The Offer
eBay sent out a targeted bonus Bucks offers.
- Get 8% back in Bucks on most items purchased on eBay on items of $100 or more
These offers are valid April 20 and April 21, until midnight PT.
It’s important to note that some people are reporting that they see the offer in their eBay Messages but haven’t yet gotten the email.
What to Buy
Lots of popular gift card deals are on sale now, including Exxon, Babies R Us, Barnes & Noble, and CVS. Combining the discount with this Bucks offer can make for quite a deal.
Link to discounted gift card deals
Bear in mind that if you buy multiples of the same item, eBay usually considers it as one to combine and meet the $100 bonus Bucks threshold. Thus, you should earn bonus Bucks if you buy three Exxon gift cards of $46 each, for example.
Also, check out our List of Best Options for Full-Price Gift Cards on eBay for popular full-price gift card options.
Stack the Deal
- Buy discounted gift cards
- Get 10% back in Bucks if you were targeted
- Go through Shopathome for 1.5% and for their $5 promo (it was extended through April, for those who haven’t already maxed out), or use the shopping portal of your choice
- Use up eBay Bucks from last quarter or pay with eBay gift cards purchased at a discount
Gift Card Reselling
- The Babies R Us deal could make sense for reselling purposes. They can be sold for ~80%, a loss of 5%, but you’ll recoup that on the Bucks, portal, etc.
- Exxon is tougher at ~85%
- CVS and Barnes & Noble are probably not worthwhile
Our Verdict
We don’t typically see Bucks offers in April, but they seem to send out occasionally. I’ve always been getting the Bucks offers on the on-months, but I never get these off-month targeted offers. I wonder if they only send these to people who don’t usually get them, or to those who don’t have any Bucks to redeem this month.
HT: reader Steve and Slickdeals
Other eBay/Paypal Posts
- Keeping Track of Gift Card Orders on eBay
- Seven Ways to Purchase eBay Gift Cards at a Discount
- Ebay Bucks, Gift Card Deals, & Timing Your eBay Purchases
- Best Shopping Portal for eBay Purchases
- The Various Levels of Paypal Accounts
- How to See the Available Quantity of eBay Sales
- How to Get Targeted for Bonus eBay Bucks Offers
