Most likely, it was moved or merged.

If there was "compensation" for cogs, then the thread would have been trashed. Items for sale may only be placed by members with upgraded status in the For Sale Forum. Any threads that involve selling products that are not placed in the For Sale forum are always deleted if done by members who do not have upgraded accounts, or moved to the For Sale Forum if members do have upgraded accounts.

If people were giving them away to people who asked, it was probably merged into the Pay it Forward thread. Any subsequent threads created asking if someone has a part they could have for themselves would be promptly merged into the Pay it Forward thread.

Koffee