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Following are the rules for posting private classifieds.

Please be aware that you are not allowed to create threads here until you've been a member for at least 10 days, and have a post count of 10. Exceptions to that rule are Premier Memberships, or if you purchase a subscription to the Private Classified Forum. Once you satisfy requirements, posting privileges are NOT immediate, as soon as you post your 10th post. Wait 24-48 hours, and only contact staff if you still don't have access.
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• DO NOT spam the forum with multiple, consecutive, useless posts to try to quickly get to 10 posts. Members will report it. Staff will notice it. A rash of "Sick car!" comments in the Builds Forum, or too many "Welcome to the forum" comments in the Newbie Forum... these things will be obvious. Just play by the rules and be real.

• DO NOT post any FS, WTB, or WTT threads anywhere else except here in the Private Classified forum.

• DO NOT follow up with daily bumps, in fairness to other members. You can only bump your FS thread when you have new information to share, if you are responding to someone's comment, or once a week if you just want to bump for top-of-page attention.

• You MUST list your location, (or the location of the item being sold.) Don't make people post to ask you where you are located.

• You MUST list an asking price for the item, even if it negotiable. OBO is fine, but don't simply put "make offers" or something similar. Take it to eBay.

• You MUST accurately describe the item and the condition of the item being sold. If an item is not brand new (never used or installed) don't list it as new. "Like new" is more appropriate. If an item is a replica/knockoff of a popular product, don't represent it as authentic. If an item has damage, be forthrght about the nature and degree of the damage. Describe it accurately and show it clearly in the photos.

• You MUST post at least one photo of the actual item for sale at the time the thread is posted. Threads without photos or with photos not of the actual item for sale (someone else's photo, stock photo, etc.) are subject to be deleted.

• You may ONLY sell items in the Private Classifieds forum. Nowhere else on the forum unless you are a supporting vendor. You may not start a thread elsewhere to direct members to your classified thread.

• DO NOT post a listing in the Private Classified forum unless the item is definitely for sale and available. Don't post "feelers" or post that you're thinking about selling but want to gauge interest first. Sell or don't sell - it's that simple.

• DO NOT post your item for sale in someone else's FS thread.

• DO NOT pay for goods or services by using a wire transfer or PayPal sent as a gift unless you don't mind losing all of your money and possibly receiving nothing in return with no recourse to get your goods or money. Doing this is stupid. The seller has absolutely no legal obligation to ship you anything and you have no recourse to get your money refunded.

• DO NOT dump on the sale threads of other members. Don't comment that their asking price is too high (even if it is), that you also have the same item for sale, that someone/somewhere else has the same item for sale for less, etc. If you are interested in purchasing an item but it's overpriced, PM the seller with an offer. If you are truly trying to be helpful, send them a PM to let them know the problem with their sale. If you are just dumping on their sale, move on without comment.

• If you are aware of any scam involving a seller or a listing posted in the Private Classified forum, immediately REPORT it to a staff member and let them know the situation so that steps can be taken to protect unsuspecting members when possible. Be detailed and give evidence of your claim.

• CLOSE your FS thread when you sell your item. If you can't figure out how to close your thread, then click the "Report Post" button and kindly ask the staff to close it for you.

The rules for general posting in most sub-forums are posted in the stickies of that forum. The general posting rules are also in the stickies, READ THEM HERE before you post if you aren't certain abut anything. Abuses will not be tolerated. Threads not in compliance are subject to editing or deletion. Members who refuse to post within the rules are subject to discipline from the moderator staff. If there's anything about this that you don't understand, read it again slowly, figure it out and comply.

Thanks, and good luck with your sales and purchases.