Wow, huge congrats! I've browsed through Gumtree several times, but I have yet to have any luck at all.
Yeh, gumtree can be really hit-and-miss for me. I've attempted to buy ponies through it before, but didn't have any lucky because at that point, none of my housemates had cars.
Now we're inundated with them! and they're happy to go on a little road trip for me to get ponies.
I did talk the woman down from £30 to £23. Apparently she put them up for £45 to begin with. Which I can understand on Ebay, but people look for bargains on Gumtree. thankfully she just wanted them gone! Also, props to her Mum who kept all the accessories together for her throughout the years!