THIS ISN'T EBAY!!!!! THIS ISNT ETZY or AMAZON!!!!!
Good Lord - you're calling people being entitled??? No one should be allowed to ask a relevant question about an item for sale? That's unprofessional??
I'm surprised anyone deals with you at all cause I can't even stand a debate with you.
Private message is for asking questions, that is professional. Why would a forum have PM if you can just ask questions in sales posts? Seriously I'm just asking why have both then?
Already noted that if a buyer asks a question in a PM then the seller can update their ad to include new info and that is professional.
There is an old saying that fits this whole thing perfectly.
"If all other possibilities have been eliminated then what ever is left however improbable must be the truth"
Sellers produce the ads not other members, therefore sellers are the only ones that determine the content of the ad, not other members therefore there is no reason to allow other members to reply or comment in a sellers post when PM is readily available. There is zero reason for other members to comment publicly to a sales post except inject themselves into the ad or increase their post counts, no reasons that cannot be solved through PM.
All other possibilities have been eliminated including the "loose" rules because that can and should be changed.
I know some here don't see it this way but if they put aside their egos or need to participate and consider the truth then maybe they can see clearly.
As for selling I passed a million dollars in sales on ebay recently, I know how to sell and how to communicate with buyers through PM. I answer several msgs every day and update ads to commensurate new info when needed.
It doesn't matter what venues are used to sell, there is a professional way to do things and an unprofessional lackadaisical way. What persona do you want to present and represent? It is entitled when someone demands to do a thing that isn't cohesive for all involved.