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“16 hours later and add still not published”

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written by bromley on 05/10/2012

I don`t usually make a complaint but what is the point in GUMTREE if your ads do not get published. 16 hours ago I placed an add to rent a house out, I have never placed an add before, but was easy to place and expected a few hours and it would be live but no chance. The live chat does not work I have waited 30 mins and no answer to it and the premium rate number just puts you into a Q waiting. I can see how they make money dropping people in the Q it must be a gold mine.

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“Gumtree Needs Chopping Down Made Into A4 Paper!”

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written by on 30/09/2012

Gumtree would be more valuable if it was chopped down and made into A4 paper, at least you can print on the damn thing! Anyways, Ads are processing for 9 days, I will not ring the premium rate 0905 number they have, their live chat does not work, their email system has not responded to my emails for 6 days, I've had enough, will never use them again! Very Poor Service - Adflyer is much better

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“SCUMTREE as it should be known”

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written by on 18/09/2012

This site is a hot bed for scammers and fraudsters. I have advertised, or should I say tried to advertise, a couple of mobile phones I no longer want due to upgrades and apart from the fact Gumtree keep removing one of them because it's apparantly illegal (?)all I get is scammers who are mainly traceable to Eastern Europe trying to con me into replying to so called personal email address', give them my emaiul address and paypal ID numbers, all of which I refuse. There is no point to the site as you spend all your time being pestered and the so called customer services don't exist. If you report a suspected scam all they do is tell you they have blocked the person but that's rubbish as I have found out as they keep emailing you and just change their email address, simples! BAD SITE, BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE, FULL OF CON ARTISTS, UTTER RUBBISH...OH AND PRELOVED IS NO BETTER.

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“Gumtree supports animal abuse”

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written by on 18/09/2012

Gumtree is a site which relies on word recognition software to sell animals via an automated sytstem. No human reads these ads prior to them going live. This means millions of animals are being trafficked via the site with no monitoring and little legal protection. No home address or landline telephone number is required to sell on gumtree which makes it a haven for backyard breeders and those involved in the sales of stoeln animals and banned breeds. The staff are untrained in animal law, zoology etc and wouldn't know the difference between a budgie and a spix macaw. It's now known as SCUMTREE or SCAMTREE.Gumtree is quickly losing becoming a site for the tacky, unethical sellers to exploit whatever and whoever they can.Thousands of ads are on their which are against their own rules or the law.

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Written on: 18/09/2012

Totally agree, it is over run with certain types of people who believe fraud and dishonesty is the only way to go.

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“12 hours processing then deleting my ad??”

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written by Angela1181 on 17/09/2012

I have read the posting rules three times and posted my ad twice (same item but 2 totally different descriptions after the first one was removed) my ad is not in breach of the rules so why does it keep getting deleted? I have wasted 2 days trying to post an item for sale on Gumtree, I have contacted their customer service who have not bothered to reply. After 12 hours in processing it's just automatically deleted, in the meantime I have posted on three other sites no problem. I would not use again.

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“dont waste time trying to sell on gumtree”

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written by on 12/09/2012

they dont make your items go live, waste your time adding items for them not to bother making them live. f*** them now time waters

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“Advert removed for no reason!”

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written by Craigganmore on 20/08/2012

Due to a break-up I was selling all of my belongings including a TV cabinet. Within a day of listing it, Gumtree removed the item saying that it breached Gumtree rules saying that it was in the same vein as pornography, knives, stolen goods or that the advert used offensive language. Firstly, it's a TV cabinet! Secondly, regarding the language, judge for yourself: Solid pine TV cabinet for sale. I don't think that's offensive unless those kindly folk at Gumtree don't like the idea of pine trees being wrought and carved into furniture? Pretty unprofessional, and offering no avenues for redress save for a £2/minute (from mobiles) phoneline is pretty reprehensible. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

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“Don't get what you pay for”

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written by on 12/08/2012

I placed a free add on Gumtree which stays on the site for 3 months then expires. Firstly the add showed up in the wrong area(it was a property) and when I contacted them they said it was because they had to place it to the nearest city which was over 100 miles away! I did however get a response to my add and a viewing so when the add expired you have no option but to pay to get it back on the web. I duly paid £9.95 to be a 'featured add' for 7 days and then it would remain in the listings after that. It did appear as featured but one week on it expired!??? So I paid £10 to place an add for 1 week. I've emailed them twice and tried their online chat which is never available and recieved no reply or explanation. I think it's now become to big for its boots as I used it a few years ago and thought it was great. There are loads of other websites to advertise for free so use them instead.

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“Avoid this lot and save monry”

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written by Scamspotter on 02/08/2012

Gumtree the commercial love child of Ebay is run simply on selling advertising as "featured" that is not fully transparent.Your ad will at best be seen sporadically over a 24 hour cycle so the casual browser will miss what you have paid to promote. Try to complain and you will meet a wall of untrained,ignorant,unhelpfull and non customer focussed people who struggle to grasp the basics of customer service. As a company they will make money but it will be at your cost and dissatifaction.

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“Appalling customer services”

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written by on 26/06/2012

I have repeatedly been trying to warn Gumtree of a fraudelant company advertising on their site. I have both photographic proof, as well as letters from my solicity to the related company. This company is repeatedly advertising on Gumtree, for various trades (none of which they are proficient in). They badly damaged by proprty, causing leaks from faulty plumbing and putting in dangerous electrics. I have reported the adverts, I have emailed Gumtree using the online form, I have contacted them on twitter and I have tracked down a number and called them . Noone has got back to me. All I want is to provent this company from advertising and thus trapping home owners like me and causing as much distress (financially and emotionally) as they have. Gumtree obviously do not give a damn

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“Dont waste your time..I'm going back to the local paper!”

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written by damien21 on 17/04/2012

Been trying to post ad for almost three weeks...they keep removing it. My advert is virtually identical to every other ad on this site. Their customer service is a joke get the feeling that they want you to pay for the 'free ad' I was just about to go ahead and pay, but thought that given the lack of progress over the last three weeks, the ad might never appear and my money would probably disappear!!! Gumtree is past its sell by date...time to go back to my local paper.

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“How Can It Have Sunk So Low?”

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written by artistoli on 06/04/2012

Ok, like many others on here I would say that a few years ago Gumtree was fantastic. I used it all the time, especially the jobs section. However, Gumtree has gone down hill, and I mean seriously! In fact I'm not sure it is possible to sink much lower. There are so many reasons to avoid it, but I'll give you a few right here: 1. Totally illegal adverts are left up, whilst many perfectly legit and genuine adverts are removed. 2. If you place an ad it is a lottery as to whether it goes live at all - even if you have paid for it. 3. The 'jobs' section is a joke. Gumtree seem to think that multi-level marketing fraud, unpaid slave labour and online survey sites classify as 'jobs'. 4. There are not nearly as many postings as it would seem. In most sections the same old rubbish is just recycled and posted again and again. 5. Customer service will hassle you trying to sell you ads (you must be mad to pay money for one), but they are rude and obnoxious if you actually have a problem and need help. 6. If you are trying to sell an item or a service you will soon find out that Gumtree users don't want to pay anything (and I mean quite literally - they want things, no actually they expect things (like its a human right) for free). Of course they will still waste your time as if they are paying customers. In a nutshell Gumtree is dead. Save your blood pressure and don't even go there.

