Feel free to tell me how stupid this is but what if we started a sort of "go fund me" that could be handled by a reputable vendor from this site where a decent number of parts that are either no longer manufactured or are likely to become discontinued could be obtained and available for purchase by the participants (like group buys). I understand that it would not be financially possible to stock a significant number of parts that might be needed, i.e. long blocks, etc., but things like filters, connectors and the countless other low cost parts that are likely to end up unavailable in the next year or so might be nice to have.
I am not talking about each person depositing a lot of money, but if enough people that frequent this forum participated it might make previously low cost discontinued parts available for enthusiasts.