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Dangers of Gumtree!

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  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
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    No more dangerous than classifieds in Newspapers
  • montyrebel
    montyrebel Posts: 646 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    same as ebay, anytime when paying cash in person,never go alone
    mortui non mordent
  • jaz_2
    jaz_2 Posts: 139 Forumite
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8222087.stm

    Just shows how careful you really need to be!

    Not sure how this is a 'danger of Gumtree'. The same thing could easily happen on eBay.
  • I'm well aware this could happen with ebay, newspapers etc, i just put it because in this instance it was gumtree & my mind pulled a blank :( Just thought I'd share the link as everyones keeps warning about this sort of thing (and for good reason) and it just shows some of the dangers..
  • StaffsSW
    StaffsSW Posts: 5,788 Forumite
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    Pretty much every week there is a thread on Pistonheads about somebody getting done over when selling a car - gumtree, loot, ebay, autotrader, local free ads, it doesn't matter - just a bunch of chavs with attitude taking advantage.

    And it's not just cars either - any high value, desireable item can attract the wrong sort.
    <--- Nothing to see here - move along --->
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