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“rubbish”

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written by on 05/04/2012

5 weeks processing a free add and still not live.. all this in a vein attemp to pursude us to buy a paid add. they also don;t go live, just theft of your payment

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Written on: 06/04/2012

Yep. I've had this happen too. Utter con artists. Best thing is they will also pull ads that are fine and legit, and don't break any of their terms, but they let other ads that are totally illegal stay up.

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“Stinks of fraud”

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written by Ratarse on 24/03/2012

Stay clear of this company bad customer service a ripp off

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“So few genuine adds”

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written by timj_uk on 09/11/2011

I've used Gumtree in the past and have made a few sales purchases through them but these days it is not worth the agro. I am a keen Nikon photographer and used Gumtree to buy and sell kit. Last week I spent the week looking for certain items and checked to see how many fake adds were added each day (difficult to verify genuine adds but with patience and by e-mailing each vendor I checked who was real and who was 'somewhere else and needed bank transfers to odd accounts'). So how did they stack up? Well, of 214 ads placed over the week, 98 were false / fraudulent ads!! Nearly 50%!!!!! This is just insane, I hope Gumtree do something about this but with their 'open' policy and limited policing powers I don't see how they can. Buyer beware.. I'm off to a new site, not worth the agro.

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“gumtree is the worst classifieds”

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written by yaseen on 17/10/2011

I have used gumtree in the past and they were the best classifieds site to use,but now they are the worst people to deal with they delete your ads they steal your money when you pay ror an paid AD IT DOESNT EVEN GET PUT ON.Ive sent numerous emails to gumtree as to what happened to my monry but i get no response.Save yoursef the sterss and money and dont use them.

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“As little as 2 years ago (last time I used the site) I...”

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written by chiedza on 25/11/2010

As little as 2 years ago (last time I used the site) I would have given them 5 out of 5. Now, I wish there was an option of zero stars as i would definitely be giving them that if I could.
I've always advertised my properties on gumtree and have always found wonderful tenants.
However, recently they appear to have gotten a bit trigger-happy, blocking and deleting ads, users and e-mail addresses, refusing to reply to customer queries, and it has basically become the most obnoxious website i have ever come accross, with a ZERO customer service level.
I am definitely not the only person this has happened to - check out their forums! Full of several years worth of unhappy users.
If you don't enjoy feeling frustrated, avoid like the plague. Use the loot instead. And more importantly, definitely, definitely do not pay for any services on this site. If you have problems, they do not answer customer queries so short of taking them to court, you'll get no service, and no money back.

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“A friend recommended Gumtree and I think it's a great...”

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written by Tania on 22/01/2008

A friend recommended Gumtree and I think it's a great site. You can find anything from housemates to concert tickets as well as selling stuff. Recently sold some tickets for Aphex Twin at the Warehouse Project, arranged postage and payment, all went smoothly. Will definitely use again.

What I would say is that there isn't anything really to protect users as you deal directly with people as opposed to the site dealing on behalf of you so anything done is done at own risk, however I have never had a problem. It's like an online version of the Loot!

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Asked by ianross1958 on 2nd February 2016 Report this content
I can't see the ad I paid for in homes to let, yet I have paid and had confirmation of the ad. I have tried the live chat only to be told that your sorry an error occurred after waiting for some time. What should I do? I thought Gumtree was better.

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Report this content banburyone Written on: 02/02/2016
Gumtree are a useless company, over the years they have got worse and they are simply a waste of time to use. Dead in the water now
Asked by laurplatt on 23rd November 2014 Report this content
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Report this content theukbard Written on: 25/11/2014
they are a disgrace and everyone knows that, they are S.C.U.M and you should avoid them
Report this content 10bottles Written on: 25/11/2014
in the UK, Australia and South Africa, there are forums, review sites, all with complaints about gumtree, its all over twitter, facebook and other social media sites, people are sick to death with the disgusting service offered by gumtree, lets hope that there masters E Bay close them down soon as they are unwanted and clogging up the internet
Report this content findergeneral Written on: 25/11/2014
last time I used gumtree was 2 years ago and I see they are still the same, they are the Imbeciles of the internet, and that means "people with moderate to severe intellectual disability". Sounds like gumtree ? of course it does, new face lift to the site but underneath the same old Imbeciles running it. Simply not worth dealing with, bunch of timewasters
Report this content monkeyworld Written on: 26/11/2014
gumtree is without doubt the biggest bunch of rubbish on the internet, they are children playing games and trying to be adults, they lost the plot about customer service a long time ago, loved the zoo comment on an earlier post as i was at london zoo today and called out to the monkeys "GUMTREE" THEY responded ooh ooh ooh, ring any bells with you guys
Report this content 10bottles Written on: 28/11/2014
gumtree are now a site that is impossible to deal with, deleted ads and they do not have the common courtesy to tell you, Gumtree terms are so ambiguous which are designed to suit their needs, bit like the way the banks operate and we all know people hate and do not trust the banks, same with gumtree. They have now dipped to an all time low and if they want to be rude to people, their potential customers just vanish. People will not put up with such a poorly run company
Report this content thebeam001 Written on: 03/12/2014
such a poorly run site just like most of you here, my experience with gumtree was a disaster and I would never use them again as they treat customers as if we are enemies. They keep deleting my advert and do not tell you why, when emailing them, they ignore me, then this week I get lots of spam from them promoting gumtree but HEY, they deleted my advert so it is obvious that are just collecting email addresses to send unsolicited emails, be warned, gumtree is not a site to use, they pretend to be a classifieds site but in reality they are collecting data which they use and probably sell to others, it's strange that the email address used was only for gumtree but I am now getting junk mail from companies I do not know of. Let us hope that in 2015, gumtree is taken down, they are of no use to consumers
Report this content stonedup Written on: 03/12/2014
Gumtree are a complete disgust now, they are not interested in customers or potential customers who might spend money. Advertising costs are just plain silly and very greedy and even if you pay them, the chances are very high that your advert will be deleted without notification from gumtree then you get rude staff who refuse to refund. Nobody should use them, and thanks to twitter more and more people are now fully aware to avoid gumtree
Report this content radartracey Written on: 10/12/2014
I think most people know all about gumtree and their disgusting antics, I get them from twitter every day telling me to avoid gumtree, just the same on here, gumtree must be the most hated site online, very sad management to ignore all of this
Report this content monicleboy Written on: 11/12/2014
BAD MOVE by gumtree trying to charge stupid high prices and expect customers to buy, simply they won't, it is the current joke. Couple that to replies to adverts that are down by some 90% and it shows that gumtree is not a favourite site for anyone, it is very expensive advertising for little or no return and therefore a complete waste of money so be warned, you will not get the responses you want so spend your money on sites that people trust, gumtree is not one of them…
Report this content londonexpert Written on: 11/12/2014
gumtree is a white elephant now I actually managed to get a job advert on gumtree WOW ?? BUT .... responses are very bad, it is certainly not worth paying for an advert with gumtree as compared to other classifieds sites (that are free), the response rate is the least on gumtree compared to other sites. I suppose this has resulted because of the sheer contempt gumtree show to its customers. Lack of replies has put me off gumtree for good and I would imagine countless 1000's of people no longer use them, who can blame them, gumtree is just a waste of money
Report this content start4one Written on: 12/12/2014
such pathetic management on gumtree whoever manages gumtree should get out, this is without doubt, the worst site on the internet, difficult to believe that the owners e bay approve of the disgusting way they treat customers, it actually shows that e bay supports a s.c.a.m company such as gumtree, the staff at gumtree are clearly droids and it is understandable that they are collecting so much bad feedback. Who on this earth would use gumtree they are a pathetic site, don't waste your money
Report this content pittsonline Written on: 12/12/2014
constant deletion of adverts gumtree is the pitts as a company, they just delete ads like it going out of fashion, MY ADVICE to everybody ---- DO NOT USE GUMTREE
Report this content pumkinsalive Written on: 10/01/2015
Timewasting bunch --- ignoramus company "an ignorant or stupid person". That sums it up for the satff and management of gumtree, they are rude with no customer service. They delete adverts without telling you, I mean how ignorant is that. If you are looking for a good place to advertise they are plenty of good sites around but never use gumtree especially as they will take you money, delete your advert and refuse to refund to you. They are not to be trusted with your money, best advice is do not use gumtree EVER
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Asked by sarumplus on 25th October 2014 Report this content
Who else is finding that Gumtree no longer works?

