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Hey @JBradnam,
In all seriousness, I'd encourage you to apologise and move on. You've discovered that this forum isn't a car boot sale where you shout out low offers and then try to make a profit with bullshit salesmanship and sneaky manoeuvring. You can make money here, but it would require some amount of industry and/or expertise (i.e. fabrication of a new product).
More importantly, you can save money and time here. People will go out of their way to help you, give you stuff for free, tell you what to buy or not buy, and provide other valuable advice (not just about bikes). Ideally, as member of the forum you would participate similarly. You might even want to go out on a bike ride with some of these people one day.
So either use the fork or sell it for what you bought it. Keep using the forum, people will forget about this quickly. After several days of London cycle commuting, you'll be so far down the 'Asshole List' in people's minds, no one will remember you.
Anyway, I'm sorry for my part in pointing this thread in the direction of name calling and derision. The angry mob shit is unpleasant. Beyond that, I wouldn't expect an apology.
I think you've experienced the worst the forum has to offer, I hope it swings around for you.
p.s. Don't post your own bike in the Bike Porn thread.