Welcome to Bimmerforums, we greatly appreciate your membership and your support. Please do us the favor of reviewing the following policy prior to posting your Group Purchase, thanks.

If you are an individual "Member":

Of course we would prefer you try to arrange your group purchase through one of our many Supporting Vendors (http://www.bimmerforums.com/vendors.php) here for items that they carry and can provide in a reasonable amount of time. Shopping our Supporting Vendors is really what keeps this board "Free" and allows us to make the necessary upgrades that ultimately benefit *all* members.

With that said, you are not prohibited from arranging "one-time" group purchases with non-supporting vendors, as long as you are not an agent for said non-supporting vendor or reap *any* gains from the sale, other than the discounts that are available to all of the group purchase participants. However, please be advised that *REPEAT* group purchases with the same "non-supporting" vendor are not allowed without *PRIOR* approval of an Administrator. If you are unsure about whether your group purchase with a "non-supporting" vendor is allowed here, PM one of the Administrators *FIRST* with all the details of the group purchase.

Normally, Group Purchases should remain open at least two (2), but not more than four (4), weeks. To further assist our members, please notify an Administrator or Moderator when your Group Purchase is over so that the Title can be updated with the words "Now Closed". Periodically, Group Purchase threads with "non-supporting" vendors that appear to go on "forever" as an advertisement will be closed.

If you are a Non-Supporting Vendor:

We ask that you do not initiate group purchases here and refer you to our Rules of the Road (http://www.bimmerforums.com/rules.php) where you will find the following excerpt.

NON-SUPPORTING VENDORS
Non-supporting vendors are welcome to participate on the bimmerforums.com message board and use its many features with full privileges. However, we must ask that all non-supporting vendors (including agents, dealers, staff, etc.) not advertise or promote any companies, products or services in any way. The use of text, logos, images, links or any other means to advertise, promote or obtain potential business while participating on the message board will not be allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, all messages, profile signatures or any other communicative features available on bimmerforums.com. A list of our "supporting" vendors is available for viewing from the "vendors" icon above. (For contact information and advertising rates, please send an email to advertise@bimmerforums.com.)

Thank you for your membership. Please PM one of the Administrators or Moderators if you have any questions about our "Group Purchase" policy.

- Mike D.