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Report this content augersmith Written on: 27/10/2014
gum tree no longer works, replies to job ads down by 95% meaning a complete lack of interest from millions of people. If you are an employer do not waste your time with gumtree and that includes spending money on very expensive advertising. Gumtree created this problem themselves so they have to live with it
Report this content Lancashire_Lofty Written on: 27/10/2014
To many other options to advertise in on the internet you cant really charge much these days if anything.
Report this content pollardreck Written on: 27/10/2014
I will never use them again, nasty people. I have told all my friends and contacts never to use them, word and mouth spreads fast, gumtree cannot be trusted plus the site is dead nowadays
Report this content MarkGuthrie2742 Written on: 27/10/2014
My last job ad produced just one reply and cost about £40. People tell me Gumtree is still good for free stuff and advertising for work but for recruitment my experience says "forget them".
Report this content diddydodd Written on: 28/10/2014
There was a time when lots of people would reply to ads on gumtree but now, just one or two replies which proves gumtree is now a dead site and not to bother with, plenty more ad sites now so gumtree is the last site I would use and, they are so expensive, they have priced themselves out of the market place now
Report this content timertimer Written on: 28/10/2014
gumtree is run by very sad people who lost track of customer service and chose the path of being nasty and rude, that is why nobody wants to use them, twitter and facebook is full of this about gumtree and the management live in their own little word thinking they are the number one site, in reality they are very low class now
Report this content nogworm Written on: 28/10/2014
Like most people gumtree has become a disaster, no longer works total lack of responses to adverts and lack of adverts in the jobs section. Guess most people realise gumtree is now a junk site, they should have behaved themselves and not be so nasty to customers
Report this content hulohuly Written on: 29/10/2014
It really is a stupid site now. Why they still think they are the number one classifieds site beats me .... stupid prices, poor responses, a complete waste of time and my advice to everyone is don't touch them, you will waste your time and money
Report this content buyerbewareofgumtree Written on: 29/10/2014
Too much bad publicity about gumtree on sites like these, BBC exposure on "rip off britain" "watchdog" so who in their right mind would use gumtree and that is why they are dead. Add to this very poor staff and service, taking money and not giving the service paid for and no refund, gumtree has a major chip on their shoulders
Report this content itsjustajoke Written on: 30/10/2014
gumtree is a low life site, it is full of fake adverts, they cannot be trusted, use gumtree at your own peril
Report this content tattatyop Written on: 31/10/2014
I dont know of anyone who uses gumtree now, the plebbies who run gumtree destroyed it themselves. Bad attitude problem and no customer service, they must be losing a fortune
Report this content americanlondon Written on: 31/10/2014
There is no point in advertising for jobs on gumtree, just 2 replies in 4 weeks, would never spend money with gumtree, they now have such a bad reputation, its not rocket science people, gumtree cannot be trusted, the new owners have destroyed it, step by step with their stupidity. Never spend money with gumtree they are a waste of time
Report this content diddydodd Written on: 01/11/2014
It can no longer work whilst they think in the crazy way they do, rudeness is uttermost in their tiny minds, constant deletion of ads, cannot be trusted with your credit card, failure to provide a good service, completely ignorant, holding customers in contempt etc etc etc, people just avoid gumtree now, who can blame them
Report this content earthcalling Written on: 01/11/2014
silly question really, everyone knows that gumtree is not a site to use
Report this content sarumplus Written on: 02/11/2014
has not worked for ages, people will NOT put up the rubbish they spit out. It is now a site with a pretty front page but inside its worse than ever
Report this content kangers778 Written on: 02/11/2014
For job ads it has not worked for ages. These thicko people do not even have the good manners to tell you if the ad has been deleted, no wonder they are hated
Report this content toggles22 Written on: 03/11/2014
Seems most people agree, gumtree is the worst classifieds site on the internet, the more rude they are the more people will go away, there are nutters on the internet then gumtree takes the top prize for top nutters
Report this content bicklebat Written on: 03/11/2014
Cannot get an advert to go live, they just delete it without any explanation, so rude, they don't want customers do they. There are better more user friendly sites around, suggest you never use gumtree, does not work
Report this content primawatch Written on: 04/11/2014
If you are looking to place an advert on gumtree do not bother you will waste your time, either they will delete it or you will not get many replies and take note, if you are silly enough to pay for an advert, you will not get a refund if they delete it. BE WARNED
Report this content radartracey Written on: 05/11/2014
Guntree is a really terrible site to deal with, they delete adverts without telling you, so rude and very ignorant but that seems to be the staff at gumtree. Bet if they were nice to customers they would have 1000's more but its current trend of rudeness and review sites like this, it is MINUS 1000's, peeps you would be nuts to use gumtree
Report this content mrlandlord Written on: 11/11/2014
gummtree are a nutcase company. no respect for customers, not to be touched, complete waste of time
Report this content pogoit5 Written on: 19/11/2014
Don't gumtree get it ,,, they are not liked and every day, more and more people get to hear how bad they are through twitter. They are in the same family as e-bay and paypal, so who could trust any of them. Such a daft a lot, nobody likes you
Report this content richardsreview Written on: 19/11/2014
Rude and just plain nasty, they are not in the interests of the consumer. From what I read here, everybody thinks the same and clearly they cannot be trusted. As they are owned by e bay and a link to pay pal, all 3 cannot be trusted
Report this content tritagain Written on: 22/11/2014
Nobody should use gumtree, you cannot trust them, worst classifieds on the internet bad manners, they delete ads without telling you, very rude people and they are a waste of time to use. I strongly advise anyone who wants to advertise, never use gumtree, there are far better sites around as you will waste your time with gumtree
Report this content tritagain Written on: 22/11/2014
and .... if you pay them, they still delete adverts and refuse to refund money, 100% ROGUE TRADERS
Report this content laurplatt Written on: 23/11/2014
“zoo time at gumtree” Seems to me they train up monkees to do the job of customer service, maybe we should give all them a banana to chew on, that is about the level of gumtree staff, monkees as staff and gorillas for management. So if you want to see gumtree in action, go to London zoo and visit the ape area, all the staff will be there…
Report this content crugersback Written on: 23/11/2014
worst classifieds site on earth, no customer service whatsoever, constantly delete ads just leaving the rubbish, no confidence in them especially with credit cards, a dangerous greedy site just money grabbing and a site never to use, it no longer works anyway
Report this content blueskies2 Written on: 23/11/2014
Gumtree is not worth dealing with, constant deletion of adverts without any reason. The more they upset people, the less money people will spend, wonder what planet they were born on. They are trying to charge stupid high prices for a service that does not exist and no longer works. Tweets are coming in thick and fast now, they seem to think that they are the UK's No 1 classifieds site, again proving they are living on another planet
Report this content tommydog10 Written on: 24/11/2014
I have had similar problems with ads being deleted, the staff are just wasters, not interested in a good service It seems that advertisers and buyers alike no longer bother with them, they have such a bad reputation, I would not want my company to be linked to them,
Report this content findergeneral Written on: 25/11/2014
