Gumtree FRAUD Warnings

vic · 2011-04-04T14:53:23+00:00

Thought I should post this here on GFSA As in the title.... http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Stuff-for-Sale-musical-instruments-FRAUD-WARNING-W0QQAdIdZ2...

Gumtree FRAUD Warnings

Wormwood

weird looking les paul standard?:

http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-musical-instruments/sea-point-three-anchor-bay/gibson-les-paul-2005-standard-desert-burst-electric-guitar/1001229216410910010411909

morph

It's an ebay image. If he owns the guitar why use an image from somewhere else

"http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODAwWDUzMw==/z/QtkAAOSw1ZBUsUk9/$_20.JPG"

studmissile

Ebay bought gumtree a while back? so you can't base is on http://i.ebayimg.com? Thats how gumtree stores its uploaded images? I think this is legit? But check it out first.

Nitebob

Wormwood wrote: weird looking les paul standard?:

http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-musical-instruments/sea-point-three-anchor-bay/gibson-les-paul-2005-standard-desert-burst-electric-guitar/1001229216410910010411909

This guy has quite a few guits on gumtree, his pricing is always market related, never sells cheapies, and they always shine like a diamond in a goats....well you know the expression. He always has different guitars on for different lengths of time. He struggled a while back te get an Epiphone EL-00 sold. ALWAYS be carefull, but the guy seems legit.

psyx

This does not look good...
http://html5.m.olx.co.za/orange-amplifiers-tiny-terror-15w-hand-wired-guitar-hea-iid-793975500

Edit:
More of the same post
http://html5.m.olx.co.za/fender-65-twin-reverb-tube-guitar-combo-amp-85-w-2x12-iid-793970551

peterleroux

psyx wrote: This does not look good...
http://html5.m.olx.co.za/orange-amplifiers-tiny-terror-15w-hand-wired-guitar-hea-iid-793975500

Edit:
More of the same post
http://html5.m.olx.co.za/fender-65-twin-reverb-tube-guitar-combo-amp-85-w-2x12-iid-793970551

I haven't kept up with all the name changes in Mpumalanga, but Kualar Langat is a Malaysian place name. At best these guys are drop-shipping from Malaysia, at worst it's a straight scame

DaFiz

When I go checkout an "as new" guitar that's only been played 5 times...
and the fret wear is glaringly obvious... ☹

http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-musical-instruments/durbanville/cort-earth-semi-acoustic-as-new-beautiful-guitar/1001719657650910001674609

DaFiz

???

Averatu

Anyone come across a Scottish sounding guy on Gumtree who claims to be a one man band in Witbank? He offered more than the asking price, but he's been straining me along for days now, first collecting, then courier, then cash then transfer not clearing.

SC

https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-musical-instruments/city-centre/telecaster-squire/1002062595820910165721109

This one is dodgy. He's in Phoenix, Durban. 0832777517 - GT (Govender)

He has a few ads now. One was removed by Gumtree.

SC

https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-musical-instruments/mosselbaai/fender-and-ibanez-marshall-and-bugera/1002020193410910041351109

This is Richard, who changes Squier labels to Fender.
0714216013 Mossel Bay

SC

This is one of Gary Jones' creations. Looks like he's washed off the logo completely.
His Gumtree descriptions are deliberately vague - "it could be an early Fender but I can't prove it"