I've lurked on this forum for a while, and finally decided it was time to join. Ulterior motive: I want to respond to a member who wants to sell a component. However, the forum software isn't letting me. I've looked around, but can't find the rules for how long I have to wait, or how many posts I have to post before I'm allowed to do "normal member" things.

Can someone clue me in?

Thanks.

You can notice that all threads in Marketplace section have 0 replies. It's because replies are switched off there - to talk to seller use PMs instead.
And welcome onboard!

Same situation as the OP. I'd like to send a PM to a seller in the classifieds (he does not list his email address). How many posts do I need to have to be able to send a PM?

You should be able to PM immediately.(Okay not true, see Frankie - B's post below. Oops) If not, let me know and I'll look into it.

On a side note you need to be a member at least 30 days with 30 posts that really contribute to the content of the site before you can post an ad in the for sale section.

PS Welcome to the forum!

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Thank you for the welcome, guys. I'm unable to send PMs or reply to PMs I got. I cannot see a "PM" button in other users' profiles, nor can I compose a message. I get this:
"We are sorry, but you are not authorised to use this feature. You may have just registered here and may need to participate more to be able to use this feature."

It'd be great if you could resolve this for me

Not completely true Juan,

New members (light blue usernames) are only able to PM after they have reached 30 posts.

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Thanks for the info, Frankie. Looks like I have a ways to go...just hate to post "unquality" filler stuff.

Frankie - as you can see, I've got 30 posts now, but I'm still unable to PM. Kind of a bummer, since someone PM'd me and I can't reply back to them (no email address).

Bump

I'm sorry. You need 40 posts.

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