last time I used gumtree was 2 years ago and I see they are still the same, they are the Imbeciles of the internet, and that means "people with moderate to severe intellectual disability". Sounds like gumtree ? of course it does, new face lift to the site but underneath the same old Imbeciles running it. Simply not worth dealing with, bunch of timewasters
Report this content 10bottles Written on: 28/11/2014
gumtree are now a site that is impossible to deal with, deleted ads and they do not have the common courtesy to tell you, Gumtree terms are so ambiguous which are designed to suit their needs, bit like the way the banks operate and we all know people hate and do not trust the banks, same with gumtree. They have now dipped to an all time low and if they want to be rude to people, their potential customers just vanish. People will not put up with such a poorly run company
Report this content thebeam001 Written on: 03/12/2014
such a poorly run site just like most of you here, my experience with gumtree was a disaster and I would never use them again as they treat customers as if we are enemies. They keep deleting my advert and do not tell you why, when emailing them, they ignore me, then this week I get lots of spam from them promoting gumtree but HEY, they deleted my advert so it is obvious that are just collecting email addresses to send unsolicited emails, be warned, gumtree is not a site to use, they pretend to be a classifieds site but in reality they are collecting data which they use and probably sell to others, it's strange that the email address used was only for gumtree but I am now getting junk mail from companies I do not know of. Let us hope that in 2015, gumtree is taken down, they are of no use to consumers
Report this content stonedup Written on: 03/12/2014
Gumtree are a complete disgust now, they are not interested in customers or potential customers who might spend money. Advertising costs are just plain silly and very greedy and even if you pay them, the chances are very high that your advert will be deleted without notification from gumtree then you get rude staff who refuse to refund. Nobody should use them, and thanks to twitter more and more people are now fully aware to avoid gumtree
Report this content monicleboy Written on: 11/12/2014
BAD MOVE by gumtree trying to charge stupid high prices and expect customers to buy, simply they won't, it is the current joke. Couple that to replies to adverts that are down by some 90% and it shows that gumtree is not a favourite site for anyone, it is very expensive advertising for little or no return and therefore a complete waste of money so be warned, you will not get the responses you want so spend your money on sites that people trust, gumtree is not one of them…
Report this content londonexpert Written on: 11/12/2014
gumtree is a white elephant now I actually managed to get a job advert on gumtree WOW ?? BUT .... responses are very bad, it is certainly not worth paying for an advert with gumtree as compared to other classifieds sites (that are free), the response rate is the least on gumtree compared to other sites. I suppose this has resulted because of the sheer contempt gumtree show to its customers. Lack of replies has put me off gumtree for good and I would imagine countless 1000's of people no longer use them, who can blame them, gumtree is just a waste of money
Report this content start4one Written on: 12/12/2014
such pathetic management on gumtree whoever manages gumtree should get out, this is without doubt, the worst site on the internet, difficult to believe that the owners e bay approve of the disgusting way they treat customers, it actually shows that e bay supports a s.c.a.m company such as gumtree, the staff at gumtree are clearly droids and it is understandable that they are collecting so much bad feedback. Who on this earth would use gumtree they are a pathetic site, don't waste your money
Report this content pittsonline Written on: 12/12/2014
constant deletion of adverts gumtree is the pitts as a company, they just delete ads like it going out of fashion, MY ADVICE to everybody ---- DO NOT USE GUMTREE
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Report this content bromley Written on: 26/09/2014
Never had an issue from Gumtree over spam myself.
Report this content lugsbottom Written on: 27/09/2014
Gumtree send spam emails even when they have deleted your account, I am going to report every spam email I get from gumtree, nasty people are gumtree
Report this content bpanda Written on: 27/09/2014
A lot of ppl complain about being spammed on gumtree . And they pass your phone number onto third parties who then constantly bombard you with calls even when you tell them u are not interested. I have asked a few times where they got my number and was told " I believe you recently placed an ad on gumtree " this is another story of course but hope this helps.
Report this content giffoldtor Written on: 28/09/2014
This rubbish site are serial spammers. Now its advertising its new site which is junk, slow to load and in general rubbish. They actually think they can delete adverts and that includes an email addresss and then have the right to spam people, as someone else said they are Imbeciles and that means >>> THIS IS GUMTREE IN A NUTSHELL 1: A stupid or silly person; 2: A person whose mental acumen is well below par. 3: A person of moderate to severe mental retardation having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision
Report this content mustavoidthem Written on: 02/10/2014
gumtree are worst spammers on the net, never trust them
Report this content timeouterbod Written on: 03/10/2014
they delete an advert and then spam you to say how great they and the new look site is slow its not workable
Report this content adensfieldtime Written on: 05/10/2014
These are bad boys who spam even after deleting your account. They belong to the highest order of plebs
Report this content smithers009 Written on: 24/10/2014
they spam all the time, i just tell my google email its spam and it goes to my spam box where the rubbish is removed, google know its spam now so the majority of people will not even see the gumtree spam
Report this content budsofmay Written on: 25/10/2014
they spam all the time, its the only way they can get business
Report this content tommydog10 Written on: 24/11/2014
they are constant spammers because they are desperate to make money, gumtree does not work so lack of customers
Report this content thebeam001 Written on: 03/12/2014
such a poorly run site just like most of you here, my experience with gumtree was a disaster and I would never use them again as they treat customers as if we are enemies. They keep deleting my advert and do not tell you why, when emailing them, they ignore me, then this week I get lots of spam from them promoting gumtree but HEY, they deleted my advert so it is obvious that are just collecting email addresses to send unsolicited emails, be warned, gumtree is not a site to use, they pretend to be a classifieds site but in reality they are collecting data which they use and probably sell to others, it's strange that the email address used was only for gumtree but I am now getting junk mail from companies I do not know of. Let us hope that in 2015, gumtree is taken down, they are of no use to consumers
Report this content smalltimers Written on: 10/12/2014
they just keep on spamming me even when they deleted my advert and wont respond to me, they just collect email addresses and folks if you are silly enough to deal with gumtree get yourself an email address you can remove when you want and let these turkeys send junk mail into space. And, just seen their latest TV ad, blink and you'll miss it, it is the most obscure TV advert I have ever seen, sort of stupidity one would expect on kid's TV, AS SAID, they are a bunch of turkeys and so unprofessional. Never use them again and will pass it on via twitter
Report this content monicleboy Written on: 11/12/2014
BIG SPAMMERS, NEVER GIVE YOUR REAL EMAIL ADDRESS TO GUMTREE, PLEBS IN CONTROL
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Report this content bakersfield Written on: 22/08/2014
NO NO NO .. without the reviews most people know they are a load of rubbish
Report this content thomaswills Written on: 22/08/2014
dont need bad reviews to know that the gumtree site stinks. The staff alone are utter idiots
Report this content theladyuk Written on: 22/08/2014
surprised that anyone uses gumtree, they have such a bad attitude problem
Report this content badmadgum Written on: 23/08/2014
