I think supplying part numbers and list prices is no problem, anyone could do that. Its just the open advertising that casused the offence etc.
eg
here is the part numbers blah blah blah, and we can get them for you etc etc
Rather than just supplying the part numbers and letting the end user choose to come to you as some companys spend a fortune to advertise on here and would probably be well ****** if you were able to blatently steal custom from them on a sie they sponsor.
At least thats my take on it, no offence meant, just how i see it
Wanted to reply to this as I feel its ridiculous tbh, just my opinions & adding some other POV aswell but I couldnt agree less TBH & to consider Siena as commercial is funny in itself, countless times the guys helped people on here & tbh I would never think he's in this for profit given the sources of parts we all know to goto, he has alot of experience so if he knows sources for parts then why not offer to help, if he gets a beer out of it then fair play if he saves me money overall, cant begrudge someone for that whatsoever, that alone is becoming extremely anal for a forum, really is, cause at end of day its a forum & tbh I've done it & number of us have & for me it wasnt profit in this it was because I would get a better price than maybe the stealers would do direct to yourselves maybe so I wanted to help them get a fair price for the part aswell, its not as you put it most times, some of us genuinely like to help others & save them money & as for sponsors on here, I know at least 1 that tbh doesnt deserve anyone's money so why worry about that, if I can get a part cheaper for someone then I will try my best, also sponsors know how it works on forums so they take the rough with smooth, its how it goes & has been since the inception of a forum
Starting to remind me of S3 Big Andy's issue on the S3Talk forum which to me was ridiculous in itself, really was as no direct advertising as in banners etc, just as we all do say whose done good work & who hasnt.
To add what exactly is different about what Siena maybe offered & then someone whose not a company starting a group buy, do we moan at them as they dont all do it for love do they, they make a few bucks probably & as I said if it saves me money then why shouldnt they as they spend the time to get the parts, send them out & originally source a supplier.
For me Siena post what you want mate cause I dont see the harm if its helping others on here in a non commercial way, doing a favour at end of day
& to add one last thing, RobinA3 does a very good kit over on the 8P section for interior lighting, same thing & he doesnt get moaned at so cant see the problem whatsoever & his is in the sig aswell & we all know over there he's making hardly anything & actually doing favour/helping people out even if he gets a beer out of when the oem kit runs into the hundreds & his is like £50, so difference is exactly??
, posted on the other thread now
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