I love the "delete" button when I get a knuckle-head enquiry. The "is this still available?" question has  NEVER ended up in a sale, (when I used to waste my time and actually reply), so now it's my good friend , "Delete". I put in the ad "I do not answer emails or texts (I don't have a mobile phone anyway), just ring the number at the bottom, it's easy!!. When you get a buyer who can actually read, and rings on the "Oh my God... You mean I have to actually SPEAK to someone" type telephone, it invariably ends in a sale.

Or I get the " I can buy this for half that price" story, I will sometimes answer with "Good for you", and then delete any further contact.

It sorts the sheep from the goats. 

You're going well.

Given there are plenty of lurkers on the boards who never post but are happy to report anybody who transgresses the rules (like putting contact information in listings), you could well regret having come to the boards to advertise this.

I was trying to reply to the post about advertising on other sites, not Ebay. I have already been put in the naughty corner about giving my phone number to someone about pre-inspecting a very rare car part, they saw my suburb and lived close by.  I sent them my number, they thought I was ignoring them, and they never bought it. I didn't know that it was an international incident, and so many small animals died because of my heinous act. I hereby apologise to our, and any future generations for my appalling action.

As far as ebay are concerned it definitely is the unpardonable sin to give out contact details. You only get a couple of warnings before they close you down altogether.