gumtree are skanks and the site is no longer any good to advertise on, its a no brainer everyone knows they a failure
Report this content dubbins Written on: 23/08/2014
I stopped using gumtree ages ago because the staff could not care less, disgusting customer service, s.c.a.m adverts, you name it, gumtree does it badly so no wonder people in general hate them. Best advice to anyone is do not use gumtree, waste of time
Report this content tobyjug55 Written on: 23/08/2014
**A SITE TO AVOID** they are a mickey mouse outfit, one minute the advert is live, next minute they delete it and this goes day after day, what a shambles of a site they are, they are not professionals, more like amatuers playing games. I could never recommend anyone to use them.
Report this content tattatyop Written on: 23/08/2014
what a joke, gumtree is not for the consumers, they have a disgusting track record of very bad customer service, they act illegally by not giving refunds, they take your money delete your advert and then make excuses ... but they will not refund your money.
Report this content internetblues Written on: 24/08/2014
bad experience with these nutters, never again, site run by idiots
Report this content dodgysites Written on: 24/08/2014
the company I work for have a ban on gumtree and all office computers are blocked for gumtree. They have also banned all offices managers to use gumtree for employment adverts. Serious or what the losers are gumtree
Report this content pureignorance Written on: 25/08/2014
The problem with gumtree is they hold customers and potential customers in complete contempt and nobody will put up with that. Word and mouth is destroying them bit by bit, day by day. They no longer advertise on TV and they probably cannot afford it because there is not the revenue to do this. Bad cutomer service equals no revenue. The odd thing is that gumtree do not seem to understand this, they appear to have management who are blind to the damage they are doing to themselves. If they vanished or went bust, i doubt anyone would care less or even miss them. Whilst they continue with such arrogant and ignorant tactics, they will get bad complaints and reviews every day and I applaud this site for highlighting this disgusting site which calls itself Gumtree
Report this content americanlondon Written on: 26/08/2014
I KNOW lots of people who will never use them. At a pub quizz the other night and a general question was .. " what is the worst site on the internet" .... a resounding reply >> GUMTREE ?? WORD is spreading about gumtree now, its no surprise, gumtree is the sort of thing you tread in when walking the dog
Report this content bigdanedog Written on: 27/08/2014
sick site, sick staff, sick owners, rotten to the core, once bitten etc, avoid them peeps gumtree is a funny farm site
Report this content bottlemoo Written on: 28/08/2014
USE GUMTREE ??? hahaha what a joke, the site is run by idiots, would not even let my dog use them, stupid people this gumtree lot
Report this content toggles22 Written on: 30/08/2014
gumtree has site problems try placing an advert and there is no button shown to post the advert, the site is getting terrible, have told then, they ignore me. Customer service does not exist, no wonder there are 100's of complaints about them, first and the very last time with gumtree
Report this content itsjustajoke Written on: 01/09/2014
potential advertisers ... gumtree is the worst classifieds site on the net, it no longer works, could be the best but gumtree is run by cretins who are in self destruct mode, just dont waste your time with them
Report this content barmyarmysite2 Written on: 01/09/2014
Cannot believe how stupid they are Placed a job advert (wow it actually went live) in the general jobs section for staff to work in a disco, but they deleted it saying it was in the wrong section and should be in bar staff ?? oh dear oh dear, no guesses, they charge £17 in the bar work section. Do they really think people were born yesterday. It is overpriced and now with a lack of visitors to the site, they are joking, gumtree is simply a waste of money
Report this content augersmith Written on: 02/09/2014
***the muppets run gumtree*** who else could it be? Which one runs gumtree I wonder? They are so rude to their customers, its unreal. I tell all my friends never to use gumtree and to tell their friends, time will come that nobody will use this crackpot site
Report this content uncleyonner Written on: 02/09/2014
as an employer would NEVER consider using them again, they delete adverts for no reason and never tell you, customer service is a disgust, the list goes on. Such an odd site where they hate customers
Report this content stubbles10 Written on: 03/09/2014
It took 4 days for my advert to appear .. other sites 2 hours ? So I am now telling those replying from gumtree " has been sold, gumtree took 4 days to place my advert." Last time I will use gumtree they are complete d.i.c.k heads
Report this content bonoboyys Written on: 03/09/2014
gumtree --- UK, Australia and South Africa, the comments are always bad, they are just a very unprofessional site, bad and rude staff who cannot speak for themselves just use silly copy and paste. My advice and those of 1000's of others is NOT TO USE GUMTREE they are a waste of space and the site no longer has the viewers so spending money with them will be a waste for you. And even if you do pay them, they will probably delete your advert and refuse a refund, so be prior warned
Report this content triggerwest Written on: 05/09/2014
**gumtree update site** ... they say with new drop down menus etc but whilst they have idiotic management and staff it will not make any difference to the really poor service they offer. No wonder people who could have been good customers avoid them now. Anyone I talk to justs laughs when I mention gumtree they are seriously the pitts now
Report this content giffoldtor Written on: 06/09/2014
gumtree are too expensive and now with very poor responses to adverts, its simply not worth the money. From what I can see, gumtree need to restore faith with its viewers, no point in lots of ads without the viewers. Current stats online for gumtree show that hits to the site are down by 30% which is a result of bad customer service. Bottom line is if you spend money with gumtree you will waste it so don'y bother with gumtree
Report this content dummerdum Written on: 06/09/2014
They deleted my advert for new staff, they said >> "Specifically your ad was removed because “Job Wanted” ads are no longer allowed." I am employing staff not wanting a job ?? No wonder the site is just a joke now when we have nutters like this working for gumtree
Report this content triggerwest Written on: 07/09/2014
Gumtree are complete PLEBS Place a job ad, went live for an hour and was deleted and they never had the good manners to tell me why. If you hate dealing with IDIOTS then do not deal with gumtree
Report this content neverusethempeeps Written on: 08/09/2014
Gumtree took my money and deletes advert paid for my advert, gumtree deleted it with no explanation, will not respond to my emails, have advised my credit card company who says this is happening a lot and they are investigating on a credit fraud basis.  Nobody but nobody should ever give gumtree payments details, best still never spend money with them, they are a bad company, you have been warned.
Report this content plusmorrey Written on: 16/09/2014
i place a job advert, it gets deleted with a cresh stupid reply which says " Specifically your ad was removed because you are posting from multiple accounts.." They really are a bunch of nutters as most people think, they have staff that are probably trained by monkees
Report this content thesitebuzzer Written on: 16/09/2014
such a very bad company to use gumtree are a disgust in the way they treat people, they clearly do not want customers and now, they are far too expensive to even consider especially when replies to adverts have hit an all time low, it appears its not only advertisers who will not use them, those looking for jobs have boycotted them as well. This is what happens to companies who treat people like animals
Report this content richardsreview Written on: 17/09/2014
***what a C.O.N.*** I placed a job ad in the general jobs section, I got an email from gumtree saying they had deleted the ad >>>> THE REASON >>> "Your ad has been posted in the wrong category. We believe your ad is better placed in Jobs > Sales, Retail & Customer Service > Jobs Sales Jobs > Field Sales Jobs category." ****** BUT THE JOB WAS NOT FOR SALES so why would I put in those categories ? You know why they said this ? because in those categories they charge for, its a great way to get rid of customers who never come back. Such a plain stupid attitude
Report this content plusmorrey Written on: 18/09/2014
