Random Buyers Showing up at My Home

Herotype on 19/02/2021 - 16:23
Last edited 21/02/2021 - 23:32

Over the past couple months I've received random people showing up at my house to pick up items (cheap clothes or kitchenware mostly) from Facebook marketplace or gumtree. When I'm not selling anything.

When I speak to these people they have my address in their message exchanges with the "seller". I've seen the same name pop up twice but otherwise it's just random names. I've messaged two of the "sellers" to stop sending people to my address but it still keeps happening.

I'm not sure if I can even report this as I don't have much information. Most of the time the buyers leave once they realise I'm not the right person. I don't think the buyers have paid either and they seem just as confused as I am.

Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do.

Edit: Thank you everyone for your advice, I've started gathering what evidence I have to compile for a police report. I may try messaging one of the sellers to see if they give my address again then not respond and use that as evidence for the police. Obviously, trying to tread quite carefully as they have my address and potentially other personal information and its not just me, my family also lives at this address.

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Comments

  • Aerith-Waifu on 21/02/2021 - 19:45
    +1

    thats why when i sell something i never let them come to my house, meet me in front of big w or no sale. safer too

  • Cameltoe on 22/02/2021 - 00:11

    There was an ad on Gumtree for a brand new in the box sealed samsung galaxy S3 back in the day when the model was 1st released. Looked to good to be true but I called the seller and arranged to meet up. I drove one hour in the pouring rain at 9pm at night from out west to the address to buy the phone. It turns out this address was in the gayest part of Sydney. When I knocked on the door some gay dude answered the door. I asked him do you have a phone for sale? He said no. I asked him is this the adress I was looking for? He said yes. But he didn't place no ad on Gumtree for a phone. From then I knew this was a story of some gay couples jilted love story of revenge and betrayal and I was caught in the middle of it. Must of had a dozen people come over his house to buy the phone that night.

    • CharityCase on 22/02/2021 - 08:02

      gayest part of Sydney？ you mean Newtown?

      • Cameltoe on 22/02/2021 - 13:27

        Yes it was apparently lots of little fancy restaurants in the area.

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 22/02/2021 - 00:31

    mmm

  • cashless on 22/02/2021 - 09:42

    You didn't upset this guy did you?

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