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The Offer
eBay is sending some users the following offer:
- Get 10% in eBay Bucks on purchases made in-app of $25+
- Get 6% in eBay Bucks on purchases made online of $25+
The Fine Print
- Only invited, registered eBay Bucks participants who receive the promotional offer from eBay in My Messages are eligible. Sorry, no forwarding—the offer is not transferable.
- The Promotion starts at 5:00AM PT on February 25, 2019 and ends at 11:59PM PT on February 26, 2019 (the “Promotion Period”).
- The Promotion applies to any qualifying items purchased during the Promotion Period that meet the minimum purchase requirement.
- You must activate the offer to qualify.
- Qualifying items exclude all items in the following categories: Classifieds; Business & Industrial, but only for Heavy Equipment within that category; Real Estate; Gift Cards & Coupons, including eBay Gift Cards, Gift Cards, and Digital Gifts within that category; Bullion within the Coins & Paper category; and all categories in Motors, except Parts & Accessories.
- Rewards are capped at $100 per transaction and $500 per Earn Period. See eBay Bucks Terms & Conditions for other program restrictions.
- Purchases must be completed during the Promotion Period and paid for before the Promotion ends.
- eBay reserves the right to cancel, amend, or revoke the Promotion at any time.
Our Verdict
10% is sweet. It likely won’t stack with a portal, though, since it needs to be an app purchase. I’m usually targeted for Bucks offers, but not this one.
As other comments have mentioned, some phone app portals (Ibotta, Ebates, etc.) work together with the app bonus. Would just like to add another portal that should work: Drop. Almost always 1.5% for eBay.
Maybe a silly question, but can you then turn around and use the ebay bucks to purchase gift cards?
Yes, I believe that still works.
Not eBay gift cards, meaning you can’t bank the bucks. You have to use them on something during the period, and generally eBay bucks promotion don’t occur during the bucks redemption period.
Yes, just did that a few weeks ago.
No luck this time.
Was targeted for a 8% ebucks promo a few days ago (didn’t use it)
Still waiting on a 10-20% off coupon.
how often do they come? havent seen one in a while? doc you know the cycle when these coupons come?
Usually at the end of the month and or/quarter. Let’s hope for one on the 28th.
Same. Seems like it’s been a while.
Just FYI… ibotta usually stacks with bucks offers…
So will ebates app.
Must one complete the purchase from within the eBay web page hosted inside the ebates app, or can one then open the eBay app and complete the purchase that way? I ask because if you must use the hosted eBay web-page from within the ebates app, I would think the eBay Bucks would track as “online” and not “in-app” since that’s really what it is (or so it appears).
I have the ebay app on my phone so when it opens the mobile page, it asks if I want to view in app, which I do and I see ebates at top left (on ios) like I do when I click through ibotta.
One note is that ebates has select categories that that are strict on for ebay while ibotta seems to be a little more generous on what they count as qualifying.
Interesting, thanks
Correct, it’s always worked for me.