Even if ten people a day complained that their listing was getting trashed, and those 10 people PM a moderator, it’s only a couple of keystrokes for the moderator to lock that thread. Now that sale can be handled Via PMs, exactly how the moderators foolhardily want ALL transactions to be handled.
If you have a problem with your classified post, PM a mod, and handle all further interaction Via PMs. Problem solved.
Undoubtedly, it’s surely not much effort to even delete all posts in the thread except post #1.
I’m fairly certain that Rubicant just spent more time on thesauraus.com trying to come up with a witty response to my posts than it would take to lock an entire week’s worth of threads that were flagged by the classified ad’s ORIGINAL POSTER.