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Old 27-08-2010 | 07:40 PM
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Has anyone used gumtree and successfully sold stuff?
Old 27-08-2010 | 07:43 PM
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I use it but beware loads of plebs on there and most dont grasp english if you get my drift ,but saying that I still sell a fair bit on there
Old 27-08-2010 | 07:52 PM
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WUD U SWOP CAR 4 XBOX M8 YE?

that is pretty much the level of reply i received when selling a car for Ł150 as spares or repairs along with the other end of the scale..

Could you tell me if the car has full service history, tax, mot, how many owners and if it has any marks on it and is it hpi clear.

But then it is free, so worth a try.
Old 27-08-2010 | 07:55 PM
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exactly ^^ you simply have to put up with it as mixed amongst that will be a genuine buyer
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exactly ^^ you simply have to put up with it as mixed amongst that will be a genuine buyer
Old 27-08-2010 | 09:44 PM
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good for a few bargains, but you do get alot of idiots on there (more so than ebay!)

i use it to buy and sell cars, so cant comment on other stuff
Old 27-08-2010 | 09:53 PM
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Put my T300 Tranny on there last year and was only up 2 hours when the first viewer phoned, i had already left for work so he had to view the following morning and left a massive deposit and i spent a few nights de-stickering the fucker then polishing it up

Fastest sale for me thats for sure.

The year previous i sold my old tranny van within a couple of days but there was loads of timewasters with that as it was only a Ł1500 transit so affordable for timewasters and pikeys

As mentioned tho, loads of arseholes but pistonheads is getting that way aswell with motors
Old 27-08-2010 | 10:33 PM
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yep, in fairness, some bird called about the motor i had advertised, turned up and bought it. Guess, you just have to ignore the tossers.
Old 28-08-2010 | 09:25 AM
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Got some good deals, got a BMW genuine detachable towbar with electrics and relay for Ł50
Old 28-08-2010 | 10:27 AM
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sold anything ive put on it within a week of advertising, put a set of focus alloys on it at 10.30 pm 1 nite and guy was up and away with them by 11pm that nite,
Old 28-08-2010 | 10:36 AM
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yes, usually an easy sale plus its free to use
Old 28-08-2010 | 11:02 AM
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i thoiught it was only for junkies to sell the stuff they stole
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