Hi Ben... Receive your email with no problem... In fact Ireceive emails
from others too

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 5:02 AM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ben - I received your email directly.
>
> Bruce
>
> On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Ben T <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My messages have been rejected by the list a number of times. I contacted
> > Jim a couple of times, but stopped following up. I still receive and read
> > every single message that comes through. Haven’t seen anything which
> needs
> > moderation. I’ve asked Mike Miller to relay messages on my behalf before.
> >
> > The past year has been hectic due to my wife being critically ill. With
> > covid caused delays followed by revised PayPal reporting rules, just
> > everything I sold would end up costing me more than I was selling them
> for.
> > That’s because I’m in 30%-something bracket. For ex, if I’m netting $1.55
> > on an item and get taxed $3, it doesn’t make sense to keep selling. I
> > intentionally priced my items with a very low margin. Plus with hundreds
> of
> > back orders, I could never catch up.
> >
> > I sold the 12-gauge stainless grates for $16 each, but in pairs. They are
> > at 3 times thicker than the ones Frank offered and made of 304 stainless
> > steel. People have demonstrated them glowing cherry red, then showing
> very
> > little evidence of warping. I was only interested in selling quality
> items.
> >
> > It takes an average of 5-10 messages for each item. It just got to be
> > overwhelming. I removed all my Samba and Facebook ads. Still have
> inventory
> > around and have sold them during bURNINGvAN and Van-O-Rama.
> >
> >
> > BenT
> >
> > (I expect Eric will see this reply, but may be rejected by the list which
> > wants a plain text email.)
> >
> > > On Aug 12, 2023, at 6:42 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >        I have a hefty set that use the old VW logo.  They are strong
> and
> > don’t warp.
> > >
> > >        I used to purchase items like this from BenT, the person that is
> > still technically supporting this list but is mainly a presence on FB.
> > >
> > > BenT had several items of good quality I purchased.  But, for some
> > reason he stopped responding to my email requests for products and I have
> > not purchased things from him in years.  I think he might still sell
> items
> > on the samba or through his Facebook pages.
> > >
> > > If you can get his grates they are very nice.  I also have his front
> > spare tire hook and pull and that is very nice.  I suspect he has other
> > quality items but I no longer see his posts and no longer get email
> > replies.
> > >
> > > Still, you may have luck on the samba.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Eric Caron
> > >
> > >> On Aug 12, 2023, at 9:15 AM, Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I used Frank Condelli's, which are cool.
> > >>
> > >> Before that, I used this one:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.amazon.com/Ilsa-8880-Reducer-5-Inch-Black/dp/B0007ZHQ1Y
> > >>
> > >> Since I sold my Westy and bought a travel trailer, I'm back to using
> > >> that reducer from Amazon.
> >
>