Gumtree Reviews 7,444

Not bad if you’re a buyer, but trying to sell stuff is a nightmare. Constant “is your item still for sale” messages from people who never reply when you tell them, or worse still, people who negotia... See more

Looks like Gumtree following Ebay and "messing about"with scheduling seller payments and also wanting to charge "Buyer Protection" fees.Thats if I read their email correctly.They should learn a lesson... See more

Not even a poor man’s e-Bay. Seems to be used by time wasters predominantly who ask “is it still available” followed by radio silence or “what condition is it in” which is followed by radio silence wh... See more

We like Gumtree overall and sell quite a few bits & pieces on there, however, we believe it has two MAJOR flaws. 1. If someone does not show up, in order to warn other sellers, we will give a 1* rev... See more

Can sometimes be good if looking for low value items & furniture but don't bother hiring any men to do work, I booked in a painter & decorator...had to wait 3 weeks, cleaned up the room... See more

Used Gumtree for years and it was fine but since it has been ‘ updated’ it seems glitchy and awkward to use it was fine before ! This isn’t Gumtree’s fault but I must add that looking at cars on t... See more

I'm a private seller, selling a car I've owned for 10 years at a low price. Other than one problem I declared that would cost £100-150 to fix it was a good car in/ out running well. All I got was ag... See more

They block my genuine car advertisement without any reason, with no support or response, despite several attempts to reinstate it. It has been a week so far. I have paid for a few additional options,... See more

Unfortunately there are a lot of sad idiots who message and ask if an item is still available and you never hear back .and a lot of scammers who say they will transfer money even without seeing the it... See more

Absolutely crap and no customer service or support available, all the links on the email they sent me don't exist and there's no way to challenge an item they remove because they think it violated the... See more

Such a great free platform, I get so much stuff from there or give away so muc I no longer need. I think it's so great for the environment to have a platform like this that keeps used items moving, th... See more

I have been using gumtree for years to advertise job roles. Today I have been having issues and the customer service is atrocious. The worker was unable to help, she kept referring to sending instruc... See more

So I decided to give gumtree a go with selling my nearly new smart watch, took all the photos and wrote the description and at the end it says pay£3.95 and we can put it at the top of the searches, so... See more

Hi I’ve just read Alaistairs review and would be interested if he or someone could give me some feedback for a question. I’ve never used any platform for buying or selling but am looking for a fold... See more

Customer service non existent yet they have no shame taking money for posting ads they're removing straight away when you post them. No explanation, no breaking rules. You try to contact them with wh... See more

In coherent don’t reply to questions blocks your account without reason No empathy or reasoning why Pathetic sick in adequate management or staff. DO NOT use this site under any circumstances... See more

Have been a member of Gumtree for 10 + years, have had several thousand responses to my ad for recreational football.. have created a very large playing community, and been successful.. but have... See more

Terrible app. Gumtree is known for time wasters, but there's something more serious. When you block someone for whatever reason, it should mean they are permanently blocked from everything forever. Ho... See more

Gumtree are dishonest. I paid my money to post an advert (motorbike sale) with all details correct, but the advert is non-searchable by any means even when all the right criteria (model, location, pri... See more

Although I bought & paid for a Firestick on the 28th March ., The "SELLER " never sent the item , or Refunded ,although I made continuous requests . Gumtree were NOT at all interested , Leaving... See more

Absolutely rubbish and shit place to sale your item or stuffs, or in the other words pay there fee for selling your stuff put the add and just forgot it ,trust me you will never get any kind of call... See more

Gumtree - the only place where I use a full fake name on my account due to past circumstances/buyers. Over the past week I have received a barrage of spam emails and phishing emails calling me by th... See more

I cannot access my new account where I have items listed. My password has been changed by someone other than me. I am 100% certain of this. Moreover, when I try and reset my password, I am receivi... See more

Stop allowing people to sell animals on here. They are often sent to home where they are not safe. Do something about it, you never take an interest and it’s very unsympathetic. These poor animals are... See more

I’m paying money to post genuine ads on Gumtree, but what’s the point when the entire site is flooded with fake and spam ads? I’ve reported dozens — even hundreds — of them manually, one by one, and N... See more

I have now on numerous occasions tried to place an add to have it removed straight away. They keep messing with their system which in turn stops people from placing legit adds. Then get there technic... See more

Used Gumtree for years but recently posted an ad that wasn’t approved, I tried to email them on multiple occasions to ask for a refund on the ad fee as it was never posted but never heard back, th... See more

I purchased a drill from a guy in bamberbridge, john,I paid my bank transfer money Sunday 27 July, he strung me alone all week saying he will post now he is off line I contacted Gumtree ,they sa... See more

Listed items and received several harassing and scam messages from people. I reported these and absolutely nothing has been done. I certainly don’t consider this to be a safe site to sell from and d... See more

Used to love using Gumtree, but now it's all too messy and they also starts to charge for posting ad such as letting a room. Only found out today, never received any notification. No wonder, I had n... See more

Dreadful experience. Have tried many times to deactivate my account or stop those annoying emails, all to no avail. Asked THEM to do it and just got a very curt response telling me it is MY responsi... See more

2.1 score for Gumtree? That says it all. I'm surprised they're still trading....it's a dinosaur now, surpassed by Facebook Market, Vinted and others - who can actually get the selling experience right... See more

Only used occasionally without out any problems but recently I got a bad report from someone who was so abusive I threatened to call the police. He demanded his money back which I offered but he told... See more

I advertised my Vango 800 XL tent for £595 on Gumtree last week and paid to have it featured, fully expecting the same high standard of ad that I had a few years ago when I sold a caravan that way on... See more

Beware!! Tried to sell a pup as he isnot getting along with my other dog. Paid for the advert. Its illegal to rehome underage pups so they removed the ad. No refund. Link to customer service sent to m... See more

I had my account restricted when an impatient buyer opened a case against an undelivered item while it was still in transit. Subsequently when he opened a case with PayPal he refused to close it upo... See more

Gumtree listings allow potential buyers to send a message "Is this still available?" - how infuriating, if my item is listed of course it's still available, I'm sick of receiving these messages when... See more

Bought & Paid £15 for an Item on 28th March . [ First Ever Gumtree Dealings ] Reported to Gumtree Hadn"t received Item or Refund . Gumtree reaction - Absolute Bulls**t !!. Not interested !! A... See more

Who on earth comes up with such a flawed rubbish feedback system? I advertised an item and was contacted by a scammer/fraudster, so I blocked and reported them. In return they left me 1 star feedb... See more