Up until now it’s been difficult to browse multiple cities, and for myself living equidistant between Reading and Oxford I’d happily sell or buy in both locations. Changing city would lose the search and category information and you’d have to start over again to look for items near you. Now with a simple drop down you can change your search criteria and Gumtree even highlight similar products in nearby locations.
As well as the location enhancements Gumtree have improved the category structure which now highlights similar ads in categories you might otherwise have missed. You can also refine your search by price or restrict it to only ads that have pictures of the item offered.
One thing I really like is the ability to see recently viewed ads which are automatically saved for you. If there’s an ad you really don’t want to lose you can also click to save it manually and it’ll be added to your saved items list in the “Your Gumtree” section at the bottom of the page.
The biggest change on the new Gumtree is how buyers search for a product. In the past it was essential to select your local Gumtree city before you started your search, otherwise the chance are you’d be searching London listings only. Now you can search the whole of the United Kingdom, and only when presented with your search results do you need to narrow them to your location. Best of all is the ease of switching between cities and the visibility of how many matching ads are in locations close to where you’re based.
This is Gumtree’s first Beta of the new site, watch out for Beta 2 next year where they’ll be adding even more new features and improvements.
If you’re an online seller and haven’t tried Gumtree yet I’d encourage you to give it a go. I know many sellers have been put off from using the site in the past as they “didn’t have a local Gumtree”, but now with UK wide search more users should be finding your products and services. Also of course Gumtree is free.
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