13% ebay Bucks in App

[wharfrat7624]

Just received - ebay upping the ante...


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[wharfrat7624]

Sorry I clicked on it so fast I neglected to read the fine details...


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[jetscollector10]

what are the issues/limitations?

[KhalDrogo]

Ends Thursday night, $25 minimum.

[Einstein43]

Must spend 25 or more

[baseballguy350]

Targeted?

[KhalDrogo]

I’m guessing there’s a 15%+ coupon before the month ends.

[ALBASKETBALL]

Received. Thanks for the heads up

[pewe]

I’m guessing there’s a 15%+ coupon before the month ends.



I hope so, as I maxed my eBucks for the quarter

So waiting now :)


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[mouschi]

thank you sir!

[packman80]

Once again ebay hates me and don't get any ebay bucks offer. Ebay can take a long walk off short pier.

[luckyduck]

I’m guessing there’s a 15%+ coupon before the month ends.

I was just about to make a joke about how we're never getting a coupon again, but I suspect you're the one who's actually right.

[baseballguy350]

Must be targeted. I refreshed and reinstalled the app and tried on the web.

Of course the $300 purchase sitting in my cart from Sunday probably has something to do with it.

[Ewing8888]

Awesome, just in time for a Mahomes I been eyeing

[premium1981]

Good timing. I just snagged $475 worth of supplies. I had them in my cart hoping for a special of some sort.

[tier1dc]

got offer in the app, not on web.

[thepointguard10]

Yeah, no ebay bucks offer for me. yay.

[ClevelandIC]

Sweet! Bauer US213 Gold PSA 10 for $33.49 and $3.90 back!

[IgnatiusJReilly]

What’s the max for a single purchase? I think it’s usually $100 and rewards are capped at $250 for a single period, but I forget.




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[BlowoutBuzz]

Yeah, no ebay bucks offer for me. yay.

Always have to make sure you have the newest version of the app. It sometimes won't show if you're not upgraded to new.

[Bowman1951]

Always have to make sure you have the newest version of the app. It sometimes won't show if you're not upgraded to new.My apps auto update, still nothing there.

[thepointguard10]

Always have to make sure you have the newest version of the app. It sometimes won't show if you're not upgraded to new.

I just did to make sure (I was up to date), still nothing. I appreciate the thought though!

[shayscards79]

Just got it. Time to do some vintage hunting

[emoticon]

What’s the max for a single purchase? I think it’s usually $100 and rewards are capped at $250 for a single period, but I forget.


Rewards are capped at $100 per transaction and $500 per Earn Period.

[fenwaykid]

Is the sales tax hurting eBay's business - especially with baseball cards? They sell a $100 card they take in $10 in fees and then payout $13 in bucks - that's taking a loss on just about every transaction with this special.

I'm curious - is there some sort of accounting benefit they are taking when they offer these? For example, Q2 ends 6/30 - do they take the benefit in Q2 earnings and then book the loss (bucks) in Q3? Just seems very odd to take a 3% loss on every sale.

[GOWIFB]

Just updated the app and it had me sign back in. I immediately received the offer which showed 13% on the app or 8% on site.

[HarryLime]

Always check to make sure you have yourself set up to receive offers from eBay in your settings. I've had that mysteriously turn off on me before.

If you're still not getting Bucks offers, change your registered email on file. Once I did that I started getting every offer.

Arthur

[mnvikingstwins]

Is the sales tax hurting eBay's business - especially with baseball cards? They sell a $100 card they take in $10 in fees and then payout $13 in bucks - that's taking a loss on just about every transaction with this special.

I'm curious - is there some sort of accounting benefit they are taking when they offer these? For example, Q2 ends 6/30 - do they take the benefit in Q2 earnings and then book the loss (bucks) in Q3? Just seems very odd to take a 3% loss on every sale.

Sales tax is paid by the buyer, don't think ebay is on the hook for that.

[gradedeflator]

Is it one item only? I paid for one item and got 13%, next one (more expensive) is only 1% bucks???

[Tones]

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[anusinha]

The offer activated for me but i didnt get an email, do you need to wait for the email invite?

[Orange October]

Pretty awesome deal. I don't think I remember them ever doing 13% before.

[SupermanBrandon]

Listen I love some eBucks money but I cant wait for that straight % OFF the price, offer.

[fenwaykid]

Sales tax is paid by the buyer, don't think ebay is on the hook for that.

Yes, fully aware from experience! The concern is that buyers are going elsewhere to buy cards and sales volume are shrinking.

[crazy4kinsler]

I got it this time. Yes! However, there is nothing on my watch list that is listed at $25. Got some between $5-$20 and then a couple over $50. About par. Guess I'll go find something.

