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JoannI am really tempted to say no rule - let the effectiveness of various sales approaches take care of it.
But in the other thread (the one on the BST) Jeff L made the best point of the debate so far. This forum allows sellers to sell completely free of charge, and it's reasonable to ask that in return they include scans. Not at all a bad price for using the BST to sell.
Cruising through the BST checking out cards for sale is part of what makes this forum fun, drives some traffic, and contributes to the sense of pleasant browsing and diversion.
I vote for scans required if you are selling 5 or fewer cards in a post. Too many more than that does put a different burden on the seller and also may limit people with slower download speeds.
Enforcement could be made simple. One warning and then delete the thread. Period. I'd also be happy to help if needed. However, I suspect that after a very short time it would become a non-issue and people would routinely post scans with little further enforcement needed, so no one new would need to be given mod status. More than 3 mods starts to feel like too many cooks in the kitchen.
J