same problem with gumtree, they must think customers are stupid. Terrible R.I.P. OFF site and nobody should ever deal with them, never spend money with them, they still delete your advert.. They really are a S.C.A..M, USE THEM AT YOUR OWN PERIL
Report this content dogsdirt Written on: 18/09/2014
new updated site but still the same idiots new updated site but still the same idiots running gumtree. Whats the point in gumtree re-launching their site when it is still run by the same old idiots and that includes the staff. Must be the most hated site on the net, taking peoples money and deleting adverts, they are what we know as a "percy filth site", stay well clear of gumtree folks
Report this content timeouterbod Written on: 20/09/2014
Gumtree have updated their site, but I wonder will the same people still be running gumtree, i suspect so. The same old story says "if it looks to good to be true, its probably fake" The way gumtree treat people whatever they do now, they lost the plot ages ago. Do not touch them they do not understand customer service and chances are high they will nick your money without giving the service, just be warned, they are not a nice company and the staff ??? well the best two words are "low life"
Report this content dodgysites Written on: 25/09/2014
THE GUMTREE SPAMMERS They got my email address from an advert i placed and they deleted it, now they are spamming me non stop, this time about their new site which is slow and rubbish, who else has this problem
Report this content stubbles10 Written on: 01/10/2014
gumtree now a white elephant IT SEEMS TO ME that gumtree is now a DODO site. I used them for employing people and at one time time got many replies but over the last 6 months, the site is now dead. Got an email from them saying my advert had been on the site for 14 days and it showed only 3 people had replied?  Its no longer a viable site to use and has become a white elephant
Report this content timeouterbod Written on: 03/10/2014
Gumtree is no longer worth it. It's not just advertisers that are avoiding them because they are too expensive, those looking for jobs are avoiding gumtree as well. i got an email from them saying that my advert had been on the site for 14 days and to bump it up for £17.95 ???? What planet do they live on especially when they tell me the advert had ZERO replies, nobody spends money on a dead site. They are not transparent either, they do not list prices for each section, you have to wait until the last page of placing an advert before they display a price. Such a timewasting exercise as I just clicked off the page and went somewhere else. Gumtree no longer have any credibility and are not trustworthy
Report this content adensfieldtime Written on: 05/10/2014
Gumtree is the only site that I don't get replies from, hardly surprising when you read all the bad reviews is it. My best responses are from friday free ads who now have more adverts than gumtree and its all free. At one time gumtree were the best classifieds site but through their methods of conducting business, they are re now the worst site. They still claim to be the UK's number one site ? in their dreams folks, don't waste your time with them
Report this content internetblues Written on: 15/10/2014
gumtree is not transparent. Wanted to place a job ad in the part time section, no price was mentioned until it came to submit the advert ? then they wanted £17.94. Far too expensive for a site that is going down the pan anyway. What a waste of time for me, I just clicked off gumtree and went to a site, I wonder how many people do that ? Why don't they publish their prices before placing an advert which gives people the opportunity to decide if they want to continue. Very poor back street operation
Report this content porquie Written on: 23/10/2014
**WARNING, this site takes money with no service. Placed an advert, paid the amount. Advert live for 1 hr and deleted by gumtree. They will not reply to emails, had to go to my bank to advise them of this theft and got the money refunded (from the bank). Buyer beware this is not a site to use
Report this content pureignorance Written on: 23/10/2014
GUMTREE ARE A NASTY WILD BUNCH .... they delete ads for no reason. They ignore emails, disgusting customer service, they are probably the worst classifieds site on the net. Don't touch them, you will regret it
Report this content smithers009 Written on: 24/10/2014
they must be joking, so expensive to advertise now with a lack of job ads, the site has hit rock bottom now, no wonder what with their bad customer service, taking money and not placing adverts, deleting adverts, a site that takes forever to load, they have packaged all things people hate into one site and expect them to become customers, such a joke, much better sites around now, they have lost the plot
Report this content sarumplus Written on: 25/10/2014
What a sick site, slow to load, too expensive and not worth the money, rude staff, deleting ads for no reason, not refunding money, they get worse and worse everyday. A disaster site which has lost all credibility as you can see from all the reviews here. I tell people not to use them, those that have in the past treat them as a joke now. Oh dear, never mind, foolish bunch of people
Report this content jackspratty Written on: 25/10/2014
anybody know, is this site run by children, I mean, only kids could run such an unprofessional site. Just been tweeted here and I think all these reviews shows a bad company and would imagine its just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to gumtree. Not a site I would deal with, seems I am not alone
Report this content budsofmay Written on: 25/10/2014
i see this gumtree bunch are upsetting so many people, they will not win customers that way, according to twitter there is a ban on the site, the list is long >> deleting adverts without saying ? >>> taking your money and deleting ads with no refunds ? >>> charging ridiculous prices, too expensive ? >>>> rude staff ? >>> never reply to emails < the list is endless. i will not use them.
Report this content giffoldtor Written on: 25/10/2014
they have no manners, no customer service, constantly deleting ads and never advise me, in general it is run by very rude people and I would suggest never trust them with your advert, there are better sites to use
Report this content radartracey Written on: 05/11/2014
Guntree is a really terrible site to deal with, they delete adverts without telling you, so rude and very ignorant but that seems to be the staff at gumtree. Bet if they were nice to customers they would have 1000's more but its current trend of rudeness and review sites like this, it is MINUS 1000's, peeps you would be nuts to use gumtree
Report this content richardsreview Written on: 19/11/2014
Rude and just plain nasty, they are not in the interests of the consumer. From what I read here, everybody thinks the same and clearly they cannot be trusted. As they are owned by e bay and a link to pay pal, all 3 cannot be trusted
Report this content tritagain Written on: 22/11/2014
Nobody should use gumtree, you cannot trust them, worst classifieds on the internet bad manners, they delete ads without telling you, very rude people and they are a waste of time to use. I strongly advise anyone who wants to advertise, never use gumtree, there are far better sites around as you will waste your time with gumtree
Report this content blueskies2 Written on: 23/11/2014
Gumtree is not worth dealing with, constant deletion of adverts without any reason. The more they upset people, the less money people will spend, wonder what planet they were born on. They are trying to charge stupid high prices for a service that does not exist and no longer works. Tweets are coming in thick and fast now, they seem to think that they are the UK's No 1 classifieds site, again proving they are living on another planet
Report this content tommydog10 Written on: 24/11/2014
I have had similar problems with ads being deleted, the staff are just wasters, not interested in a good service It seems that advertisers and buyers alike no longer bother with them, they have such a bad reputation, I would not want my company to be linked to them,
Report this content stonedup Written on: 03/12/2014
