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Once I (finally) hit 250 posts here, does the sell/buy forum open up automatically for me?
As far as I remember, there are two requirements that must be met before access to the Marketplace will open for a poster:

These are, firstly, 250 posts, which you are close to, and secondly, membership of the forum for 180 days (six months), which you also have met.
 
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