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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Several (many?) times, the seller of an item has said, "I do not know how to post pictures," so I have added GaryBF's excellent flow chart for that procedure to the thread.

I guess I should not do that, going forward?

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Imagine yourself at a gunshow. You know, as in the old days, when people weren't terrified of human contact. As you walk down the aisle, you see a dealer at his table speaking with an attendee of the show. When you get near to them, you realize they are in the midst of negotiating a deal. You see something you think is not right; the dealer is taking advantage of the attendee, or the attendee is taking advantage of the dealer, or something else seems amiss. Perhaps you know of a more favorable deal for the same item, two aisles over.

Would you have the nerve and the lack of manners necessary to walk up to those two men and interfere? Only a fool, I think, would do so.

Why, then, would you do such a thing here? Would you interfere without fear of repercussions, merely because no one is physically present to knock you on your ass?

Do not interfere, gentlemen, in any ad in the Classifieds section of this forum. Do not make commentary, even if you feel it to be favorable and might perhaps boost the sale of the item or items. Do not post to say that you know of the same item available for a lower price elsewhere. Do not post to 'bump' an ad, though your intent may be pure.

Post in a member's ad only under these conditions: You are interested in purchasing an item or items for sale but you require clarification. You can ask your question in the ad, or you can post that you are emailing the seller with a question or perhaps even an offer.

Or

Post to say "I'll take it" or to make an offer.

No commentary about item quality or price or alternatives. No posts to say "That's a great looking (whatever)". No posts to advise the seller that the item he is selling is manufactured by an enemy of freedom-loving people.

So, questions to the seller with an eye towards purchase are allowed.

Posts signalling email incoming to the seller are allowed.

Offers are allowed.

"I'll take it" is allowed

Other than that, stay out of a member's ad.

If you have a concern that someone is running a scam, or gouging, or anything that seems fishy, use the report-this-post function to alert SIGforum staff members to the problem. That's the little yellow triangle with the exclamation point. This appears in the lower right hand corner of each post.

Can I make this any clearer? Does anyone have any questions?