Can't reply to a message with out a payment method and phone number????

It makes sense from the standpoint that Audiogon is a business.

The messaging service was probably put in place to support commerce.

I'm guessing the requirements are in place to weed out scammers.

The forums are a freebee that we all enjoy.

so if someone has a question for me from the forum and wants to message me, they have to have a paypal account. Got it. Makes perfect sense. Actually I would ask for all the childrens' allergies and SNN numbers as well. Without those, how can you message someone, really?

Wow talk about over reacting. And yes its agons ball and if you don’t like it go play elsewhere. 

There way or the highway.

there are rules that serve a purpose and there are some that are just stupid