Been reading this thread on and off, finding it quite interesting and informative. Seems like a good thread to have in the forum so other people can search for advice who are in similar positions.
To the people who keep claiming that this is a wind up. OK I'll bite, let's say it is a wind up. It's hardly a 'Wolf of Wall Street' level scam. Do you think the OP will be sitting up gleefully every night thinking 'aha, finally achieved my life long objective of creating a fake thread on a DIY forum and conned
@denso13,
@ianmcd and
@johnny2007 into replying'
And, by the way, even if you still feel this thread is some kind of conspiracy theory/scam, then why not just ignore it? What's the worst that can happen? We'll have one extra thread in a forum where there are already thousands of threads!
Take a break and let the OP seek advice. No ones forcing you to contribute if you don't want to!