[Orange October]

I got it this time. Yes! However, there is nothing on my watch list that is listed at $25. Got some between $5-$20 and then a couple over $50. About par. Guess I'll go find something.

I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure you're good as long as everything in the cart adds up to more than $25 (unless I'm confusing this for coupons). You can always check I guess if you go to check out and see how many ebay bucks it has you down for on that purchase before you actually pay just to make sure.

[gradedeflator]

Still frustrated that the 13% applied to my first purchase today but not my second. I’m not close to the $500 rewards cap for the period.

Any ideas on who to contact?

[NHaaland]

Thanks for the heads up on this. I just had a PC item I've been trying to get a hold of come up on my watch list last night. Was able to negotiate with the seller this morning and get $7+ back!

[anusinha]

Seems like you can only use this once

[crazy4kinsler]

Is it for everything in your cart? Or is a $25+ item? Just wanting to clarify.

[dmanrico]

Is the sales tax hurting eBay's business - especially with baseball cards? They sell a $100 card they take in $10 in fees and then payout $13 in bucks - that's taking a loss on just about every transaction with this special.

I'm curious - is there some sort of accounting benefit they are taking when they offer these? For example, Q2 ends 6/30 - do they take the benefit in Q2 earnings and then book the loss (bucks) in Q3? Just seems very odd to take a 3% loss on every sale.

I know the tax has curtailed some of my buying recently. Part of the problem is that it’s an uneven playing field right now. If I pay for 10% more than a different buyer has to pay, that creates a real disincentive to purchase right now.

[dmanrico]

Seems like you can only use this once

I’ve used it once today. If I add a card to my cart and then go to checkout, at the bottom it is still saying the correct 13% eBay bucks. Are you saying the correct amount is not showing up in the eBay bucks account ledger post transaction? This problem does occur sometimes.

[pewe]

I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure you're good as long as everything in the cart adds up to more than $25 (unless I'm confusing this for coupons). You can always check I guess if you go to check out and see how many ebay bucks it has you down for on that purchase before you actually pay just to make sure.

usually it is on a per-item basis, not the total cart :(

[pewe]

Is the sales tax hurting eBay's business - especially with baseball cards? They sell a $100 card they take in $10 in fees and then payout $13 in bucks - that's taking a loss on just about every transaction with this special.

I'm curious - is there some sort of accounting benefit they are taking when they offer these? For example, Q2 ends 6/30 - do they take the benefit in Q2 earnings and then book the loss (bucks) in Q3? Just seems very odd to take a 3% loss on every sale.

Well, they will get some of this back when you use the eBucks in July. So every eBuck $1 you spend in July only goes 90% to the seller, as well. Also, I think the fees are different in different categories, so perhaps on a blended basis they think they will at least break even?

[coachnip13]

Still frustrated that the 13% applied to my first purchase today but not my second. I’m not close to the $500 rewards cap for the period.

Any ideas on who to contact?

eBay would be my first guess.

[gradedeflator]

I’m on phone with eBay now. Not super satisfying. They did say they have a software glitch so even when you see the estimate of how much you are earning in eBay bucks it could be wrong. For example I pointed out that the offer is working for me since I made a purchase this morning and earned 13%, the CS rep informed me I only earned 1% and then told me about the glitch.

[CitizunKane]

Nice. Pulled the trigger on a 1956 Clemente PSA 4 that I've been wanting for a while. The Bucks offer made it all worthwhile.

[gradedeflator]

eBay would be my first guess.

Yeah thanks that goes without saying. I was looking for a best number vs general help desk

[anusinha]

I’ve used it once today. If I add a card to my cart and then go to checkout, at the bottom it is still saying the correct 13% eBay bucks. Are you saying the correct amount is not showing up in the eBay bucks account ledger post transaction? This problem does occur sometimes.

i figured it out, im at the $500 limit

[mfw13]

I've only got one offer this quarter and used the heck out of it. Didn't get this one....

Used to get every offer....

[ClevelandIC]

I was able to use it twice. I had a $50 coupon for ebay supplies and used that. Got 100 mailers, 25 boxes and paid $6.14 including tax. Got $4.16 in ebay bucks back!

[shayscards79]

Nice. Pulled the trigger on a 1956 Clemente PSA 4 that I've been wanting for a while. The Bucks offer made it all worthwhile.

Nice pickup, I just bought a 62 Topps Koufax for $30.

I'd love to buy more if I didn't need to spend $1500 on dental work in two days lol.

Oh well adding more bucks for the looming Ted Williams I'm watching.

[theflushingmets]

That explains why I’ve sold $100 in BIN sales today.

[Bowman1951]

I'm finally in for 13%, yay!!!

