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Gumtree - completely useless!

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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,097 Ambassador
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    About 18 months ago I started using gumtree again after a break of a couple of years. All my listings were removed and I had the same email.

    I emailed back, several times, asking what on earth they were talking about. Then out of the blue about 2 weeks later I got an email saying it was an error and I was allowed to replace all my adverts without any further problem.

    Never sold anything there since, I do occasionally place ads and only ever get scammers responding now.
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  • cool_dude_2000
    cool_dude_2000 Posts: 140 Forumite
    Thanks. Although I did appeal they came back to me and said I had CLEARLY been violating their rules and ruled against me!
  • keyser666
    keyser666 Posts: 2,140 Forumite
    soolin wrote: »
    About 18 months ago I started using gumtree again after a break of a couple of years. All my listings were removed and I had the same email.

    I emailed back, several times, asking what on earth they were talking about. Then out of the blue about 2 weeks later I got an email saying it was an error and I was allowed to replace all my adverts without any further problem.

    Never sold anything there since, I do occasionally place ads and only ever get scammers responding now.
    Had exactly the same happen to me cannot be arsed with them now
  • Dr._Shoe
    Dr._Shoe Posts: 563 Forumite
    edited 20 July 2015 at 10:32PM
    Gumtree and Ebay are part of the same firm. As you don't pay fees on Gumtree, if you've listed on Ebay they'll cancel the listing on GT in a bid to protect their FVF.

    They are about to pilot a one-stop Gumtree and Ebay listing site in Yorkshire. It will be called Ebay-Gum.
  • cool_dude_2000
    cool_dude_2000 Posts: 140 Forumite
    Doesnt explain why theyve accused me of fraud and put off all my prospective buyers?
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