In the "REQUIRED ACTION: READ BEFORE VIEWING and/or POSTING" thread at rule #3 it says "You must not post just to gauge interest on items. Search for an appropriate price before posting. You must post a price or a list of items you are willing to trade for in your post. You may not have an auction style listing.". As you can read I'm not gauging interest or trading anything. I'm buying.I would post the same if it were not for those pesky forum rules requiring me to put a price on such a buying request.
I'd rather have you be correct than me but i disagree. I believe the intended rule is meant to save both buyers and sellers time. If you now had an offer for 1000pcs @ 15 USD I would be wasting my time by offering you the same at 16 USD.
I could be very wrong hear but I'd love to have it be cleared up since I need 1600-3000 PCs myself and have yet to post since I could not think of a price yet.
In any case, think of it as a free bump.