Never Again Gumtree

[jennyjoan]

My first attempt to post an ad in Gumtree - they have readily taken the money from my account. Yet no response to my answers either to gumtree or the seller.

Tried several times to contact them - they send a "no reply answer". I sent and phoned a seller - no reply - have perused the ads for about 2 hours and couldn't see my post.

To be Honest - I genuinely thought Gumtree was genuine. Now I know it isn't

[kvalidir]

I'm confused Jenny, what's happened? Have you seen soemthing for sale and paid money to the person and not received the goods? If so how did you pay them?

[tonyav]

Have you tried phoning them, conne. A couple of numbers on this link, one of them will cost you 7p a min though.
https://customerservicecontactnumber.co.uk/gumtree/

[fiction-factory]

So is there a For Sale section and a Wanted section and you had posted an ad saying you wanted to buy something? And then you paid for something but didn't receive it?

[anneasquith]

I think jj has put a item for sale on gumtree ?

[fiction-factory]

There are two references to a seller though, anne

[jennyjoan]

Hope this doesn't confuse you any more. I saw a suite of furniture I really wanted but it became sold. However I was able to take a picture and put it on Gumtree - "Wanted exact replica etc". Was contacted by a peruser like myself who informed me it was in such and such a place. Got into that site and lo and behold the exact suite was there - now I was looking for 3 x 1 x 1 - this was 3 x 2. I still didn't care - I contacted Gumtree, seller, and took a chance on ringing them (seller) and left a message - no answer from nobody. contacted Gumtree on email - all I get back is thanks but this is a "no reply" reply.

Incredible.

[Peter Pedant]

so it's

up a gumtree .... is it ? ter - daaah

[Prudie]

What timeframe are we talking that you have had no response?

[ummmm]

Well JJ was asking about it yesterday!

[Smowball]

What have you actually paid for? I thought gumtree was free...

[DarceyK123]

So you found what you wanted on another site? Is that correct? If so what's it got to do with Gumtree exactly. I use Gumtree and it is light but I've never had to pay for anything, what dud you pay fir?

[jennyjoan]

£12.99

[Mamyalynne]

I too thought the majority of private listings were free, you only paid if you wanted prominence - maybe it's changed recently.

[Malachite]

tbh you have no comeback from sellers on GT like you do on ebay, I'd look there if it were me. Having said that, I bought two cameras on Gumtree and both served me well. The second one I bought is the one I am currently using and it's brilliant. It was a bargain too. My car also came from Gumtree and I've had about six years happy driving in it. The previous one I looked at however turned out to be a con and the guy selling it was a crook.

[jennyjoan]

I would like you to see the relevant suite - I have the picture of it on pictures and desktop.

How can I bring it on here. Thanks

[Malachite]

You could upload it here:
http://tinypic.com/

[Mamyalynne]

Use Buenchico's guidance here on uploading using upl.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/Question1600635.html

[Malachite]

actually yes, do that ^
tinypic seems to have gone up the spout

[Mamyalynne]

Agreed it used to be easy to use, now less so.

[DarceyK123]

Jj - I'm still not clear, were you directed to another site by this fellow gumtree person? If so what site was it?