ONE QUESTION FOR ROB...........

Sorry, I'm not Rob, but I'll toss in my two cents! I think if any FChat member (like Brother BRUCE) has a product that can save members a serious amount of money (as he has proven to do), they should be able to do so. I'm not sure if BRUCE is competing with any sponsors. If he is, this should prompt sponsors to sharpen their pencils! The big difference is that BRUCE'S offerings probably have zero profit for him.

 

In a way we are all sponsors of the site. I for one do not own a F-car that could use one of Bruce's batterries but I think it is a perk for the other members that can use them. And I see no problem with him selling here if it helps out the community. (We won't go into all of the other good deeds that the Godfather of F-chat does for this community and others in need)

 

I have two containers of dehydrated water, straight from Warsaw!

Send me a pm for sample paks!

 

i think there's a definite difference between paid sponsors and members who have something that can help the community... This is, after all, a Ferrari community and all members are encouraged to contribute, in one way or another... i can't remember the last time Bruce gave us his driving impressions of his 550, , but helping hundreds of members save hundreds of dollars on something Ferrari-related definitely seems like a noble member contribution to me... It's not like he's making any noticeable money off of those batteries - if any at all...!

 

LMAO! But then he would have to actually drive it!!!!

 

I give away consulting advice in the B&I section that is worth about $300 an hour. I have also sold many temp guns to members.

 

Maybe we could bet Andrea's impressions on driving the 550.

 

Is there a particular reason why you chose to start a new thread for this?
Would it not have been slightly more diplomatic to have pm'd Rob rather than putting him on the spot?
I'm sure there are many ways of becoming a sponsor, but highlighting the fact to all the current sponsors that you have been abusing the rules for years, is surely not the smartest way of getting a deal!

Some things are sometimes best left unsaid!

 

I don't think Bruce is trying to get a deal on becoming a sponsor

 

LOL, that's always a treat...!

"Bruce, did you drive the car today...?"

"Yeah, i took it out, popped wheelies, jerked it sideways and painted a big number seven on the side of the door..."

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"Andreanna, did you drive the car today...?"

"Ooooh, you bet...! It was soooo good, too... i took it out and stretched its legs... There's just so much power there, it's endless... i feel like i'm connected to the steering and it shifts soooo smoothly, too... The acceleration is orgasmic... i took the long way home..."

She always gives me a complete run down whenever she takes it out... Bruce just tells me, "When in doubt, charge sales tax"...

 

There is a clear and distinct difference between trying to sell items through F-Chat (at a profit) while avoiding becoming an actual sponsor and what Bruce is doing which is selling us products (that we all need and GREATLY appreciate) at cost or slightly above his costs. Maybe there should be a litmus test for potential sellers on here like Bruce, that they must provide proof to Rob that they are selling at a 10% profit margin or less and that it is something that 90+% of F-Chatters would use, appreciate and benefit from. At any rate, I think Bruce should be able to keep doing what he is doing.

 

Yeah Bruce:

become a sponsor and sell us those batteries for $380 instead of $38. Still a 50% savings but you would actually start to make some money there.

Hey and double the cost on those free batteries while you are at it!

Careful when you offer those free batteries to Hurricane victims. Some users may think you are price gouging there. In Florida that is a fellony. Maybe you shoulod reduce the price from free to paying people to take them.

Yep....business 101.

 

That's true....

BTW, how's your battery life?

 

BRUCE,

THIS SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A BIT SENSITIVE SUBJECT FOR YOU. I DON'T SEE A NEED EVEN TO DISCUSS IT, FRANKLY. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU DO AND SOMEONE OUT FOR FINANCIAL GAIN ON FCHAT. THIS IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A GRAY ISSUE, BUT IN YOUR CASE, IT SEEMS PRETTY CLEAR CUT.

IN A SENSE, YOU ARE A SPONSOR BY WHAT YOU PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY.

 

"Commercial Posts if you are not a Sponsor"

No Competing Sponsor to incur the wrath of.
It's practically Charity.

 

There are rules here?

 

Id like some free batteries...

 

Do you know the secret handshake?

 

A few months ago, I proposed an FChat Garage Sale forum area. It was not accepted or acted upon. I think that would be a fun area! BRUCE could sell his batteries, I could sell my Temp Guns, glue and crystals along with other stuff that members can post for sale!

(How about: Sanford, Lay and Son's!.............Staring: Darth550 as Lamont, BRUCE as Grady, Bridgett as Aunt Ester and John Lamour as Lamont's Spanish friend Julio who is always trying to get the girls!)