Posting in the marketplace without 30 posts?

I've been mostly a lurker and have less than 30 posts, but I've been a member for 6 years. Would it be possible to post a for sale thread without 30 posts?

Thanks!

Rules are rules

RandysWay wrote in post #16789134
I've been mostly a lurker and have less than 30 posts, but I've been a member for 6 years. Would it be possible to post a for sale thread without 30 posts?

Thanks!

7 Posts in 2008, 3 posts in 2012 and this one... I would hardly call that being a member... I wouldn't buy anything from you... contribute to the discussions and become part of the community... Then tap into this incredible resource for selling gear...

mguffin wrote in post #16789156
7 Posts in 2008, 3 posts in 2012 and this one... ... I wouldn't buy anything from you... contribute to the discussions and become part of the community... Then tap into this incredible resource for selling gear...

I agree wholeheartedly. When I am interested in buying gear that is listed for sale here, the first thing I do is to see when the member joined, and to see how many posts they have made. Then, I look at their post history and read quite a few of their posts. If their posts primarily consist of short comments, such as "nice pic!", then I won't buy from them. But, if their posts are long-winded, and they spend a lot of time writing their posts, and do so in an informative way that helps those who have less knowledge than they themselves have, then I realize that they are people who can probably be trusted, and I will buy gear from them without hesitation.

My suggestion to you, sir, is to spend a lot of time writing thoughtful, insightful posts here on POTN. Then, after a few hundred such posts, people will know that you can be trusted. That is when you should start listing gear that you have for sale.

When someone is looking to take a shortcut, that makes me wonder whether or not they can be trusted.