Posted By:
MattI don't share Frank's view that a seller lacking knowledge could make the buyer liable of theft, but I do not have any problem with a potential buyer "outing" a listed item on eBay in order to ask an honest question, which is what happened here. This board should be a resource for those to learn more about the cards we collect - if someone has a question about an item they are interested in purchasing, they should feel comfortable asking the board for our collective knowledge. If another board member wants to keep the knowledge for himself, that is his choice, although a community only thrives when you take AND give back.
Rob correctly pointed out that this is a slippery slope that opens us to people posting about their ongoing eBay auctions in order to drum up interest, which is certainly problematic, although it's not terribly different from the practice of people starting threads on a card or issue after having consigned that card to major auction.
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