...you are doing a horrendous job.

I was stunned today when for the second straight time I was proven that at SitePoint $ buys you moderating power. As I am not that familiar with the main forums of the site, Sitepoint's marketplace has definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.

Imagine walking into a car dealership, seeing a $70,000 car, but being thrown out after asking if it comes in blue color...

In a similar case, I was browsing the Established Sites for Sale forum and noticed one of the sites of interest. After asking what I consider a reasonable enough question my posts have been removed on both occasions. A website had about $100/mo revenue, their traffic stats were published with a mistake, but there was a $7,000 BIN on the site.

The funny thing is - I WAS an interested buyer and my questions were critical for me to make a decision. My question contained a clarification on stats and request for a broke down valuation of the site to explain the $7,000 price tag based on site's revenue, traffic, membership, software, etc. Questions that come standard. I guess the buyer didn't like my questions, so he made them disappear. But he is not the only one. I have seen it done many times in SitePoint marketplace section that apparently serves the seller community, or whoever pays them $5 to display an ad. Doesn't matter if important information is missing - buyers don't have the rights, nor they will ever be protected.

Anyway, just wanted to share my experience, which repeated itself about 2 weeks ago with another site for sale. Sellers that don't like questions (or don't know how to answer them) will always use a Report a Post button, knowing there is a sales agent who is going to cater to their needs. I guess they expect you to buy something without proper information. Sorry, not me.

Way to go SitePoint, you just lost a qualified buyer.