Love gumtree i sell things all the time on here and i pretty much get them sold straight away its also very addictive buying stuff off haha great site highly recomend if u are wanting to sell something but are having troubles doing so

Iv'e sold items on the site and the buyer's I have had ,had been great customer's. The sales were fast and pleasant at my home. You can pickup,delivery,post and freight.The site is pretty simple to use and self explanatory. This is a great trade or swap shop.

Approximate cost: $N/A

I have bought and sold on gumtree, its easy to use and often has some great items listed on here.
I love the swap section, where you can find items people are happy to trade for it comes in handy of you don't have the funds to outright buy something.
I love that you can select the exact area that you want to buy from (your local area, or further away) and that the results have options (ie newest to oldest or dearest to cheapest etc) and are customisable.
A great site that I use alot, especially in my hunt for wedding items!

Approximate cost: $free

I have bought some things on Gumtree and I have just started selling a couple of items. The site is easy to understand, quick and simple. It's free to sell. When you search for items you want to buy, you can select the suburb, so you are not clicking on items you like and find out they come from interstate and they are pick up only. Lots of cheap items and also you can put a wanted ad in too, if you are looking for something you cant find. Also they have a free listing, if you need something and you don't have the cash, and you can swap items as well.

if you want to buy, swap or sell this is a great place to go :) you can find many locals doing as above and you can get good bargains on cheap items.

Approximate cost: $Free - $1+

Great and very easy to use site. Great products are posted but you have to be aware that Gumtree is not the seller, the public is. It's free too! Great little invention, great everything.

A great way to find some cheap things.
Large Varity of items and its easy to get in contact with the person that is selling.
Also good to look or offer services to people.
I got on the site often to have a look at what's on there.

Can always find a bargain on here. I have used it to sell items and buy and have usually succeeded in both.

I check it out weekly to see if anyone around me is selling anything I might like.

Was better and cheaper then ebay! It's free to post your add!

Was a little nervous with people coming to my door to collect items I sold but I always kept safe and my partner was always home.

Depending on what you are trying to sell or to buy, this site is generally great.
It comes down to the users and what they are posting, but there are always great deals and most people are prepared to negotiate a bit on the price.
It is free to post something to sell which i LOVE! No fee's, yay! And you can upload unlimited photo's, so I really support this site.
It's easy to use, there is a search bar you jsut type what you want and it shows everything with what you want.
There is even a "freebies" section where people are giving things away and also a "jobs" section which is great for some casual work!

Gumtree offers a great service for both people offering things & people looking for things.

I have used it over the years in both capacities with mixed results. Many good.

You need to be aware of who you are dealing with, ask relevant questions and just have your wits about you in general. Most people are genuine, but being a freebie website in the most part, you can meet some "interesting" people.