Sales threads

[FiFi]

Why do sellers post in their sales thread that the item(s) is on hold pending payment or anything like that? That, to me, tells interested parties that they shouldn't even bother to PM the seller and express a desire to purchase the item.

There are so many flakes here who back out of deals or never respond after their initial PM expressing interest.

Just a humble suggestion to sellers -- If you receive an offer or expression of interest, work out the deal, and THEN close the thread as SOLD. And if you don't end up making a deal, then no one knows that a deal went sour.

There's no reason to post a "on hold" or "sold pending funds" in a sales thread. If you want to BUMP your thread, then bump it.