Hey plug uglies, sorry for not getting back to you sooner. You should be able to send/receive PMs even if you don't have 10 posts as a forum member. I posted about the personal message system
here. Please re-read it as I never said members need 10 posts to send a PM. New members can only have a maximum of 10 PMs in their account is the rule. But you can delete you old PMs to send/receive more.
If you have less than 10 PMs in your account and you still cannot send/receive PMs please let me know.
To send or check if you receive PMs, click the "MY MESSAGES" link in the blue toolbar above across the page.