Thats a good idea. I still dont understand how they get to advertise here.

I've been wondering the same thing. I've noticed a lot of classified posts on here recently where it is the OP's first post. As you said, I thought you had to be a member and post several times in the regular forum before you were allowed to post in the classifieds. I tried to find on here where I saw that but was unable to locate it.

Maybe the moderators will clarify.....

TOTV Classified ads are for Villages residents only. Any ad that either is posted by a non-resident or is for an item not in TV is removed. It is difficult sometimes with our seasonal population to determine this. Please use local photos with ads as that may make the ad suspect if the photo was not done in TV.

There is no minimum post count to post an ad. Just be a confirmed TOTV member.

When a member posts an ad in Classified, the system creates a duplicate in Items for Sale. That duplicate may show an inaccurate post count, so don’t assume these are all from new members.

The moderators appreciate member’s reporting threads and posts they feel are suspicious as it directs our attention quickly to those. If you post your suspicions within the thread we will only notice it as we go through each thread post by post. That will delay handling it.

Hope this addresses some concerns.

Moderator

Thank you. That was very helpful.

Do you automatically delete the poster's account if it is proven to be a scam, as this one was?

Permanent ban.

As it should be. Thank you for posting.:coolsmiley:

This is good to know. Thank you for what you do to keep this forum running smoothly and to protect the members from these sort of things.

Thank you. FYI I did send an email to TOTV and never heard back. No worries