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I'd definitely recommend going to see the item WITHOUT cash... if you're sure the guy hasn't got a pile of mates 'round the corner ready to mug you and the clubs are legit, then go and withdraw some cash and return to make the purchase. Suppose you could also take a scary looking friend or two of your own.

I’ve heard of people falling victim to a scam where someone will just upload photos of some bike or car from Google images to gumtree and make it look like an amazing deal (standard K2 GSXR600 with 18,000 miles with all service/mot history for £1800 for example). The scammer then gets an interested shopper to turn up at a certain address… if the buyer is alone, he gets beaten up and the £1800 he potentially has in his pocket gets nicked.

There’s probably less of a risk when viewing lower value items such as golf clubs, but it’s probably still worth considering.

I probably wouldn’t use any electronic money transfer when buying from free-ads personally.