Gumtree Chainsaw scam

[Elliot Smith]

Be very careful with Gumtree, it seems to be riddled with corrupt people that are willing to take your money and give you nothing in return.

 

I have noticed over the last month or so that there will be saws listed on ebay then a few days after they have ended get listed on Gumtree for half the price they sold for and in a completely different part of the country but still using the same pictures.

 

I got stung via a gumtree ad for 2 Iphones all seemed very genuine had numerous messages as thought it was too good to be true, talked myself into it as you do sometimes and as soon as money had been transferred heard nothing ever again.

 

Ended up searching Google about it and came across a Police Officer called Robin Plaice who is specialising in Gumtree Fraud which made me realise how big this problem is. Turned out he had 100's of people that all been conned the same as me and had a big list if names account numbers etc that these fraudsters had been using.

 

If you want I can give you his email address to report your incident, dont think you'll get your money back but at least they are aware of it and saves other people in the future getting stung by these people.

 

Cheers

Chris

That would be great Chris am trying to do as much as i can to stop some else getting scammed.

[Chrisy B]

His details are:

 

PC Robin Place (not Plaice as I had put before).

 

Email address is: [email protected]

Telephone Number: 0300 123 4455 or 4594.

 

He might be the wrong person regarding this but I think he will definately be able to help you.

 

He will need as much info as what you can give him, emails, texts, bank/payment details etc, but I'm sure he'll explain all that too you.

 

Sorry to hear about it again seems to be so many people out there ready to fleece you it gives the honest sellers a bad rep.

 

Cheers

Chris

[Pedroski]

Bet the ebay listings are genuine, and then the Gumtree scammer takes them from there.

[Chrisy B]

Bet the ebay listings are genuine, and then the Gumtree scammer takes them from there.

 

That's pretty much how I'd seen it as well, they just blatently copy the eBay ads onto gumtree!!!

[goodfeller]

If you want an ms 200t, then chances are you're arborist, so why mess about buying one second hand? Would you sell such a useful tool if it was any good?

I've only ever had bad experiences using second hand chainsaws.

If you have a use for the ms200t, then you are obviously going to earn some money from using it, and the peace of mind of having a new unit that won't have been stolen from someone's lockup, or start losing compression is worth the asking price. My saws usually last about a year, but then they work almost all day.

So many people willing to buy used saws creates the demand that make the thieves go out at night looking at our garages and lockups.

[Stubby]

If you want an ms 200t, then chances are you're arborist, so why mess about buying one second hand? Would you sell such a useful tool if it was any good?

I've only ever had bad experiences using second hand chainsaws.

If you have a use for the ms200t, then you are obviously going to earn some money from using it, and the peace of mind of having a new unit that won't have been stolen from someone's lockup, or start losing compression is worth the asking price. My saws usually last about a year, but then they work almost all day.

So many people willing to buy used saws creates the demand that make the thieves go out at night looking at our garages and lockups.

 

You are right in principal , the only thing is you can't get a 200 any more its got to be a 201 and lots of people don't like the 201 for what ever reason and want a 200 again so there is a market but not a supply - - -

[JAMIE1]

also dont you need tickets to but 201's brand new from a dealer? Unqualifed people are buying then on ebay and doing work that only qualified people should be doing.