This post does not actually "break the rules" regarding buying and selling. However, the spirit of/for that rule is to avoid having posts that have short useful lives in this no-sale/no-swap forum (that is : posts that are only of interest to the buyer and the seller).
This thread is certainly not as blatant nor as offensive as what many other people often try to sneak-in as "For Sale" (or, replies that state "I got what you need, contact me."). Nor is this thread as unnecessary (and offensive) as doing person-to-person "business" when a PM or email message should be done to conduct a personal transaction.
Thank you for self-policing this forum. And, thank you to the original poster for being receptive to people's discomfort.
I'll let this thread stay for a week and then delete it.
