I have only bought a few parts through the forum and both the asking price and the transaction was fair.

However, twice I have sent fairly rare parts from my stash, on my dime, including shipping, to help members with builds and they have not thanked me. After contacting them, after "crickets" for weeks, I get a "oh, yeah, I got it..."

I enjoy the "community" but I ignore the "pay it forward" and deal with that on a personal basis now where I see the need.