Gumtree are a complete disgust now, they are not interested in customers or potential customers who might spend money. Advertising costs are just plain silly and very greedy and even if you pay them, the chances are very high that your advert will be deleted without notification from gumtree then you get rude staff who refuse to refund. Nobody should use them, and thanks to twitter more and more people are now fully aware to avoid gumtree
Report this content monicleboy Written on: 11/12/2014
Folks, never use gumtree, they will take your money and delete your advert.They should be investigated by the police.
Report this content londonexpert Written on: 11/12/2014
gumtree is a white elephant now I actually managed to get a job advert on gumtree WOW ?? BUT .... responses are very bad, it is certainly not worth paying for an advert with gumtree as compared to other classifieds sites (that are free), the response rate is the least on gumtree compared to other sites. I suppose this has resulted because of the sheer contempt gumtree show to its customers. Lack of replies has put me off gumtree for good and I would imagine countless 1000's of people no longer use them, who can blame them, gumtree is just a waste of money
Report this content pittsonline Written on: 12/12/2014
constant deletion of adverts gumtree is the pitts as a company, they just delete ads like it going out of fashion, MY ADVICE to everybody ---- DO NOT USE GUMTREE
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Report this content leterribles Written on: 15/08/2014
The site is most certainly very sick now, like most people have given up using them, cannot abide such poor customer service
Report this content mrlandlord Written on: 15/08/2014
anyone using gumtree is nuts, everyone must avoid gumtree, its a horrible site and disgusting staff
Report this content itsjustajoke Written on: 16/08/2014
YES THEY ARE DEAD and its not just because they play bad games with avertisers, its also because people are fed up with all the s-c-a-m-s they allow, most of which are gumtree themselves. Stupid company with stupid staff and management that are complete droids
Report this content theclangers Written on: 16/08/2014
i do not use them anymore, not to be trusted, worst customer service i have ever seen.
Report this content pressman02 Written on: 17/08/2014
Twiitter is destroying them, have had 100's of tweets about gumtree, they are not liked and its not rocket science to understand why. Gumtree is a site with management who are pure w.a.n.k.e.r.s hence people dont use them. Feel sorry for the droid staff they employ, they will be out of job soon
Report this content stubbles10 Written on: 17/08/2014
due to the gumtree policy of rudeness to customers, people dont use them, yes the gumtree site gets worse everyday with fake adverts most likely placed by gumtree itself to pretend they are busy.
Report this content theukbard Written on: 18/08/2014
Gumtree has been dead for ages, its like a site for kids. They are not transparent and do not tell you in advance how much they charge for categories so you try to place an advert and at the end they tell you it will cost £17 odd. This wastes peoples time and very few people will proceed with very expensive charges, hence they are dead
Report this content leterribles Written on: 19/08/2014
Sorry to say that gumtree is run by idiots with a complete lack of good customer service. That is why I get tweets everyday with warnings not to use them as they are useless. The biggest warning is never ever spend money with them. Gumtree is living in cloud cuckoo land
Report this content pollardreck Written on: 20/08/2014
Gumtree is overpriced, terrible customer service, hardly anyone uses them, waste of time NUFF SAID
Report this content tresnous Written on: 21/08/2014
the site is dead, if i am lucky enough to get an advert live, the responses are so bad its not even worth placing an ad, guess that the people replying have given up as well. It is sad to see a site that a site that could have been high profile has sunk to the depth of being known as a s.c.a.m site
Report this content thesitebuzzer Written on: 16/09/2014
such a very bad company to use gumtree are a disgust in the way they treat people, they clearly do not want customers and now, they are far too expensive to even consider especially when replies to adverts have hit an all time low, it appears its not only advertisers who will not use them, those looking for jobs have boycotted them as well. This is what happens to companies who treat people like animals
Report this content dogsdirt Written on: 18/09/2014
new updated site but still the same idiots new updated site but still the same idiots running gumtree. Whats the point in gumtree re-launching their site when it is still run by the same old idiots and that includes the staff. Must be the most hated site on the net, taking peoples money and deleting adverts, they are what we know as a "percy filth site", stay well clear of gumtree folks
Report this content mustavoidthem Written on: 02/10/2014
the gumtree site is dead, not surprised with the bad attitude problem they have. I just tell my friends including facebook and twitter never to use gumtree
Report this content timeouterbod Written on: 03/10/2014
Gumtree is no longer worth it. It's not just advertisers that are avoiding them because they are too expensive, those looking for jobs are avoiding gumtree as well. i got an email from them saying that my advert had been on the site for 14 days and to bump it up for £17.95 ???? What planet do they live on especially when they tell me the advert had ZERO replies, nobody spends money on a dead site. They are not transparent either, they do not list prices for each section, you have to wait until the last page of placing an advert before they display a price. Such a timewasting exercise as I just clicked off the page and went somewhere else. Gumtree no longer have any credibility and are not trustworthy
Report this content adensfieldtime Written on: 05/10/2014
Gumtree is the only site that I don't get replies from, hardly surprising when you read all the bad reviews is it. My best responses are from friday free ads who now have more adverts than gumtree and its all free. At one time gumtree were the best classifieds site but through their methods of conducting business, they are re now the worst site. They still claim to be the UK's number one site ? in their dreams folks, don't waste your time with them
Report this content internetblues Written on: 15/10/2014
gumtree is not transparent. Wanted to place a job ad in the part time section, no price was mentioned until it came to submit the advert ? then they wanted £17.94. Far too expensive for a site that is going down the pan anyway. What a waste of time for me, I just clicked off gumtree and went to a site, I wonder how many people do that ? Why don't they publish their prices before placing an advert which gives people the opportunity to decide if they want to continue. Very poor back street operation
Report this content porquie Written on: 23/10/2014
**WARNING, this site takes money with no service. Placed an advert, paid the amount. Advert live for 1 hr and deleted by gumtree. They will not reply to emails, had to go to my bank to advise them of this theft and got the money refunded (from the bank). Buyer beware this is not a site to use
Report this content pureignorance Written on: 23/10/2014
GUMTREE ARE A NASTY WILD BUNCH .... they delete ads for no reason. They ignore emails, disgusting customer service, they are probably the worst classifieds site on the net. Don't touch them, you will regret it
Report this content smithers009 Written on: 24/10/2014
they must be joking, so expensive to advertise now with a lack of job ads, the site has hit rock bottom now, no wonder what with their bad customer service, taking money and not placing adverts, deleting adverts, a site that takes forever to load, they have packaged all things people hate into one site and expect them to become customers, such a joke, much better sites around now, they have lost the plot
Report this content sarumplus Written on: 25/10/2014
What a sick site, slow to load, too expensive and not worth the money, rude staff, deleting ads for no reason, not refunding money, they get worse and worse everyday. A disaster site which has lost all credibility as you can see from all the reviews here. I tell people not to use them, those that have in the past treat them as a joke now. Oh dear, never mind, foolish bunch of people
Report this content jackspratty Written on: 25/10/2014
anybody know, is this site run by children, I mean, only kids could run such an unprofessional site. Just been tweeted here and I think all these reviews shows a bad company and would imagine its just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to gumtree. Not a site I would deal with, seems I am not alone
