Gumtree alternative
A safer Gumtree alternative for baby and kids gear
Gumtree is free, local and everyone has used it. It is also cash on the day, meeting a stranger you have never met, and the endless “is this still available” messages that go nowhere. When the item is a pram or a car seat, the stakes feel a bit higher than a second-hand lamp.
Lhoop is the Australian marketplace built for pre-loved baby, kids and parenting gear. The buyer pays first, we hold the money until the parcel arrives, and everything ships with tracked Australia Post. No cash, no meetups, no ghosting.
Why parents switch from Gumtree
- Payment held until it arrives
On Gumtree you hand over cash and hope. On Lhoop the buyer pays first and we hold the money until the parcel is delivered, so if something goes wrong there is a way back.
- Tracked Australia Post, no meetups
Everything ships with tracked Australia Post. No arranging a car-park handover, no meeting a stranger, no chasing a buyer who never turns up.
- No seller fees, keep 100%
Listing is free and sellers keep 100% of the sale price. Buyers pay a small service fee that funds the protection on every order.
- Real photos and seller reviews
Listings show real photos, and buyers can see a seller’s reviews before they commit. Built specifically for baby and kids gear, not everything under the sun.
Gumtree and Lhoop, side by side
Two different approaches to buying and selling second-hand. Gumtree is a free, local classifieds site. Lhoop trades the local pickup for protection and tracked delivery.
- Paying
- Gumtree
- Cash on the day, or a bank transfer with no protection.
- Lhoop
- Buyer pays through the app and the money is held until delivery.
- If the item is not as described
- Gumtree
- Little recourse once the cash has changed hands.
- Lhoop
- Payment stays protected until the parcel arrives.
- Getting the item
- Gumtree
- In-person meetup, often with a stranger you have never met.
- Lhoop
- Tracked Australia Post to your door, anywhere in the country.
- The "is this still available" dance
- Gumtree
- Endless messages and ghosting are part of the deal.
- Lhoop
- Buy it now or make an offer, conversation stays in the app.
- Fees
- Gumtree
- Free to list and browse.
- Lhoop
- No seller fees, sellers keep 100%, buyers pay a small service fee for protection.
- What it is built for
- Gumtree
- A general classifieds site for anything, local to your area.
- Lhoop
- Built specifically for pre-loved baby, kids and parenting gear.
Where to start
Have a cupboard to clear? See what your gear is worth on the sell baby gear page. Buying instead? These are two of the most searched categories:
Weighing up the options? Our related read on Lhoop vs Facebook Marketplace covers the same trade-offs for the other big free marketplace.
Questions parents ask
A better way to pass it on
List your first item in minutes, keep 100% of the sale, and skip the cash and the meetups. No seller fees, ever.
Start selling on Lhoop