What Is Not Allowed on Gumtree?

What Is Not Allowed on Gumtree?

The list below details what can't be posted on Gumtree:

Adult
 

•    Including pornography, nude photos, videos, articles, erotic products.
•    Including prostitution, escort, or accompanying services.
 

Alcohol
 

•    Including the delivery of alcohol and related beverages.
•    Note: Selling empty bottles, labels, or caps as collectables are permitted.
•    Note: Recruitment of personnel such as bartender, front desk, or salesman is permitted in the Jobs category.
 

Blood, Bodily Fluids, and Body Parts
 

•    Including organs.
•    Including surrogacy, fertility, and donor requests (including sperm).
 

Child Adoption services (seeking and offering)

Dangerous and Illegal Materials
 

•    Combustible Items, Destructive Devices and Explosives.
•    Asbestos-based products.
 

Counterfeit items and Distribution of Copyrighted Material
 

•    Replicas or knock-off brand name goods.
•    Material that infringes copyright, including but not limited to software, eBooks, PDF copies of books or other digital goods which you are not authorized to sell.
•    Watermarked or copyrighted images.
 

Digital Items or Accounts
 

•    Including gaming accounts, accounts with multiple device allowances, and digital copies of movies or books.
•    Stocks, Cryptocurrencies and other Securities.


Embargoed Goods

 
Holiday points, timeshare points, club points, flexible points/weeks
 

•    Including any other, similarly related items, services or packages.If you need to sell/trade your points, please contact the related agency/service provider. Points may not be bought or sold on Gumtree.


Tickets
 

•    Airline tickets.
•    Buying or selling of Ultra music concert tickets.


Government-Issued IDs, Badges, Uniforms Documents and Licenses
 

•    Including transit, military, police, postal, etc.
•    Items issued to any Armed Force that have not been disposed of in accordance with that country's demilitarization policies.


Hazardous Materials
 

•    Hazardous Materials including but not limited to radioactive, toxic and explosive materials (this includes petrol and diesel).
•    Including chemicals, restricted, suspended or cancelled pest control products, and fireworks.


Identity Documents, Personal Financial Records, and Personal Information
 

•    Personal information or mailing lists. Gumtree does not accept the sale of bulk email, Internet Protocol (IP), Instant Messenger (IM), or mailing lists that contain names, addresses, phone numbers, or other personal identifying information. Any tools or software designed predominantly to send unsolicited commercial messages (UCE or "spam") are also not permitted.


​​​​​​Illegal Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (or any mention of related items or activities)
 

•    Prescription drugs and devices Including narcotics, steroids.
•    Substances and items used to manufacture controlled substances and drugs, & drug paraphernalia.
•    Drugs or Health Products that make false or misleading treatment claims, or treatment claims that require therapeutic goods administration "DOH (department of health)" approval.
•    Selling or offering services for pharmaceutical medicine (including CBD oil, creams or any other cannabis products).
•    Selling health products, masks or any other items that make unsubstantiated medical claims to help prevent Coronavirus.


Illegal Items and Services
 

•    Illegal telecommunication and electronic equipment such as access cards, password sniffers, radar scanners, traffic signal control devices or cable descrambler.
•    Selling/Renting taxi service profiles/slots.
•    SIM cards.
•    iCloud locked devices and services.
•    Covid-19 Rapid Test Kits.
•    Hacking services or solicitation of such services. 
•    Consoles sold with pirated games installed on the system.
•    Un-cut/un-polished diamonds and/or precious gemstones.
•    Unwrought gold and platinum.
•    Used or rebuilt batteries or batteries containing mercury.
•    Loose diamonds without certificates.
•    Pyramid schemes and Stokvels.


Illegal or Unauthorized Wildlife Products

•    Ivory, tusks and Ivory products.
•    South African Fossils. 
•    Endangered or protected species, or any part of any endangered or protected species.
•    Plants and insects that are restricted or regulated.
•    Commercial sale of hides/furs(except for sheepskin used for medical reasons), hunting trophies or animal parts for any animal. 
•    Hunting trophies or animal parts for any animal listed in the CITES 1 guidelines (including Zebra skins).


Lottery Tickets, Sweepstakes Entries, Coin Operated Slot Machines or Online Gambling services

Offensive and Obscene Material
 

•    Including Nazi-related artefacts and collectables.
•    Gruesome pictures or videos depicting violence, blood, animal slaughtering or human sufferance.
•    Golliwog dolls.


Recalled Items

Stolen Property and Burglary tools

Tobacco and Other Nicotine Products
 

•    Including e-cigarettes, e-juices, herbal blends, (excluding hookahs, pipes, bongs, vaporizers).


Used Cosmetics and Undergarments

Expired Medical Equipment


Weapons and related items 
 

•    Including, but not limited to firearms, parts and magazines, ammunition, pellet guns and air rifles(Windbuks), tear gas, pepper spray, tasers, stun guns, switchblade knives, and martial arts weapons. 
Exceptions: Paintball, Airsoft and BB guns, archery and/or bow and arrow equipment, antique knives and swords are allowed.



It is the responsibility of the advertiser before posting an ad on Gumtree that content advertised adheres to Gumtree Posting Policies as well as applicable laws. As a condition of your use of Gumtree specified under our Terms of Use, you agree that you will not violate any laws.