Faili,
Ok let's move on and try to ensure that humour differences on each side of the pond do not cause unnecessary rifts on the forum /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
FYI, I didn't get your mail until last night as I couldn't access my ISP. Forum mail is good in this respect as it doesn't require your ISP to work (which when it is provided by BT is a good thing!)
Regarding the spares database, as that is what this thread was about originally, personally I have found the service to be very effective and have sold lots of parts through this mechanism. Equally, I have sold many parts (including my steering wheel badges) effectively through this website.
As Paul mentioned earlier, the idea of a spares database on the web has been debated by the GTD40 club at length. The main issue with it is simply that it takes time to administer and there doesn't seem to be any club members that are willing to volunteer for that responsibility.
I am sure that if we got a volunteer that we could get one up and running quite quickly. Any takers?!