[avicke]

I’m on phone with eBay now. Not super satisfying. They did say they have a software glitch so even when you see the estimate of how much you are earning in eBay bucks it could be wrong. For example I pointed out that the offer is working for me since I made a purchase this morning and earned 13%, the CS rep informed me I only earned 1% and then told me about the glitch.

I wonder how far the glitch goes and if they are indeed correct. On my eBay Bucks page, I have 3 separate BIN orders all with the correct 13% off posted to that page...

Either way, the first one was the largest, I will keep an eye on that page and if it corrects itself, the order I'd want it to apply to, did.

[CoolG]

I didn’t get it in my app should I delete and reinstall ?
or what’s the easiest to see if you can still get it
Thx

[avicke]

I didn’t get it in my app should I delete and reinstall ?
or what’s the easiest to see if you can still get it
Thx

Being logged in somewhere and going to ebay.com, or the app front page.

eBay also sends a message to your Messages inbox.

[Bowman1951]

I didn’t get it in my app should I delete and reinstall ?
or what’s the easiest to see if you can still get it
ThxIt seems like they are spaced out in messaging, hopefully you get it soon. Mine was late, I didn't need to update, reinstall or anything of the sort.

[CitizunKane]

I just bought a 62 Topps Koufax for $30.

That's a sweet looking card for $30!

[dmanrico]

i figured it out, im at the $500 limit

Wow. I bow down to your greatness. Already maxed out 4K in purchases within hours of this thing starting? Well done.

[shayscards79]

That's a sweet looking card for $30!

Yeah, it's EX condition. Little bit of a miscut, but sharp none the less.

[bustsomewax]

Tempted to buy a Jumbo box of S2...

[Shadowsonic2004]

Is the sales tax hurting eBay's business - especially with baseball cards? They sell a $100 card they take in $10 in fees and then payout $13 in bucks - that's taking a loss on just about every transaction with this special.

I'm curious - is there some sort of accounting benefit they are taking when they offer these? For example, Q2 ends 6/30 - do they take the benefit in Q2 earnings and then book the loss (bucks) in Q3? Just seems very odd to take a 3% loss on every sale.13% is higher then normal so I'm guessing yes, or at least they may be worried it will. As far as the losing money part. Remember, not everyone is getting the offer and not all who get the offer will use it. I probably won't use it. Also it's capped at $100 so that means everything over $770 is still making them money and let's not forget, people tend to spend MORE per auction then they would have otherwise. A big reason why the 2011 Update Trout went up so much was because ebay was doing promos and ebaybucks all the time for a period.

[IndyKMB]

Dammit eBay ... didn't need to make any more purchases!

[gradedeflator]

I wonder how far the glitch goes and if they are indeed correct. On my eBay Bucks page, I have 3 separate BIN orders all with the correct 13% off posted to that page...

Either way, the first one was the largest, I will keep an eye on that page and if it corrects itself, the order I'd want it to apply to, did.

Yeah honestly I’ve never noticed a discrepancy between what eBay says I will earn and the credit to my eBay bucks reward balance. Haven’t always checked but spot auditing has been mostly consistent. I’m hoping the CS rep misspoke.

[LVDan]

Im not good about following up to make sure I get the right credit.
Any updates on this "glitch" are appreciated before I go off the rails buying.

[anusinha]

Wow. I bow down to your greatness. Already maxed out 4K in purchases within hours of this thing starting? Well done.

For the quarter, not today, lol.

[Bowman1951]

For the quarter, not today, lol.Which is even MORE impressive.....unless you only buy when the Bucks are offered and you get every single one.

[mcgoo2]

I made a purchase with the offer and didn't have any issues with a glitch.

[dmanrico]

For the quarter, not today, lol.

So I didn’t realize this. The $500 eBay bucks is the max per quarter and not per promotion?

[LCM1223]

That explains why I’ve sold $100 in BIN sales today.

Must be nice

[packman80]

Sucks see you can't have a bunch of small purchases that equal $25+ in cart. I had $46 among a few items was only going to give me 46 cents in ebay bucks have to make each item $25+

[JMarchand1981]

Is the sales tax hurting eBay's business - especially with baseball cards? They sell a $100 card they take in $10 in fees and then payout $13 in bucks - that's taking a loss on just about every transaction with this special.

I'm curious - is there some sort of accounting benefit they are taking when they offer these? For example, Q2 ends 6/30 - do they take the benefit in Q2 earnings and then book the loss (bucks) in Q3? Just seems very odd to take a 3% loss on every sale.

They are probably projecting good profit but lackluster revenue. Offer the bucks, boost revenue, even if its at the expense of profit (presuming what I said is correct) and, viola, now you have a good earnings report.

As for the accounting, the bucks are a liability that they have probably accrued for and hung up on their balance sheet. Pull the accrual back to revenue and, viola, balance sheet looks just fine too.