IIRC I saw a web page from an outfit that traveled around to shows and events that would book an appointment with you in advance and the total cost was in the $300 range, does that sound right? would something like that be worthwhile? once their gone you don't have a shop to go to for adjustments and tweaks or can these be done after the fact with a cable?
I'm an hour north of NYC so I should be able to find a local shop but honestly at this point I don't even know what to look for or avoid.