I have no problems with legitimate questions about a for sale item. Negotiations ought to take place off line, between prospective buyer and seller. Other than specific questions about the item posted for sale, I'd say no other posts. Why not just make that clear in the "for sale" guidelines, then delete inappropriate posts? And if someone persists with the inappropriate posts, then terminate them--with extreme prejudice.

But I also like giving the original poster a choice, if that's possible. In some cases--like Marc's recent "looking to buy a light double" post--he's clearly looking for advice. Which he got, and which appears to have worked out well both for him and Dave.

Last edited by L. Brown; 07/07/08 09:59 AM.