Cheater from gumtree

in_need_of_direction

Report him to the police. He obtained money by false pretences.

warmhands.coldheart

If you are so sure he is still advertising, why not use a different phone and call to "buy" one of the other items and organise to pick it up from his "house" then confront the scumbag.... Take some backup with you if you know what I mean, then if he won't cough up and give you your money back either give him a good hiding or pour paint stripper all over his van....... (opps. did I just say that out loud !!!)

iHunter

Yes, he still have active ads on gumtree and sold another item yesterday. As before, the phone number he used yesterday stopped working again and he started using another number.

I tried this way yesterday. But he may have recognized my voice. Is there any way I can find his address through the van reg number?

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

If you are so sure he is still advertising, why not use a different phone and call to "buy" one of the other items and organise to pick it up from his "house" then confront the scumbag.... Take some backup with you if you know what I mean, then if he won't cough up and give you your money back either give him a good hiding or pour paint stripper all over his van....... (opps. did I just say that out loud !!!)

ballyblack

Report him to the police. He obtained money by false pretences

Police will not want to know


You did receive the goods. Because they do not work properly its a civil matter (especially if he is a trader)

Trading standards may have a interest, but don't hold your breath!
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iHunter

HNZ 9427, anybody knows the owner details?

ballyblack

Its a 2004 Ford Transit 260S Diesel, Short wheel base, White.

You may find it sitting outside some of the house clearance auctions?






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Milko

^ Or the Glen road

ballyblack

Has the Gumtree advertiser posted any ads.

'Household items wanted, 'house clearance' etc???

This way you could meet again?

qwert_yuiop

DUTR wrote: »

OP, years and years ago, a guy at work was offering a washing machine 'free to a good home' I took the offer and was chuffed with the bargain, as I lived alone the machine would only get used for 2 loads a week, so the machine worked fine for a few months and I remember the gifter asking how I was getting on with it and seemed amazed that I was content, it wasn't until one saturday afternoon, I arrived home and the kitchen floor was full of water, cut a long story short the old dial system used to stick on fill before rinse (hence why his Mrs just fancied a new machine). It was only after that I realised that the machine wasn't a gift per say, I was just used to collect/dispose of it (them days you would have to pay). I put it in the local paper and would have taken a fiver for it, as it happened I got more. Then guess what? A few weeks later the buyer had the machine advertised. :eek:



Nowadays machines can be 'cheap' brand new especially from independant outlets (but they are diminshing to the national chains) .

So are you the aforementioned "cheater from Gum tree"? Or just another cheater?

Happygreen

We bought a double oven via gumtree , advertised as "in good working order". Only the bottom oven worked. We did get the money back but had 30 miles of travel costs and had to take the thing to the skip.
qwert, I'm shocked you were selling on a faulty machine - unless you said so in the ad, of course!