The eBay influence finally tells on Gumtree

[Guest greenvanman]

Hi thereYour Gumtree ad is now 7 days old, and moving further down the listings.Here's how to put your ad back on top and get more responses:Feature your ad at the top of the category for 3 or 7 days to reach more people - starting from £ 5 for 3 days on top.Bump up your ad to the top of today's listings by calling our Bump Up Line now on 0907 787 2727 (£1.50 per minute) and quoting your ad reference number #30126819. You can also Bump Up by SMS (£1.50 per text), by texting "GUMTREE 30126819" to 82070.

The option to bump your ad free after 7 days is now conspicuous by its absence I wonder how long it'll be before they start charging for posting the ads in the first place?

[Ross_K]

Five quid for three fucken days at the top?Should ensure a lot of people go back to the analogue method of advertising their crap, ie. a card in the window of the local corner shop.eBay. Spreading their slimy tentacles everywhere... :roll:I'm waiting for the day when their other operation, Skype, goes subscription-only. Shouldn't be too long now.

[MrRegieRitmo]

smily or slimy?

[Ross_K]

Definitely slimy. Where's a spelll-checker when you need one?Although there may be plenty of LOLZ at eBay HQ at the thought of all the money they'll make from stuff like this.