Announcement T6 Forum Shop Closure

[Pauly]

The T6 forum shop has now been closed

Unfortunately i do not have the time to operate the shop anymore so we have been forced to close it

I will still be making custom bits for people and doing wiring looms etc but no longer supplying VW parts in general, i will review this in time and may bring back a scaled down version of the shop at some point in the future but for the time being any items i have will be listed in the for sale section on the forum

Paul

 

[Skyliner33]

Is it not an option for any forum member with more time to help with either of these options? I know you are busy and guess they can be time consuming, particularly the looms.

Just a thought.

 

[Tourershine]

I thought something was missing off the top banner, but assumed i was going mad

 

[Pauly]

To be honest its the general PITA of it all, we get inundated with questions and queries (mostly from people who just want to pump you for information) that we dont have time to respond too then theres all the issues that couriers and paypal bring.

The forum shop was never run to make large profits but now we have lost money too many times by rogues reclaiming money from paypal or dubious couriers signing for things on peoples behalfs because they have smashed the hell out of them or even genuine issues that just cost money
The only way to make the shop work is to charge more so we make decent profit to cover the time and effort that goes in, but i have no desire for another business to run my life is busy enough
I originally started the shop when we were selling Gen6 and Bulli badges because people couldnt get hold of them and slowly we added a few hard to find bits etc etc but its moved away from that now, all the items that were hard to find are now easily available on ebay so i see little point carrying on, i think my time would be better spent working on and improving the forum and giving more input there where its more valuable to members, i talking about listing out all the part numbers for items and upgrades etc etc

 

[Pauly]

I thought something was missing off the top banner, but assumed i was going mad

I have removed the shop tab from the nav bar and i have also removed the social media links from the header bar

 

[Fish]

I have removed the shop tab from the nav bar and i have also removed the social media links from the header bar

Well it was great while it lasted.
Thank you and Mrs Pauly for all your assistance and time spent..
As for the shop tab... with it now gone it will save me pressing it instead of New posts

 

[czmate1999]

It’s a shame - but totally understand. I only managed to use it once but I thank you for the good service.

CZ.

 

[Tourershine]

Does this mean the sales pages are going to be littered with new old surplus stock at bargain prices @Pauly

 

[Pauly]

Theres a pretty good chance a few random items will be listed in the near future

 

[Farnorthsurfer]

Never managed to actually buy anything @Pauly mainly due to the long distance shipping but the help was invaluable.
Pretty sure the background work to the forum is a full time job on its own and for that you have my thanks. The advice on here has been really really useful. Well worth the cost for VIP membership.

 

[Markymark]

Thanks Pauly, found it very useful in the past but nobody needs that much hassle in their life for such little return. Cheers Mark

 

[Eddie Sutherland]

Thanks Pauly for the service had a couple of bits from you with no issues and some great knowledge too

 

[JasonW]

Well I think you guys have done a great job, there's an absolute gold mine of information that's been built up over time and that's a credit you guys running the show...

Pity about the shop, but I fully understand why.... Just when I was about to make my first shop purchase as well... Typical I'm sure I'll be able to source it elsewhere... So no worries and keep up the good work

 

[stevep360]

do you still have any looms left for the LED rear lights was gonna buy a set?

 

[Stewby]

Hi Pauly. I see from your opening post that you are still going to do the looms (does that mean the things that allow you to change the manual sliding door to the soft-close one)??


We spent more on the conversion than we expected and the converter refused to play around with the door electrics (not sure why, he took the stuff off to carpet it). If we ever get to a meet-up at some point, we would love to bribe you with a bottle of whisky in exchange for helping us fit it (obviously we would pay you too, the bribe would just be for doing it at the time).


Had quite a nosey through the shop but we are massively short of funds and still have to buy a roofbed in January. Why didn't I listen to the "you'll never finish a veedub" peoples.

 

[Pauly]

Yes I will still be doing looms and latching kits etc

 

[Oldrat]

Thanks for your efforts Pauly, can’t blame you for closing it fella

 

[Tin]

Ohh, that's a shame, was looking to order a spare wheel lock kit, and few other bits..
Can understand with the extra efforts needed to run that ontop of everything else with the forum..

 

[Pauly]

PM me, I still have wheel locks and bits and pieces

 

[Kev_]

That's a shame! I've had a few bits off you and had great support with installing