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Confused newbie about posting

H. Milliron/W.Tabor

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This may sound stupid, but I want to do things right. This may not even be the right place to post this,but here goes.

How do you send a PM? Is that just replying to a PM sent to you? Does a reply to a post go to everyone?

I am selling for the first time and have been requested to send pics by PM. I think I am doing that right by replying to PMs which I have received. But, what about when an interested buyer asks for pics in his reply to my original post without sending me a PM?
 
A PM ( Personal Message ) goes to the people you send it to. A reply to a post, whether it is you or someone else, will be seen by anyone looking at the posting. What prone.life said is how you send a PM. You can send a PM to multiple people also. You can post pics in your original post or send the interested party pics in a pm. Generally the more pictures the better in the original post. It saves from having to send pictures everywhere.
 
This may sound stupid, but I want to do things right. This may not even be the right place to post this,but here goes.

How do you send a PM? Is that just replying to a PM sent to you? Does a reply to a post go to everyone?

I am selling for the first time and have been requested to send pics by PM. I think I am doing that right by replying to PMs which I have received. But, what about when an interested buyer asks for pics in his reply to my original post without sending me a PM?
everyone sees Posts- only 2 parties see PMs- the sender and receiver. prone showed you how to send a PM— if someone asks you in a post to send a PM then just send them a PM
 
Think of it similar to Facebook. PM (personal message) is only you and receiver can see. You can send those options when you click on the user name.
 
I always liked Pm's when selling stuff.

Keeps the original thread clean.

Save them, that way you and the buyer have a written record of what was said.

Also, a pm is the best place to post your phone number and address. Spammers can't collect info there.

Later

Dave
 

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