DHL driver giving me money for private sale?

[delightly]

I'm selling an item on gumtree, keen offer but they want to send DHL to pick it up. t
They've said the driver will give me the money in an envelope and then I give them the item to take back to the buyer. Is this a thing??

This is a well known scam

It’s a scam

I echo the scam

Well known scam. Google it.

It's a scam. If you proceed they'll ask you to pay an insurance fee first that they'll give you back.

It's a scam, don't fall for it. Couriers never bring envelopes of cash

And gumtree is thick with this shit. Be careful

I sold a dining table once and the courier did indeed give and envelope of cash and it was all legit. However it was an independent courier, not DHL.

As others have said, it’s a scam. If you accept, they ask you to pay an insurance fee which you’ll be “refunded”. No one will show up to take the item and you’ll lose however much they took for insurance.

As far as I am aware, couriers such as DHL will never accept cash for a delivery like this.

I find, the first response you get, having placed a gumtree ad, is a scammer.

Common scam - you can google it and see.

Scam scam scam.

SCAM..

This is all over Facebook marketplace too, it’s a scam and really rather annoying

Sorry it was FB marketplace. It didn't ring true and I was in town trying to decide between 2 handbags so was distracted It def didn't ring true. Had a Google once I was less flustered and could see it was a scam. Have reported the "buyer".

It is a minefield trying to sell stuff privately! Such a hassle. I didn't want to use ebay because I'm worried about being scammed by someone saying item defective or something or other so thought local selling would be better It has been so time consuming!!

Definitely a scam. A DHL driver would never do this, and the company wouldn't allow it.