I think we are missing the point of why this was an issue. It was not that you "offended site vendors". That has little to nothing to do with it. The fact is, forums are plagued daily with spammers and scammers looking to take advantage of the members. So when a new guy shows up, brand new to the site and begins offering group buys, etc without the knowledge of the company that they are offering such "great deals" for, it is suspicious at best. There are members that are not site vendors who help other members with group buys all the time on Shaggy's forums and no one really gives it a second thought because those members can verify their intentions and have been around a while. Quite honestly, I am actually surprised that the mods let a new member go as far as they let you go offering this in the first place because of the rules against non vendors selling on the forum, even offering to "PM ME FOR A GREAT DEAL"
Does it bother me? Yes, it does. I was asked to be a vendor here and all of us legitimate vendors pay a premium to be vendors here to have the right to do so, so yeah, when some newby begins offering "Below MAP" or whatever the case may be simply because "They know a guy" at a "shop" near them willing to slide products out the back door to them. Yeah, it's an issue that will get you some attention in a hurry.
With that said. I have decided to bow out of this thread and simply say that I am going to create a new sale starting within the next day (Once I put it all together) that provides an easy to keep up with a legitimate forum member discount on exhaust systems in general so that those that want them can get them without being concerned about the source. This sale will run for thirty days from the announcement. So stay tuned and watch for it....
