I spent hours trying to make it work with you and explaining why what you were suggesting could not work, being extremely transparent about all the constraints, just like I am here.
Your “hundreds of dollars of missed revenue from unpaid auctions” have been offset by thousands of dollars of normally paid features offered for free.
Your IP has been banned after I noticed you were blasting unsolicited private messages at scale with links to your site and your email address, even after being told to stop. At such point, I had no choice but to take back that gift you were using against the platform and its users.
Based on how hard I tried to make it right for you over the past, you had all the reasons to work with me and get this sorted out. But you acted unethically, posting on Social Media and on your own website how bad Strainly was.
The $300 Affiliate programme is precisely what you needed based on your actions, and as we can all see, you could afford it. A couple other members provided constructive feedback, stayed patient and they have been offered the Pro plan for free. Their sales are back to normal.
I really believe I tried everything to make it work for you but your reactions have been very emotional and disloyal to say the least. Left me no other option.