A couple of questions regarding this:
1: Did you ask to see these photos of this guy with boa's, rectics and other assorted exotics on his phone, or did he just casually show you this? I admit, I prefer to keep to myself on trains, planes and buses, however, being friendly is still ok... But showing randoms pictures? odd to say the least.
2: Is Sydney the only place in NSW that has NSW licence plates? I remember when I drove through Sydney I noticed a seriously large number of NSW licence plates and a hell of a lot less Qld ones... But when I was in Qld I noticed a hell of a lot of NSW licence plates and also only a few Qld plates... Seems they're everywhere....
3: In all my life I've actually never really purchased hotcakes.... Though, I've always thought of owning a hotcakes shop because apparently they sell like.... Ummmmm... Hotcakes...
Finally... Not in relation to your post.... Does the EPA or other agency call these gumtree adds? Or is it just too much work for them?