A few years ago Asko advised me to try to source a failed control board from a used appliance business. They had zero stock world-wide, nor did any after-market parts houses have one. The washer was 12 years old - designed for 20 as their advertising went.
I would rather have the opportunity to repair it at my risk than be stonewalled. It could have needed the board or just a $2 part on the board, assuming the owner is capable of reading schematics and doing the requisite repair.
