Joining the "new" Armslist-how short a time period is possible?

[Ignition Override]

We can't even contact a local seller, unless we join by either of two methods.

* --> For how many Months must a person now join <-- , in order to be able to ask a few questions. The majority of sellers' items don't list a phone number (we know why).

** All of this---just to ask a single, local seller whether his/her USP "LE" trigger is a true "LEM" trigger.
This new process (despite the need to filter out scammers and other troublemakers)--simply to solicit an answer or two-- seems quite ludicrous.

Has anybody been able to join for just a month or two?

 

[Crosshair]

Many people are just adding their phone number and email address to the listing. This changed less than a month ago IIRC.

I think something happened that they can't talk about and they don't want people using their system anymore. Probably wrong.

 

[Barman54]

My Armslist noted, Posters For Sale items were getting ridiculous Offers for their items so, they were trying to stop scammers with messing with their items and their Prices.
Barman54
Out

 

[Ignition Override]

Barman54: We knew that from the Armslist website. They published plausible reasons (to save face, or not) for the big change.

I'm just curious whether they allow us to join for say 1-2 months if desired.

 

[Waveski]

Can you briefly summarize those reasons?

 

[Ignition Override]

Waveski:
Barman45 summarized what I remembered reading today on the Armslist website.

My quotations never work.

 

[brasscollector]

It seems to be a monthly subscription, I don't see why you couldn't use it on a month to month basis.

Perhaps this might be the reasoning for the now paid-for content
https://www.postcrescent.com/story/...slist-after-harrison-womans-death/3622221001/

 

[Waveski]

"Armslist hasn't implemented any "reasonable measures" to prevent guns from being sold to people likely to use them in violent crimes, the lawsuit says."

I sure don't understand how charging a fee to use the site will , in any way or to any degree , insure that people with bad intent will be prevented from doing bad things ...
But I will not beleaguer the point as I know it is off topic to the OP inquiry.