eBay bucks program change

[Snapolit1]

Be interesting to see if the eBay Bucks program goes away or is severely curtailed.

[Cozumeleno]

Whenever someone says they have 'exciting changes' for you, that's code for 'You're not going to be happy with this.'

I'm somewhat curious about earning them as a seller. I don't sell a ton on eBay but I'll be interested to read more about that. Although, even there it says 'occasional' opportunities. I'm wondering if they'll limit it to special items when they're trying to have a sale on certain things (i.e. sell your iPhone 5 on eBay and earn 1%). Hooray.

[D. Bergin]

Whenever Ebay gets "excited" about something, you know bad news is sure to follow.

[jb217676]

Lots of complaining around here! Nobody spoke up when ebay cancelled the ebay bucks program for Canadians. At least you still have 1%!

[Exhibitman]

eBay buyers remember this sound: squeal!!!

[h2oya311]

I'm not surprised eBay is cutting the regular program from 2 to 1%. They certainly have been ramping up the promotional eBay bucks programs lately. For instance, I can get 2% regularly (currently), but then they'll do a "flash sale" with 8% eBay Bucks for 1-2 day periods on orders of $50 or more. These come up at least once a month. The 2% is an after-thought. The 8% usually sparks activity.

I was wondering recently if these type of eBay promotions + the 1-5% you can get back from eBates might be impacting the price of cards upwards. A simple VCP pricing model simply can't adjust for these mid-month perks that aren't reflected in the price. A card that is purchased for $1,100 on eBay is really worth only $1,000 when a person can get $100 back from eBay Bucks + eBates. As a seller, I hope my listings are ending on the day that the 8% promotion takes place! It also pushes me to consider doing more fixed price listings (and not auction listings) so I can take advantage of these flash sales when they pop up.

Anyway, yes, disappointed about the decrease from 2 to 1%, but I suspect we may simply see more flash sales and/or seller promotions to increase buying activity at the whim of eBay.

[buymycards]

I have been a buyer and seller on eBay since 1998 and I have never been offered a flash sale or any type of incentive other than regular ebay bucks.

[SMPEP]

I bet the days of the 8% (or even 10%) ebucks are also over. Bet the knew "big incentive" will be 2-4%. Just glad I took advantage of the last 8% deal offered to me a couple days before this announcement! Might be my last one.

Cheers,
Patrick

[rsdill2]

Originally Posted by buymycards

I have been a buyer and seller on eBay since 1998 and I have never been offered a flash sale or any type of incentive other than regular ebay bucks.

Check your account settings. Also, I don't always get an e-mail but sometimes I notice the promotion on eBay's homepage in one of the image windows.

From the ebay website FAQ:

How do I know if I am signed up to receive emails from eBay Bucks?
To check that you're signed up to receive emails from eBay Bucks, follow these steps:
Log in to your account and go to My eBay
Click on the Account tab
Select Communication Preferences
Scroll down to Promotions and Surveys and click Show
Select General Email Promotions and click Save
By signing up for general email promotions, you will receive emails from eBay Bucks.

[Jobu]

Did you check the box to receive promotions from Ebay (or some similar language)?

Originally Posted by buymycards

I have been a buyer and seller on eBay since 1998 and I have never been offered a flash sale or any type of incentive other than regular ebay bucks.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by buymycards

I have been a buyer and seller on eBay since 1998 and I have never been offered a flash sale or any type of incentive other than regular ebay bucks.

Need to check you ebay subscriptions. Once I signed up for promotional emails over the summer they basically came all the time. Maybe once every 2 weeks.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Another 10% eBay Bucks Day!

Today and Tomorrow.

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Another 10% eBay Bucks Day!

Today and Tomorrow.

Me too

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Another 10% eBay Bucks Day!

Today and Tomorrow.

15 years and 100% feedback and Ebay can't send me one bucks offer since it's inception.

...and yes I have checked my settings and called Ebay 3 times to get the runaround on it.

The answer is simply..."we have no competition so run like a ship with no rudder and a hole in the hull." (maybe that's just what I hear, lol)