Most services on Gumtree are free. However, users have the option to apply promotions to their their Ads to make them stand out.
The options are:
- Featured Ads: Display your Ad in a rotated slot at the top of the category you posted in for three, seven or 14 days.
- Spotlight: Stand out in your local area with a Spotlight Ad on Gumtree’s web homepage. Rotated slots are available for 7 days.
- Bump Up: Increase visibility by bumping up your Ad to the top of the category you posted in.
- Urgent: Let buyers know you want to sell quickly by labelling the Ad as ‘urgent’ for seven days.
- URL: Add a link from your Ad to your own or third party website for the lifetime of the ad (either 30 or 60 days, depending on the category you post in).
Cost of promoting an Ad
We set prices depending on the type of promotion you’re buying, as well as the location and category you’re posting in. We always strive to keep our prices affordable and balanced. For example, if the price for Featured Ads was set too low, there would be too many Featured Ads in each section ultimately decreasing visibility.
How to check promotion costs on web
To determine feature prices after posting your Ad:
- Log into your account and click on the user menu
at the top of the page.
- Select Manage my Ads from the drop-down list.
- Find the ad you want to promote and click Promote.
- To check the price of the Featured ad promotion, click on the drop-down menu in the Featured section. Options for 3, 7, or 14 days will appear along with the prices for each.
To determine feature prices before creating an ad:
- Click the Post Your Ad button at the top of the page.
- Choose the category and location.
- Look at the Make your Ad stand out section near the bottom of the Post Your Ad page for pricing.
- To check the price of the Featured ad promotion, click on the drop-down menu in the Featured section. Options for 3, 7, or 14 days will appear along with the prices for each.
How to check promotion costs on IOS
To determine feature prices after posting your ad:
- Open the app and tap My Gumtree.
- Find the ad you’d like to promote and click Promote.
- A menu will appear with the 4 promotion options. The prices for each feature will be listed there.
- To check the price of the Featured ad promotion, tap on Featured Ad. Options to run the feature for 3, 7, or 14 days will appear along with the prices for each.
To determine feature prices before creating an ad:
- Click Post an Ad, then fill in your ad details. If you’re not ready to create your ad yet, just enter placeholder information.
- After clicking Post Ad, the options to promote your ad will appear. The prices for each feature will be listed there.
- To check the price of the Featured ad promotion, tap on the Featured Ad option. Options to run the feature for 3, 7, or 14 days will appear along with the prices for each.
How to check promotion costs on Android
To determine feature prices after posting your ad:
- Open the app and tap the hamburger menu
.
- Select My Gumtree.
- Find the ad you’d like to promote and click Increase Visibility.
- A menu will appear with the 4 promotion options. The prices for each feature will be listed there.
- To check the price of the Featured ad promotion, tap on Featured Ad. Options to run the feature for 3, 7, or 14 days will appear along with the prices for each.
To determine feature prices before creating an ad:
- Open the app and tap the hamburger menu
- Select Post, then fill in your ad details. If you’re not ready to create your ad yet, just enter placeholder information.
- After clicking Post Ad, the options to promote your ad will appear. The prices for each feature will be listed there.
- To check the price of the Featured ad promotion, tap on Featured Ad. Options to run the feature for 3, 7, or 14 days will appear along with the prices for each.
Note: Prices may change at any time.
How to pay for Ad promotions
To purchase promotions or additions for your Ads, pay directly through the Gumtree website or app. We accept the following payment methods on Gumtree:
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Maestro
All payments on Gumtree are processed through a secure third party payment processor. We do not store your payment information directly on Gumtree and any payment information you choose to save for future payments when purchasing promotions will not be found in My Details.
Note: Gumtree does not recommend the use of prepaid credit cards. These cards are not always compatible with our payment processor. While some cards are currently accepted, their compatibility can change at any time.
