I have solved one of the great mysteries of life:

[ohgillian]

Why people on ebay will pay more than face value for a gift card or coupon. It's because they are using their ebay bucks, which expire anyway if you don't use them, so you may as well spend them on something you really can use. 

Am I the only one who ever wondered this? No one?


[crickets]

Oh well.  

[ssmjlm]

I have no idea what ebay bucks are. I may even have some and not know it.

[simpsongal]

I think you're one of the only people left using ebay....

[hermione]

That does make sense.

I've never heard of eBay bucks but I still use eBay. I think a lot of people do actually.

[countthestars]

I'm selling stuff on ebay right now - I love it!

I don't know what ebay bucks are but that makes total sense now about the GCs.

[water*drop]

I use ebay all the time! I didn't know about ebay bucks, though, so thanks for this post!

[whitepicketfence]

Oct 27, 2014 8:16:46 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

I think you're one of the only people left using ebay....

Huh? I use eBay all the time!

eBay bucks are awesome

[leonard131]

Oct 27, 2014 8:16:46 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

I think you're one of the only people left using ebay....

I am with you....... I never use ebay.  I am too impatient.  I want things now and I don't want to pay shipping . :-)

[bowies]

I still use eBay! I've never had any luck selling on apps like thredup.

[simpsongal]

Huh, I guess I've learned that people are still using ebay.... I'll go there if I have nowhere else to turn. But I wasted so much time on ebay 10 years ago; bidding on stuff that went to other people at the last minute

[sent]

The last time I had eBay bucks, I bought my dad cartridges for his water filtration system. Fun stuff.

I still use eBay but usually for the non-bidding stuff. For some items I use at the office, I can't buy them online anywhere else. You have to call a rep during business hours and then wait for him to call back, wait for him to research some mystery price and then offer a "best price" and so on. Nope, the "Buy Now" button on eBay during a 1 am MOTN is much simpler.

[mellimel19]

ooh that makes sense! I've also always wondered why people would pay more than face value on a gift card!
Oh and I use ebay all the time! That's where I buy all of DD's fancier clothes that I think are too expensive even when they're on sale lol

[kershnic]

I've rediscovered eBay since baby clothes. Our Halloween costumes came from there. Never heard of eBay bucks, but I would have been confused by the same thing as you so you've provably saved me future wondering!

[ohgillian]

To see your ebay bucks balance that is available to spend now (not the amount you've earned but hasn't been issued yet), go here: ebay.to/1DkHtz6 and look down on the bottom right where it says "Spend your certificate!" (I'm assuming that if you don't have any, you won't see that box, but I don't actually know.)

ssmjlm, hermione, countthestars, water*drop, kershnic

(I hope that link works now that I've tagged a billion people, lol)

[SKP82]

Oct 27, 2014 9:41:00 GMT -5 sent said:

The last time I had eBay bucks, I bought my dad cartridges for his water filtration system. Fun stuff.

I still use eBay but usually for the non-bidding stuff. For some items I use at the office, I can't buy them online anywhere else. You have to call a rep during business hours and then wait for him to call back, wait for him to research some mystery price and then offer a "best price" and so on. Nope, the "Buy Now" button on eBay during a 1 am MOTN is much simpler.

This is ridiculous. You need a new office supply vendor.

[stacyb1983]

I always figured it was for money laundering. Just kidding, I didn't even know this was a thing.

[sent]

Oct 27, 2014 10:49:40 GMT -5 SKP82 said:

Oct 27, 2014 9:41:00 GMT -5 sent said:

The last time I had eBay bucks, I bought my dad cartridges for his water filtration system. Fun stuff.

I still use eBay but usually for the non-bidding stuff. For some items I use at the office, I can't buy them online anywhere else. You have to call a rep during business hours and then wait for him to call back, wait for him to research some mystery price and then offer a "best price" and so on. Nope, the "Buy Now" button on eBay during a 1 am MOTN is much simpler.

This is ridiculous. You need a new office supply vendor.

I'm not buying office supplies like paper clips, I'm buying boring dental supplies like wax. 

[ohgillian]

Oct 27, 2014 10:53:10 GMT -5 sent said:

Oct 27, 2014 10:49:40 GMT -5 SKP82 said:

This is ridiculous. You need a new office supply vendor.

I'm not buying office supplies like paper clips, I'm buying boring dental supplies like wax. 

That sounds like how we have to book travel at work. I would really rather just go on southwest.com and consider it done.

[aspentosh]

I use ebay regularly. At least to check and see if I can find things cheaper. Buy it now with free shipping = the best.

No idea about Ebay Bucks though!

[SKP82]

Oct 27, 2014 10:53:10 GMT -5 sent said:

Oct 27, 2014 10:49:40 GMT -5 SKP82 said:

This is ridiculous. You need a new office supply vendor.

I'm not buying office supplies like paper clips, I'm buying boring dental supplies like wax. 

Ah. Well, that makes more sense.

[Deleted]

You have to sign up for eBay bucks and I believe it is like ebates... I just signed up.

[ohgillian]

Oct 27, 2014 11:46:28 GMT -5 MittenState said:

You have to sign up for eBay bucks and I believe it is like ebates... I just signed up.

I had no idea you had to sign up. I guess I did that at some point?