tim f.

Tried my first ever sale on Gumtree, a kayak for £600. Within a few minutes of the listing someone said their sister wanted the boat. I was asked to email photos to the sister which I did. The sister turnedout to be a scammer. The [ayment method they ultimately insisted on using would involve me spending £50 and then getting £650 once I had done this. Its all a con. I had an almost identical second enquiry later that day from another 'purchaser'. I have had no genuine enquiries at all. I think Gumtree could screen out these scammers. I dont think I will ever use gumtree again, t wasted a lot of my time, and some scammer out there now knows my email address, my postal address (for the pickup) and my phone number (ditto).