Selling Information to other members on this Forum

[Steve Passmore]

As you say Bob, no input from the original poster??     but lets remember one thing that seems to be forgotten throughout all this condemnation about people selling information on this forum, John sent him a personal message asking for this detail, whoever it was, he was not publicizing it for money on the forum.   I still recon its Oshawa

[wrefakis]

owa Ontario canada

[harvey b]

I have heard that all the cadillacs were built in Detroit,but when 1 was shipped to Canada it was always routed through general motors in Oshawa,not sure if the car actually went there first or just the original paperwork,OWA could be the shorthand for Oshawa?.This is just what I have been told,My own 38 was marked that way,but it wound up in Montreal when it was new,Oshawa is not that far from there.We need some Canadian cars to find out more,Cars that were always here. Harvey

[cadillacmike68]

In reply to Bob asking for an update. There is really nothing much to report since I first posted.

I've received an email from a forum administrator asking me to forward that members reply suggesting I pay for the service which I did.

I've also received a couple of emails from other forum members guessing the members name that wanted the payment for the information on the district code I requested. They were right with his name.

One email stated that in the past he had provided plenty of information about district codes to that member now selling and then was treated poorly by him after the fact.

As far as receiving further correspondence from the party wanting to charge for the information; I've had none.

All the more reason to put the name out here so we can all stay away.

[Dan LeBlanc]

We have investigated the complaint and have learned that the CLCMRC does indeed request a nominal $5.00 donation to be made to the museum for research performed by the volunteers.  This donation goes directly to the CLCMRC to assist them in continuing their mission of preserving the rich history of Cadillac and LaSalle automobiles worldwide.  The staff of the museum are not compensated for performing these activities.

[Dan LeBlanc]

As a footnote, the person who asked for the fee charged only the nominal $5.00 that the CLCMRC asks as a research fee, and was certainly not doing so to enrich himself. That being said, however, such requests might obstruct the free flow of information that we presently have. We prefer that if you cannot provide the information requested of your own free will, that you not reply, and let someone else help the person requesting the info.

While the responder had the best interests of the Club at heart and was appreciated, his true purpose was misconstrued by enough persons using the Forum, that we request that asking for such “contributions” cease. The Forum is intended to disseminate information, not make money from doing so.