I think a good advert should include a decent description, that covers age and condition, and ideally decent photos, along with a price, which can of course say whether they want to listen to offers or pretty firm.

All offers and negotiating can be done privately.

Although, often you see "PM Sent regarding......." and you then you don't know whether they are negotiating or what is happening, so an update to the thread would help to say if it is sold, on hold, still for sale etc. would be good.

All this started as a HHker has some really nice kit up for sale, which he has had advertised for a while now, and I do genuinely think they would have sold if prices had been attached.

Sometimes I don't want to PM someone, and get their hopes up for a sale, if I simply considering having a change around but not 100% what direction to go yet, but seeing something and seeing the price often gets me doing a bit of man maths and pulling the trigger, and I am sure many on here are the same?

I just think if you're selling something, the most important thing to put is the price.

No Darling, I've had it months!