I noticed in the general discussions area someone is trying to sell something. wouldn't it be more appropriate, and convenient for those looking to buy something, if there was a separate buy/sell/looking for section on the board (as there is on the Steve Hoffman Forums, for example)? We could call it "Marketplace" (a little too obvious, but what the hey). People unloading their Pastmasters, Smile box sets, limited edition vinyls, C50 tour live CDs, even posters and memorabilia.
This would be more for Charles to address, but I'll offer my thoughts and concerns for the discussion.
I've been thinking about a similar idea for a long time too. However, the one element that keeps putting doubt on setting up a marketplace is the possibility of dealing with disputes, or even outright fraud especially when it comes to money changing hands and goods being delivered.
It's not that 99.9% of people here wouldn't be cool and upright about the whole thing, but what if there was a dispute about an item, or something was paid for but not shipped or received, or what if the description didn't match the item sent, or what if an item was shipped and the payment either not received or the PayPal or transfer funds canceled, etc.
It might turn into the issues that Ebay and other sites deal with regularly.
It *could* turn into something where this board would be in the middle of such disputes, as the facilitator of the transaction and/or the dispute, and I don't think it's worth it.
In other words, in favor of both buyers and sellers, *IF* something went wrong, there would be no recourse or no way to follow up with complaints or anything else. And if it did get really bad, this site would have to list and set up all kind of legal language like Craigslist to be removed from any potential actions or whatever might happen.
I just think having this board be the direct link to buyer and seller may cause more problems than it would be worth, not saying that would happen but it's the "it could happen" in that .01% that has to be considered.
I think a workaround might be allowing posts that link to an external sales or listing site, like if someone has an Ebay or similar listing offering these items for sale where the transaction could go through that site and both buyer and seller could be protected and have direct recourse to follow up if necessary. But direct sales listings like classified ads posted directly here might not be as secure on all sides.