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ebay BuCKS NO more !
 

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eBay going down the crapper and so is the economy in general.

I remember when they ran great coupons all the time.

Now even eBay bucks are gone. Pathetic.

Amazon from now on for me whenever possible.

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Agree - that customer care part has long been going down

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1% coupons that usually expired before people redeemed them

probably some new MBA hire looking to save them money. penny wise pound foolish

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top rated seller used to get 20% discount on the FVF ,then it becomes 10% and it is only item FVF ,excludes shipping FVF

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%1 helped with drop shipping from ebay on taxes and such. sucks

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You know, ebay didn't like that they expired, and I had an agent give me back like $200 that I let expire, because he says ebay doesn't want them to, and now ebay bucks won't expire for a YEAR.

What someone realized, is that 1% doesn't make much difference to anyone, and no one pays attention to it, and the rewards are so low, that people let it expire. 1% was just background noise that we all got used to, so it doesn't actually DO anything to increase sales.

If I were that MBA, my reasoning for doing what they are doing now, would be to make ebay bucks special again, and make people excited when they come, forcing them to buy stuff right away.

I'm not sure where you are seeing the pound foolish in this. From a business standpoint, they did great.

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They are getting rid of the 1% on all purchases ALL THE TIME. They aren't getting rid of ebay bucks. They will just only send out the 5% or whatever deals, and they are also making them earned bucks last 12 months instead of expiring in a month.

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where did you get that?
SO HOW DOES one go about earning Ebay bucks?

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I literally just got a 5% ebay bucks offer yesterday... That is how it's going to be done from now on. They will send out ebay bucks offers. Only thing over is the 1% ALL the time, and the 30 days expiration of bucks.

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I do honestly think that one day, sooner rather then later, eBay will see how they self doomed with all of those nonsense and MP system, and some great new points will be earned through buying/selling, maybe even gift cards.

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Definitely sucks. I felt like eBay bucks helped keep buyers on the website.

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but you did not answer my question,how does one get ebay bucks if not from buying something on Ebay.
Ebay bucks help,between ebay bucks and point from cc,you can lower the cost of your purchase.

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yes,if an item is offered on both AMZN and EBAY FOR THe same price and free shipping,EBay wins with Ebay bucks offer

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I'm not even sure what you are asking anymore. Please reread everything I've said.

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Except the fact that you can get it from amazon same day, next day, or 2-3 days, with free shipping, while ebay can take a week with free shipping.

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thats fine with me,depends on what the item is and how soon do I need it.

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so, do you understand yet?

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Goodbye to an easy $2,000 a year I earned from this. (500 max per quarter)

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You didn't read any of what I said, did you lol.

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please enlighten us on this 5% deal,I dont think I ever see that,
I dont know any way to earn Ebay bucks but to buy something on Ebay which qualify,?
as to what 1% means,it could mean a lot to those who buys a lot of items on Ebay or buy big ticket items.
Some buyers buy antique watches paying anywhere FROM $1K to $25K.
That 1% comes to $1k if you buy $100,000 worth of watches.

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I cant believe I am engaging with you but....... It is the promotional offers they send. Seems every month they send a 5% ebay bucks, etc. Sometimes $5.00 or $10 off a certain type and price order.

The 1% was irrelevant.

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I have received like $5 to spend on Ebay when I open a new account,other than that,my old accounts never get any offer and I have been active on Ebay since 1990s

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1% is not irrelevant,I will say that 5% deal is,if I buy $100,000 worth of high end watches on EBAY each month,I get $1k,how much do you get with your 5% deal?
A T shirt?? made in Kuwait?

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You are proving yourself extremely ignorant about ebay bucks like you do most things.

on 5% ebay bucks...... I get 5%

5% BACK is better than 1% back. It is exactly 5x better than 1% back.

Do you need a calculator?

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I guess you dont open messages, look at your offers.... Or maybe, ebay simply dislikes you like many of us here. :juggle:

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dont waste your time liking or disliking anyone in cyberspace !
what a loser !!!!!!
5% to buy what?

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So you are saying 1% ebay bucks is better than 5% ebay bucks?

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you?

