The only problem I see with not commenting on condition or pricing (within reason) is for newbies. I agree people need to research themselves but there isn't a lot of info out there other than forums like this and the general advice to all newbies looking for a straight is "buy one from the members here on the classifieds, you can't go wrong" While I know that to be the case 95% of the time it's hard for newbies to know the 5% to avoid. Rather than challenge condition or pricing I think it's better to ask a simple question for your own sake and for others interested such as "Is that a small chip I see in the blade" or "Are those heavy blemishes spotting or corrision or pitting" just my 2 cents. I agree that outright pricing disagreements don't belong there but simple informative questions seem perfectly ok and beneficial to all.