Why is the Auction Forum invisible to guests?

[petik1]

Why? If it's for the reason I think it's for, wouldn't making the Buy/Sell Forum invisible the better choice?

[UglyJoe]

That's how things were set up when I joined the staff.  Maybe JC or Doc would know.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

We didn't want people joining the forums just to post their eBay auctions.

Buy/Sell/Trade is acceptable because some people might come here looking to buy stuff they would otherwise not see if the forum was locked from public view.

[petik1]

Ok, because over at atariage, the buy/sell forum is invisible to guests because they fear some people will join just to scam others.

[JC]

Jedi's right. Also, we kept the Buy/Sell/Trade visible because there are times when a guest is looking for a place to sell some good Famicom stuff and we want them to know they can do it here. I used to get great deals from new members just looking to get rid of some Famicom stuff they had and didn't know what to do with. I bought 300 pirate disks for a buck each from a first time poster a couple of years ago, for example.