Hi Trevor,
Thank you for your review.
The Gunfighter product page clearly specifies that a 'Wide stance tabletop baseplate' is included in the box. The size of this plate is required so as to provide a stable base for the controller on the desk.
The Small Base Plate, available as a separate purchase, is ONLY required by customers who wish to install the Gunfighter on various 3rd party mounts.
All this information is clearly specified on our website.
Most customers are perfectly happy with the wide base plate.
To state that this product is a money grab is misleading as it is NOT required by 99% of customers.
Customers who purchase one of our UCM Gunfighter desk mounts do NOT need the small base plate.
Therefore it does not make sense to include the small base plate as a standard item with the controller.
We trust this clarifies the situation for any customers who may read this review.
VKB Support team