Since eBay revamped their gift card system so that the partially-used eBay gift cards are tied to the eBay account instead of the Paypal account, it got increasingly difficult to track partially-used gift cards. There used to be a Paypal link that had all the information, but that link doesn’t work for recent gift cards.
The biggest problem arises – one I hear time and again – when someone gets a refund to an eBay gift card and they already threw out the gift card and have no idea what the code is. The only option then is to go down the rabbit hole of eBay/Paypal customer service, though it’s best to preempt the entire issue and track your eBay gift cards studiously.
The good news is that I’m now seeing a new feature on eBay where all partially-used eBay gift cards show immediately at checkout, even without logging into Paypal at all. To actually use the gift card you’ll have to login to Paypal, but the info shows regardless.
I knew about the $3 eBay gift card balance, but had no idea I still had a $4.09 card and a $.98 card!
This is extremely helpful and long overdue. I hope this feature will work in the case of refunds as well, which would help many people.
