Posting Policies
Pricing Policy
Vehicle ads should always list the full selling price. The price field should always display the total purchase amount. If you wish to add monthly instalments as an indicative alternative for purchasing the vehicle for example, you can add this ...
Keyword Spamming
General reasons for ad removal, ads being placed on hold, or minor changes may apply to removal of keywords that refer to competitive websites, or removal of brands in the case of keyword stuffing, i.e. brands that are not accurately descriptive of ...
Posting Duplicate Ads
Please note that the following actions are prohibited: Posting duplicate ads. Each item should only be listed in a relevant location once. When an ad is posted into a local sub-region, the ad is discoverable to the wider view areas leading to it in ...
Prohibited Items
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 ...
General Posting Policies
General Gumtree Posting Policies As a condition of your use of Gumtree, you agree that you are at least 18 years of age. At Gumtree, we strive to ensure that the site is as clean, friendly and usable as possible for our Gumtree community. Ads that ...
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Gumtree Privacy Policy
1. INTRODUCTION Gumtree South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Gumtree”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) takes the privacy of Personal Information seriously and is committed to protecting it in accordance with Applicable Law, including the Protection of Personal Information ...
About Us
Welcome to Gumtree - South Africa's most popular Classified Marketplace! ‘Put it on Gumtree,’ has become a favourite South African saying. Since our launch in 2005, we’ve helped millions of people buy and sell millions of things. We’re a place ...
10 Online Safety Tips for Buying and Selling
10 ONLINE SAFETY TIPS FOR BUYING & SELLING 1. Don't do anything online that you wouldn't do in real life! 2. Use common sense. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 3. Beware of common scams and fraud. 4. Gumtree encourages ...
Gumtree Terms of Use
1. Introduction These are the Terms and Conditions (“T’s and C’s”) of use relating to the Gumtree Platform and associated Services provided by Gumtree South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Gumtree”, “we”, “us”, “our”). These T’s and C’s govern any User’s use of ...
Suspicious Emails & Phishing Scams
Please beware of the following phishing scams WhatsApp/Text messages sent to sellers, indicating that funds for the item they are selling have been paid to them through a Gumtree shipping and delivery or FedEx service. Sellers are then asked to enter ...