The suggestion that dealers post in a vip forum first affects there sales. What do they think?
The most practical suggestion is for those that visit regularly to anti up the fee. All these other suggestions, while well meant, simply reduce access. If I'm a newbie and I visit to check this forum out, I want to see everything. That's going to entice me to come back. If I don't have access to purchasing I'm less interested. After all, that's why I'm here. Hopefully, I'll get hooked (as so many of us do).
Put the pressure on those who visit regularly who don't pay. Don't penalize the newbie's who are the future lifeblood of these forums.