Purchasing goods from Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace seems like a quick and cost effective way to buy and sell goods. It has given people a great platform to sell their unwanted goods, but has also provided criminals an easier way to get rid of their ill-gotten goods.<\/p>\n
In South Australia, it is illegal to receive stolen goods and you can be charged with a form of theft. The maximum penalty for receiving stolen goods is 10 years imprisonment. So it\u2019s important to be aware that websites like Gumtree restrict their legal liability to any sales conducted over their platform, including any conduct that may be regarded as illegal. That means if you purchase a 50\u201d TV that turns out to be stolen, you could be left in a sticky situation.<\/p>\n
How to protect yourself<\/strong> Avoid these situations by arming yourself with as much information as you can:<\/p>\n At the end of the day, buying through these online platforms does offer the same level of protection as purchasing from a reputable store, so always investigate private purchases more densely.<\/p>\n If you are looking to buy or sell any large items and require advice on the best way to do it, speak with Matthew<\/a>, one of our Whyalla lawyers, by booking an appointment today<\/a> on 8645 7666.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Purchasing goods from Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace seems like a quick and cost effective way to buy and sell goods. It has given people a great platform to sell their unwanted goods, but has also provided criminals an easier way to get rid of their ill-gotten goods. In South Australia, it is illegal to receive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[216,217,218],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-10599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-information","tag-facebook-marketplace","tag-gumtree","tag-legal-liability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10599"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=10599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGenerally, if the deal seems too good to be true, it probably is! When scrolling through, consider the big picture. If something seems off about the transaction, the seller, or the property then it may be safer to look elsewhere. Even though it might seem like a bargain to buy a brand new 50\u201d flat screen TV for $50 with its stickers still on, it could be a trap for thieves to offload their goods for a quick buck.<\/p>\n\n