https://www.itnews.com.au/news/adevinta-wins-auction-to-buy-…
https://www.cnet.com/news/ebay-to-sell-off-its-classified-ad…
Gumtree was owned by eBay and now, eBay has sold off Gumtree to Adevinta.
Not sure what this may mean for Gumtree. I use it quite a bit for local stuff that is too much of a hassle to buy/sell via mail.
Not too surprised eBay is struggling nowadays. What was once a place to pick up nice cheap niche things/collectibles/second hand goods exploded into mainstream daily products and lately ruined by utter garbage and endless rebranded tat no matter what you search for. Coupled with high fees for selling stuff it's become less and less attractive to use compared to Amazon/Walmart in US etc. Barely even use it nowadays and the whole Plus thing is laughable here (doesn't exist in UK).
Will be interesting to see what happens to Gumtree, I suspect not much change for a good while but the monetisation will be pushed heavily now that eBay backing is gone.