What are the Gumtree Seller Fees?

If you’re new to selling on Gumtree, you may be wondering if there’s a charge to list your items for sale, or if there are any seller fees to pay once you secure a buyer. The great news is that creating a basic listing on Gumtree for anything is completely free – from your beloved car to an old car seat. But we also offer optional paid features for promoting your listing. Read on for handy tips on how you can attract more interest from your ad with our paid-for services and receive secure payment when you get a buyer.

By Gumtree Editorial Team

16 February 2022 3 min read

How you can promote your ad

Let’s face it, Gumtree is a popular site. Hey, we’re happy about that! But it can feel difficult to stand out amongst a lot of other people selling similar items. To help you attract the right buyers, we’ve added four premium services so you can promote your listing for added exposure. Each comes with its own fee, depending on the time you’d like to run the enhanced feature. We’ve made sure these are a piece of cake to set up – just tick the box of the service you want when creating your ad to apply the promotion.

Featured Advert

This option is ideal if you want buyers to see your ad amongst the top results when they’re searching in your category, for example, the make of the car you’re selling. More people will read and reply to top ads because of their prominent position. You can choose to bring your ad to the top for 3, 7, or 14 days for as little as £11.99.

Urgent

Do you need to sell your car quickly? Buyers can search specifically for urgent ads, so this will give you more exposure to users who are able to make a quick decision. Your listing will be marked as urgent for 7 days, for £11.99.

Spotlight

Want to attract buyers from your location and encourage them to message you? Then the spotlight feature is for you. Your ad will appear on rotation in the spotlight gallery on our homepage for 7 days, for £24.99.

Website Link

If you have a website you’d like to include on your listing, you can add this for the duration of the advert for £7.50.

Does Gumtree charge seller fees?

You can post ads for free on Gumtree, or you can opt for our paid features in order to promote your ad. There are usually no fees payable to Gumtree when you’ve sold your goods. This is because the majority of transactions often take place away from the site, using a variety of payment methods – cash, bank transfer and PayPal are three of the most common. To avoid falling victim to vehicle fraud, check out our tips on how to avoid scams when selling your car.

So, now you know there are no mandatory Gumtree selling fees, are you ready to set up your listing? Take a look at our guide on how to sell your car fast, then get creating your ad.

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