Miserable Administrators And Car Values ...

[The Cherrys]

I'll probably get banned from the Toyota forum completely now, but I am rather annoyed that when I ask for a value of my car (when I've contributed good content/answers in the past), a rude administrator just removes my posts and doesn't even have the decency to mail me and explain why .. I've even PM'd them and they won't answer ...

OK, on my first post I gave my mobile number in case anyone is interested in buying my old Celica, but the second one I hoped I had kept strictly to forum rules ..

Well I hope whoever removed it (& I could say this in a rude way, like my grandfather would have!) - has a blockage in their anal tract that doesn't let them pass anything for the next week ...

Thanks to all the decent people on this forum - goodbye ;-)

[ae111sr]

OK, on my first post I gave my mobile number in case anyone is interested in buying my old Celica, but the second one I hoped I had kept strictly to forum rules ..

To me that reads like you are trying to sell on TOC without being a paying member. That is against the rules.

[The Cherrys]

OK, I made a mistake on my first post - why delete the second one? I'm just trying to get a value on my car so I know at what price to advertise it at ..

[The Cherrys]

OK, I made a mistake on my first post - why delete the second one? I'm just trying to get a value on my car so I know at what price to advertise it at ..

[Parts-King]

There are plenty of ways to get a valuation, posting up your phone number and telling people you are selling it is not the way to go. I see lots of threads with cars for sale etc. it is against the rules to sell on TOC unless a paid up member, the mods remove such posts without any notice whatsover, it is not fair to paid up members to allow unpaid advertising. I wouldnt get too wound up over it, just enjoy the forum for what it is

Kingo

[The Cherrys]

My last post did not advertise it for sale, I did not put my tel no on the ad - so why delete it?

How would you value it out of interest, working cars are straight forward, broken ones for spares/repairs are more difficult ?

[Red Yaris 54]

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