Gumtree to Kidora: Put Your Baby and Kids’ Ads in Front of UK Parents
Which Gumtree ads belong on Kidora, how the two charge buyers, and the one step you still do by hand after a sale.
A cot, a travel system or a bag of toddler clothes on Gumtree waits for someone nearby who happens to be searching that week. Kidora is a UK marketplace for baby and children’s things only, so the people browsing it are parents shopping by age, and it lets them collect or have the item posted. FLUF Connect copies your Gumtree items to Kidora without a second round of photos and descriptions.
In short
- Move the baby, children’s, pregnancy and feeding items. The sofa, the bike and the power tools stay on Gumtree.
- Neither side takes a cut from you when the buyer pays online. Both add a Buyer Protection fee for the buyer.
- A Kidora sale reaches FLUF, and you then delete the Gumtree ad. When a Gumtree buyer collects, mark the item sold in FLUF and the Kidora listing ends.
- Kidora pays out through PayPal and asks you to connect it before your listings show.
Is this for you?
It suits a UK household or small reseller with a steady stream of outgrown kit: the pushchair after the second child, the high chair, the stair gates, bags of sleepsuits sorted by size. Gumtree is still the easier place to sell something bulky to the street next door for cash. Kidora adds buyers further afield who are looking only at children’s things, and it keeps collection as an option for items that cost too much to post. Both marketplaces are UK only. Gumtree Australia is a separate business that FLUF connects as a different channel.
Which ads to send
| Good for Kidora | Leave on Gumtree |
|---|---|
| Pushchairs, car seats, cots, high chairs, baby monitors | Adult furniture, white goods and garden equipment |
| Children’s clothes, shoes, school uniform and fancy dress | Women’s and men’s clothing, including maternity wear |
| Toys, games, books, bikes sized for children | Cars, tools, jobs, services and anything to rent |
| Breast pumps, feeding gear and pregnancy pillows | Items under a product recall |
Kidora’s how-it-works page lists the categories it accepts, and it expects “new” to mean unused. Second-hand car seats deserve extra care: if you cannot vouch for a seat’s history, do not list it anywhere.
Fees on each side
Gumtree’s help page on how fees and selling costs are charged says there are no seller fees when the buyer pays through Gumtree. The buyer pays Buyer Protection at checkout: £0.70 plus 5% to 10% of the price, depending on the value and category. A cash sale on the doorstep carries no fee at all.
Kidora’s fee policy works on the same principle. The buyer pays a Kidora Fee of 5% of the price plus £0.70, which includes Buyer Protection, and Kidora’s terms say sellers pay no listing or selling fees.
| £60 travel cot | Gumtree, paid online | Kidora |
|---|---|---|
| Fee taken from you | £0 | £0 |
| Buyer Protection fee paid by the buyer | £3.70 to £6.70 | £3.70 |
| How you are paid | To your bank through Gumtree, or cash on collection | PayPal; standard sellers’ funds are usually held for seven days |
The same price can stand on both. The seven-day PayPal hold is the real difference: if you need the money this weekend, a Gumtree cash buyer is quicker.
Collection, or post it
Most Gumtree ads already say “collection only”. On Kidora you choose InPost delivery, local collection, or both, for each listing. A collected item is paid for through Kidora before the handover, so nobody turns up with less cash than agreed. For InPost you choose parcel size A, B or C and need a saved sender and return address, and Kidora’s terms expect dispatch within 48 hours. A folded pushchair rarely fits a locker, so keep the large items to collection and post the clothes, books and toys.
Look at your photos before you send them. Kidora’s photo upload policy screens new images and can refuse ones where a child can be identified or personal details show, and it does not allow stock pictures. A Gumtree ad photographed in the nursery with a child in the frame needs a new picture first.
Sending Gumtree items to Kidora
- Connect Gumtree in FLUF Connect so your ads appear in your FLUF inventory.
- On Kidora, add a sender address and connect PayPal. Your listings stay hidden from buyers until PayPal is connected.
- Connect Kidora from its card on the Channels screen.
- Filter your inventory to Gumtree, tick the children’s items and pick Kidora as the destination.
- Check category, size and condition for each item, choose delivery or collection, then review prices and publish.
Gumtree ads are often short: “Baby clothes bundle, good condition, collect from Leeds”. Kidora buyers filter by age and size, so add the age range and the number of items before you publish.
When something sells
| What happens | What FLUF does | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| It sells on Kidora | The order comes into FLUF and the item comes off the other channels FLUF can update | Delete the Gumtree ad, then post it or arrange the collection |
| A Gumtree buyer takes it | Nothing until you tell it | Mark it sold in FLUF, and the Kidora listing ends |
| You change the price in FLUF | Updates the Kidora listing | Edit the Gumtree ad too if you want them to match |
The double sale happens on the Gumtree side. When a Kidora order lands, take the Gumtree ad down straight away and tell anyone who has messaged about it. When a Gumtree buyer arranges to collect, mark it sold in FLUF before they arrive.
What FLUF costs
Crosslisting, inventory sync and order sync are on every FLUF plan. Relisting, offer management and smart pricing come with Pro and above. Plans are on the pricing page, and you can start with 7 days for £1, then from £9/month.
Related guides
- How to sell on Kidora
- How to sell on Gumtree
- Crosslist from Vinted to Kidora
- Crosslist from Gumtree to Quibly
- Crosslist from Gumtree to Vinted
Sources
- Gumtree: how fees and selling costs are charged (30 October 2025; checked November 2026)
- Kidora Fee and Buyer Protection Policy (last updated 27 August 2026; checked November 2026)
- Kidora: how buying and selling works (checked November 2026)
- Kidora terms and conditions (checked November 2026)
- Kidora photo upload policy (checked November 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, for baby, children’s, pregnancy and feeding items. Connect both in FLUF Connect, filter your inventory to Gumtree, select the items and choose Kidora as the destination.
No. Kidora’s terms say sellers pay no listing or selling fees. The buyer pays the Kidora Fee of 5% of the price plus £0.70, which includes Buyer Protection.
Yes. Each Kidora listing can offer local collection, InPost delivery or both. The buyer pays through Kidora before collecting.
The Kidora order comes into FLUF, but FLUF does not remove Gumtree ads. Delete the ad yourself as soon as the order arrives.
Mark the item sold in FLUF. FLUF then ends the Kidora listing so nobody else can buy it.
No. Kidora is UK only, and Gumtree Australia is a separate business from Gumtree UK.
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