Gumtree -- Is it trustworthy?

[Jason4]

Whenever I've viewed this site I've seen nothing but scams. Are there actually genuine people on there?

Reason I ask is, I've come across this CG125 in great condition, and well, if I were to get it, I would use a delivery courier as Scotland is very far from me.

https://glasgow.gumtree.com/glasgow/66/68270666.html

I'll give him a call tomorrow, he unfortunately has someone coming view it tomorrow.

Anyhow, if anyone has bought off gumtree, let me know! Thanks.

[ian789]

You should treat gumtree like you've just met the person on the street. Do all your checks which means going to see it before getting your wonga out.

[Jason4]

True. Ah I think I'll just after look out for one local to me

[Glenben92]

it's like ebay: you get honest people and scamming people. its the seller you need to be able to trust, not the site.

although ebay is a fuckload safer than gumtree

i find gumtree good for selling things. if you knock a decent ad up, it stands out among the hoards of "tiny shit pit bike wanted for £1" ads. sold my last bike on there within 10 hours of posting the ad. and i posted it at 3AM!
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[UnspeedySam]

Got my new Bros 400 after seeing an ad in Gumtree. The guy I bought it off wasn't the brightest but he seemed honest and I got a great deal. However as gumtree is open to anyone you will get some dodgy types on there. Although I didn't...run a HPI check on the bike you're looking at and make sure you take someone with mechanical knowledge.
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[brownops]

Na never like Gumtree. I tried buying a bike from Gumtree once, the engine siezed and i was out of pocket 1K

I purchased my first bike from a site called PistonHeads which was recommended to me from a friend.

[stirlinggaz]

i've bought a few bikes off gumtree & sold 2.
never had any problems (apart from getting emails months after i had sold a bike, because i forgot to remove the ad )
i'd rather use gumtree than ebay, simply because its free.
but this means you have to trawl through the scams,kids & timewasters.
just treat it lke any other free ads & take the usual precautions. (hpi etc)
cheers,
GAZ

[schooleydoo]

Hadn't heard of it till I came across this thread, but just listed my bike on there... https://luton.gumtree.com/luton/59/68620059.html

Shameless plug over!

I've used Pistonheads classifieds for years but it seems it has become a victim of its own success, it is a nightmare to navigate due to the sheer volume of ads.

[Imonster]

I've sold four genuine bikes through there now, so not all the sellers are scammers

If buying though, like anything else there are scum out there so use your common sense; don't hand over any money till you've seen the bike, checked the docs and ideally got the thing HPI'd.

But I've certainly got no qualms about buying bikes from there. Down here, the biggest scams on Gumtree seem to be in the flats to rent section rather than the motor vehicles. People renting at a good 20% under market value, and they happen to be on business in Switzerland so can't meet you personally with the keys. Luckily though, they will take a Western Union transfer to secure the flat
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