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I literally have no idea where you are going with any of this anymore. Either you're confused, me and yankee are. I'm going with the former tho.

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1% of 100,000 is $1000,5% of $5000 is $250.
Think big,and you make dollars,think small,you make pennies,unless you are making Turkish lira or Argentina peso.
well,I just checked my Ebay messages,lots of messages coming from sellers whose items I browsed,they are offering x% discount,Oh,EBAY offers statement credit of $50 if I open a credit card with them,no thanks.
I get $300 from other credit card issuers ,so why bother with Ebay offer

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Big money changes hands on EBAY,you just have to know what and where to look for them,antique watches sold on Ebay can be resold for 3-5 times the price you paid for.
A $5K watch you find on EBAY,could fetch you $15K in an auction.
A rare print found on Ebay,could be sold for 6 figures.
I just laugh when I read some of you think Ebay is toast !

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Let me chime in since I cleaned up really good with the old eBay bucks :(.

First, it looks like eBay sent out two separate messages with respect to eBay bucks. Some accounts got the message with an indication that they would still get special eBay bucks offers periodically while other accounts got a message saying eBay bucks is going away period.

Second, let's see how often we will get these special eBay bucks offers. It may end up that a standard 1% on all purchases wins out over time (my bet is on this).

An example: If i spend $20,000 on eBay every month then I get the max $500 every quarter using the standard 1%. The periodic 5% offers means you need to spend $10,000 within those 5% windows. From past experience these used to be 1 or 2 day time frame and sent about 3 to 4 times in 1 quarter. You also need availability of the right inventory during that window to buy.

We will see how this plays out but again, my bet is that the old flat 1% wins out, even without the bonus bucks they offered then.

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If you're spending $20,000 a month on ebay, i REALLY don't think you'd care much about some 1% cash back, that can only be used on ebay. I really hope you'd have a nice big fat credit card with MUCH better rewards than a lousy 1% back. Yeah, if you're spending a quarter of a million a year just on ebay alone, you'll get a nice $2400 back. A whopping $6 a day. yay. You can go buy that starbucks coffee every morning now.

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I read all of what you said, and not sure how any of it refutes what I said, regarding my particular situation.

I buy shiit when I need it, not when I might all of a sudden get a 5% offer. I mean, I'm sure I can just buy a shiit ton on the days I get the 5% and max it out like that, but that seems like a lot of work for my sorry ass.

Which, I guess if I want the free $2k/year, then I'll HAVE to. :lol:

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Ummmm, the 1% adds to your credit card cash back. In my case, it was 1% from ebay + 2.5% from card = 3.5% total.

And regarding your 2400 number, $2,000 is the max you can earn per year. $500 every quarter.

(it used to be 2% which was awesome)

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And I know it's very rare for me to take up for agent, but different people are receiving different emails. Some people are seeing the bit about 5% bonus bucks, and some are not. I guess that's where this confusion is coming from.

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How in the world did you earn 2k per year from "ebay bucks"? I used to hear about ebay bucks, but never paid them any mind.

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It's very simple. Spend $200,000 per year. ($50,000 per quarter, since it maxes out at 500/quarter)

200,000 x 0.01 = 2,000

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The second someone shares a screen shot of the email that says ebay bucks are no more, than I will change my tune. Until then, everyone is full of it. :)

And fine, not $2400. $2000. A whopping $5 a day, and they throw in some change.

Tho why you wouldn't have multiple buying accounts, is beyond me.

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They were giving out the 5% offers all the time. Or 8% offers. Even if you buy **** when you need it, you'll still probably be hitting those 5% offers, or even trying to maybe time it out better and buying a lot on those days. Do you really believe you couldn't make more from the 5-8% random offers, than the 1% daily ones? Really think about it. Most of my ebay bucks came from those offers. the 1% meant jack **** to me. It was just there. You'll reach the $2k a year easily. Literally just need to spend $30-40k during those windows, and you'd hit the limit, compared to your $200,000. And you could then spread it out over multiple buying accounts. I have 4 buyers accounts. Each one of them received the same email that ebay bucks are sticking around. Not once have I see the email, or anyone show proof of the email, that says no more ebay bucks period.