Report this content richardsreview Written on: 19/11/2014
Rude and just plain nasty, they are not in the interests of the consumer. From what I read here, everybody thinks the same and clearly they cannot be trusted. As they are owned by e bay and a link to pay pal, all 3 cannot be trusted
Report this content blueskies2 Written on: 23/11/2014
Gumtree is not worth dealing with, constant deletion of adverts without any reason. The more they upset people, the less money people will spend, wonder what planet they were born on. They are trying to charge stupid high prices for a service that does not exist and no longer works. Tweets are coming in thick and fast now, they seem to think that they are the UK's No 1 classifieds site, again proving they are living on another planet
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Report this content nogworm Written on: 15/08/2014
they are a terrible company, useless staff and gumtree can never be trusted
Report this content nuttersRu Written on: 15/08/2014
all they do when you complain is send you copy and paste emails, they are not interested in customers, a timewasters site
Report this content justineedwards Written on: 15/08/2014
gumtree is just the worst classifieds site on the internet, deleting adverts is a hobby for them, another hobby is being very rude and ignorant and customers will not put up with such bad manners, seems they will never learn
Report this content earthcalling Written on: 16/08/2014
TOP ADVICE, do not use gumtree and never ever spend money with them, they will delete your advert and refuse to refund you, they are a C-O-N
Report this content crisispointer Written on: 16/08/2014
hey, gumtree dont resolve issues, they ignore them, they are like a hedgehog crossing a road, gumtree do not understand what customer service is and as they are owned by e-bay they never will. All payments go via paypal, yet another e-bay set up so watch out for the s.c.a.m. using this bunch ?? You are strongly advised never to pay gumtree any money, you will not get what you pay for. You will lose your money
Report this content bodkooluk Written on: 16/08/2014
These cretins are happy to take your credit card and never to give a service, you must avoid them, they are nasty people hell bent on taking your money
Report this content bodkooluk Written on: 16/08/2014
I think everybody has a problem with gumtree, they are not interested in resolving issues, thats why they are now a "has been" site --- people just hate them
Report this content twitnewsdesk Written on: 17/08/2014
there is no doubt this is a freaky site run by freaks, been bad for ages, they have become a big laugh for most people and they are very dodgy and you should stay well clear of them
Report this content lugsbottom Written on: 17/08/2014
everyone has a bad experience with gumtree, as someone said here they are a bunch of imbeciles rude, ignorant and arrogant -- THAT'S GUMTREE. Folks gumtree is a site to avoid and NEVER EVER SPEND MONEY WITH THEM, YOU WILL LOSE IT
Report this content stubbles10 Written on: 17/08/2014
gumtree is a shambles, they delete adverts without telling you why, that is the height of pure ignorance, no wonder they are such a hated company
Report this content bloomershot Written on: 17/08/2014
BAD EXPERIENCE IS NOT THE WORD, gumtree is a complete disgrace. I would never use them again, the staff are plebs
Report this content timertimer Written on: 19/08/2014
Gumtree is a c.r.a.p site and should be on BBC's FAKE BRITAIN. Stupid staff who need to be trained in the art of customer service. One dead cert is never spend money with them, you will regret it and lose it
Report this content verydodgysite Written on: 20/08/2014
i emailed them regarding this review site and all the bad comments, saying "give a good reason to pay you for advertising" These plebbies did not reply which means they have no answer. It seems everyone is right, fellow advertisers, it is clear gumtree is a bad site set up to take your money. no customer service. DONT USE THEM PEOPLE, AND DONT SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY WITH THEM. YOU WILL REGRET IT
Report this content moneytospend Written on: 20/08/2014
gumtree are the biggest load of rubbish on the net, nasty ignorant people and a site to avoid
Report this content pollardreck Written on: 20/08/2014
THIS IS SO FUNNY, Gumtree is run by kids, no clue whatsover about good customer service, to avoid having a big headache with them, dont even bother using them, the site no longer works anyway
Report this content dogsdirt Written on: 18/09/2014
new updated site but still the same idiots new updated site but still the same idiots running gumtree. Whats the point in gumtree re-launching their site when it is still run by the same old idiots and that includes the staff. Must be the most hated site on the net, taking peoples money and deleting adverts, they are what we know as a "percy filth site", stay well clear of gumtree folks
Report this content timeouterbod Written on: 03/10/2014
Gumtree is no longer worth it. It's not just advertisers that are avoiding them because they are too expensive, those looking for jobs are avoiding gumtree as well. i got an email from them saying that my advert had been on the site for 14 days and to bump it up for £17.95 ???? What planet do they live on especially when they tell me the advert had ZERO replies, nobody spends money on a dead site. They are not transparent either, they do not list prices for each section, you have to wait until the last page of placing an advert before they display a price. Such a timewasting exercise as I just clicked off the page and went somewhere else. Gumtree no longer have any credibility and are not trustworthy
Report this content internetblues Written on: 15/10/2014
gumtree is not transparent. Wanted to place a job ad in the part time section, no price was mentioned until it came to submit the advert ? then they wanted £17.94. Far too expensive for a site that is going down the pan anyway. What a waste of time for me, I just clicked off gumtree and went to a site, I wonder how many people do that ? Why don't they publish their prices before placing an advert which gives people the opportunity to decide if they want to continue. Very poor back street operation
Report this content porquie Written on: 23/10/2014
**WARNING, this site takes money with no service. Placed an advert, paid the amount. Advert live for 1 hr and deleted by gumtree. They will not reply to emails, had to go to my bank to advise them of this theft and got the money refunded (from the bank). Buyer beware this is not a site to use
Report this content pureignorance Written on: 23/10/2014
GUMTREE ARE A NASTY WILD BUNCH .... they delete ads for no reason. They ignore emails, disgusting customer service, they are probably the worst classifieds site on the net. Don't touch them, you will regret it
Report this content smithers009 Written on: 24/10/2014
they must be joking, so expensive to advertise now with a lack of job ads, the site has hit rock bottom now, no wonder what with their bad customer service, taking money and not placing adverts, deleting adverts, a site that takes forever to load, they have packaged all things people hate into one site and expect them to become customers, such a joke, much better sites around now, they have lost the plot
Report this content sarumplus Written on: 25/10/2014
What a sick site, slow to load, too expensive and not worth the money, rude staff, deleting ads for no reason, not refunding money, they get worse and worse everyday. A disaster site which has lost all credibility as you can see from all the reviews here. I tell people not to use them, those that have in the past treat them as a joke now. Oh dear, never mind, foolish bunch of people
Report this content jackspratty Written on: 25/10/2014
anybody know, is this site run by children, I mean, only kids could run such an unprofessional site. Just been tweeted here and I think all these reviews shows a bad company and would imagine its just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to gumtree. Not a site I would deal with, seems I am not alone
Report this content giffoldtor Written on: 25/10/2014
they have no manners, no customer service, constantly deleting ads and never advise me, in general it is run by very rude people and I would suggest never trust them with your advert, there are better sites to use
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