Well, the trading post is down again (surprise!) and again we have a conundrum: we need stuff, but trading through mail is risky. If the trading post is going to be so finicky, perhaps it is time for more options (COD Mail, person-to-person trade window, etc.). We NEED trade, it is not always available, and when players get scammed, the scammers 1) get no punishment and 2) we get no re-reimbursement, even with screenshots of chat showing an agreement with a player and showing how he broke the agreement, I have repeatedly been told you won’t do anything about it. Give us options!
In addition, quite expensive items which are not purchased in great numbers and are easy to market are terrible to sell on a trade network anyway due to posting fees that are outrageous, and a huge chunk of proceeds skimmed off. When an item is selling in the double-digit gold range it becomes simply too expensive to sell if you do not have starter capital.