We are a community of commentators, here, and the culture on this forum, as it currently stands, includes conversational banter and back & forth, sometimes sidetracking a topic beyond the intention of the OP (oh,
so guilty...oops); so if you'd prefer not to entice this community to comments, then it's best to offer your sale on a different platform. There are, certainly, other platforms available where there is no discussion attached to the sale. We even have this notice in our "
How to buy and sell on the Marketplace" post:
While not explicitly stated, there will also be comments about provenance, discussion about the builder, or similar ukuleles owned by others, and, as you've noticed, requests for sound clips.
If the seller doesn't wish (or doesn't have the technology) to provide a sound clip, where's the harm in someone asking for it and the seller denying it? I perceive from your comments that you feel that it doesn't do the buyer or the seller any
good, and perhaps is an extra hurdle that the seller ought not to have to be subjected to (and the mere asking is dross, and unnecessary harassment in the sale thread). The person asking for the sound clip
may not be in the market for that instrument, but if the seller provides a clip and then a buyer decides yes! this is the instrument for me on that last little piece of information, where's the harm?
Again, if you're looking to sell without any input from the community, perhaps our Marketplace is not the appropriate venue for your sale.
Regardless of that, you feel that sound clips are pointless and an unnecessary clutter to a sales thread. Some people agree. Some people disagree. Insufficient people have complained about it to make it something that we'll modify the rules of engagement on the Marketplace over, at least at this point. If more people indicate that the request for sound clips is unacceptable in the Marketplace, we'll certainly reevaluate that.