eBay Bucks are back?

[jayshum]

Has anyone heard anything about 1% eBay Bucks being awarded on all purchases again? I didn't receive any email about being eligible for a special eBay Bucks offer, but any listing I look at this morning shows that I will earn 1% in eBay Bucks.

[hcv123]

I am seeing what you are in listings - bucks attached!

[Yoda]

Decent vintage cards on Ebay have dried up with the departure of PWCC who seemed to drag nearly all their consignors with them and seem to be doing fine with their new platform. But a couple of Ebay bucks is hardly going to make up for PWCC's exit.

[Exhibitman]

John, I think vintage has dried up because (1) with all of the eBay fees and games (like charging a transaction fee on shipping and sales tax) it is close to the same price to consign to an AH without the eBay headaches, (2) as prices seemingly go up every week it makes sense for part-timers on eBay to hold their cards unless/until they need the cash flow, and (2) it is impossible to replace graded inventory with any expediency owing to the cost and backlogs at the TPGs.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Decent vintage cards on Ebay have dried up with the departure of PWCC who seemed to drag nearly all their consignors with them and seem to be doing fine with their new platform. But a couple of Ebay bucks is hardly going to make up for PWCC's exit.

Not sure how fine they are doing. While looking up cards in VCP I keep casually coming across sales from the new platform and they are consistently not what they used to be.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

John, I think vintage has dried up because (1) with all of the eBay fees and games (like charging a transaction fee on shipping and sales tax) it is close to the same price to consign to an AH without the eBay headaches, (2) as prices seemingly go up every week it makes sense for part-timers on eBay to hold their cards unless/until they need the cash flow, and (2) it is impossible to replace graded inventory with any expediency owing to the cost and backlogs at the TPGs.

+1 agree

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

John, I think vintage has dried up because (1) with all of the eBay fees and games (like charging a transaction fee on shipping and sales tax) it is close to the same price to consign to an AH without the eBay headaches, (2) as prices seemingly go up every week it makes sense for part-timers on eBay to hold their cards unless/until they need the cash flow, and (2) it is impossible to replace graded inventory with any expediency owing to the cost and backlogs at the TPGs.

Spot on.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Yup. ebay is an absolute wasteland for vintage now. So many pages of "auctions" with a minimum bid 3x what anyone would pay 🙃

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

pages of "auctions" with a minimum bid 3x what anyone would pay ��

Those are wife listings: wife says I have to sell some stuff but I don't want to so I will list it at 3x market and then tell her it is listed and waiting for a buyer. I keep my cards, she STFU, peace in my house.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Those are wife listings: wife says I have to sell some stuff but I don't want to so I will list it at 3x market and then tell her it is listed and waiting for a buyer. I keep my cards, she STFU, peace in my house.

Lol, I never thought of it that way.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Those are wife listings: wife says I have to sell some stuff but I don't want to so I will list it at 3x market and then tell her it is listed and waiting for a buyer. I keep my cards, she STFU, peace in my house.

Funny and clever

But definitely funny

Regardless those eBaybucks for most of us do not add up and selling on eBay as others mentioned has gotten so expensive

[mainemule]

Does anyone think EBAY messed up somehow with this as the calendar turned to 2022? I did not earn 1% on a later calendar 2021 purchase but I see that I could earn 1% on items now. I have not purchased anything today. It just seems really weird that suddenly 1% is back.

They terminated the 1% program last year (March 2021).

https://pages.ebay.com/rewards/faq.html

[mainemule]

Scanning EBAY "Community" there seem to be folks who did actually receive this 1% but I have found nothing official that this has been reinstated.

[brianp-beme]

I won an auction today for $10, and 10 cents worth of Ebay bucks has been added to my account.

Brian

[albrshbr]

I got 8% eBay Bucks for a few days last week, but no notice of the 1% coming back

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Those are wife listings: wife says I have to sell some stuff but I don't want to so I will list it at 3x market and then tell her it is listed and waiting for a buyer. I keep my cards, she STFU, peace in my house.

That explains the 3x. What about the 5x through 10x listings on commodity cards?

[JollyElm]

Yeah, I got one-percented as well today.

[jayshum]

Looks like it was a mistake or just a 1-day event. Today, nothing is shown about eBay Bucks on any of the listings I look at.

[theuclakid]

I purchased a card today and received a 1% credit to my ebay bucks account

[sb1]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Looks like it was a mistake or just a 1-day event. Today, nothing is shown about eBay Bucks on any of the listings I look at.

Normally they email you about the offer and you have to accept it. You might try looking thru you ebay messages.

[ngrow9]

I received 1% eBay bucks for a purchase this morning, but not one made this afternoon. I'd noticed they'd added it to some listings scheduled to close on New Year's Day sometime last week, so I'm guessing it was just an automatic, one-day promotion.

[phlflyer1]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Those are wife listings: wife says I have to sell some stuff but I don't want to so I will list it at 3x market and then tell her it is listed and waiting for a buyer. I keep my cards, she STFU, peace in my house.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

That explains the 3x. What about the 5x through 10x listings on commodity cards?

The 5x and 10x listings must be for those sellers that need to cover the mistress as well

[profholt82]

For Chase Freedom card holders, they have a 5% cash back promotion on ebay purchases for the entire first quarter of 2022. So it goes through March 31. I believe it is only good on the Freedom Flex or the original Freedom, not the Freedom Unlimited.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Got my January ebay "bucks" certificate today" - $3.50.

Spent $8K in the last quarter, got $3.50!!!!! At the old 2% level I would have had $160.00, which would have meant a decent card for free. Not to mention if I had a few 5% or 10% bonuses, which did prompt me to spend even more in the past.

eBay bucks are a HUGH DISAPPOINTMENT. Not easy to take something away that you are used to getting for years. i hope card shows return as I'm very disappointed in the online purchasing options.