To donate or Not donate? That is the question.

[wood-of-1kind]

I have been a member here for a long time. There has been a great deal of progress with our "benevolent " leader (Jeff) at the helm.
Too many benefits to list that come with the FREE membership policy. The ability to advertise for free is a fantastic privilege especially for those that sell their goods here. I used to actively sell carbide tools & inserts without being charged a nickel ( I would normally say a "penny") but the penny no longer exists in Canadian currency. Although I was not asked for payment, I made a point of donating small amounts or contribute by offering my products when we used to have our annual IAP celebration. It was my way of "giving" back for the privilege of free advertisement for being an IAP seller.

Along this line, do you think that sellers here on IAP should "donate" small amounts to help Jeff to keep the lights on? Feel free to post your reply on this thread even if you do not use the free advertising feature.

-Peter-

 

[dschem]

brings up a good question - how is the site currently funded? I imagine many would not feel comfortable donating if thy aren't aware of how the funds are budgeted

 

[rherrell]

I used to donate 10% of my BASH earnings but it seems like the BASH is history. I'm MORE than grateful to Jeff for allowing me to sell my goods here and would be happy to pay for the privilege but we've already been down this road. Years ago Jeff charged us for selling our goods but he stopped doing so for some reason and we went back to donations.

Peter, there is nothing stopping you from making a donation since you feel so strongly about this.

 

[wood-of-1kind]

I used to donate 10% of my BASH earnings but it seems like the BASH is history. I'm MORE than grateful to Jeff for allowing me to sell my goods here and would be happy to pay for the privilege but we've already been down this road. Years ago Jeff charged us for selling our goods but he stopped doing so for some reason and we went back to donations.

Peter, there is nothing stopping you from making a donation since you feel so strongly about this.

Thanks for your reply Rick. The Birthday Bash is every 2nd year now and I believe that one is scheduled for 2027. As mentioned in my OP above, I used to donate when I was active with sales. Just looking to hear as to what others have to say.

-Peter-

 

[jttheclockman]

Thanks for your reply Rick. The Birthday Bash is every 2nd year now and I believe that one is scheduled for 2027. As mentioned in my OP above, I used to donate when I was active with sales. Just looking to hear as to what others have to say.

-Peter-

There is nothing definite about any Bash celebrations any more. There is not enough interest here from past reports about continuing them. There was talk about bringing back some swag and trinkets and opening the IAP store again from what we heard a couple years ago. That would have been a way to generate some cash flow. Other ideas were suppose to be bantered around about improving the site but that seems to have died off. You can always PM Jeff and ask what is a good way to do this.