I haven't seen any news, but is the classified thread down because I wanted to mark an item sold. All it says is "Not open for further replies" for every one I looked at.
The classifieds are set up to not allow replies to the thread. You can either ask a mod to update it for you or try editing the title of the original post. I do not remember if you can do that as it has been a long time since I have sold anything on the board.
When you use the Report button it goes to the whole moderator team, which is the fastest way to get things handled.
@jimjo1031 it's done. And yes, using that Report button on anything is the best way to get attention to something needing a moderator.