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eBay rewards: for hobby heavyweights only

TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,710 ✭✭✭
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Dear Geordie,

We’re writing to let you know about upcoming changes to the eBay Bucks Rewards Program. In order to continue offering meaningful benefits, we regularly look at the program’s performance to learn where changes are necessary. As a result of our latest program review, the eBay Bucks Certificates to be issued for the quarter ending December 31, 2013, will be the last sent for Rewards that total less than $5.00.

Effective January 1, 2014, program members must earn a minimum of $5.00 in eBay Bucks during a quarterly Earn Period in order to receive a Certificate at the end of the period. Quarterly balances below the $5.00 threshold will be forfeited.

Also effective January 1, 2014, purchases from eBay Motors Parts & Accessories will not be eligible for Rewards.

To learn more about these changes, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page, and review the updated eBay Bucks Terms & Conditions.

As always, please know that we appreciate your eBay Bucks membership, and look forward to rewarding your participation with significant benefits.

Sincerely,

eBay Bucks Team

That means I will no longer have $1-3 to spend every 3 months.

Damn you, eBay. Damn you to hell!

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Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie

Comments

  • mrmoparmrmopar Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭✭
    I wish I got a message like that, because it would mean that i had been successful in reducing my buying! I like the bucks program, but i need to stop buying in general! Too much good stuff though...
    I collect Steve Garvey, Dodgers and signed cards. Collector since 1978.
  • addicted2ebayaddicted2ebay Posts: 2,096 ✭✭✭✭
    A friend of mine who buys/sells car parts is pretty miffed about this. image
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    At least I get to keep my $4.37 this time around
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    They could at least hold the points for you until you hit five bucks, and then give you a certificate after that.
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>They could at least hold the points for you until you hit five bucks, and then give you a certificate after that. >>



    Exactly. Lame change to save a few bucks.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • sportscardstopsportscardstop Posts: 530 ✭✭✭
    They are saving more than a few bucks by changing the program. I don't have an issue with it, and I earned over $5 only once. Programs like EBay bucks are meant to reward people who spend a good amount of money on EBay. Just like how they give sellers discounts when they meet a certain volume. Any good business rewards their best customers in some way.

    I believe you have to spend $250 over 3 months to hit $5. That is far from being considered a heavyweight.
  • MiniDuffMiniDuff Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭
    It is not customer friendly, but to say the threshold to be a heavyweight is to spend $83.33 a month is quite a bit of an overstatement imo.
    1975 Mini Collector
    ebay id Duffs_Dugout
    My Ebay Auctions
  • pdub1819pdub1819 Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭✭
    I received the same email.
    I'm ok with it, either I'll spend enough over the buying period or I won't.
    This last buying period I spent enough.

    Does anyone think that eBay had some type of survey they sent out beforehand?

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204

  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    thinking back to when there was no eBay Bucks & people didn't need to be incentivized to buy.

    it was so.......beautiful.
  • MauriceMaurice Posts: 1,136
    The average price of a Big Mac in the US is $4.56
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm looking forward to triple ebay bucks day...usually they offer that at very end of quarter to ramp up spending, LOL..


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>"DAMN, DAMN...DAMN!!!"

    -Florida Evans


    I wish ebay would realize that we're not all oil sheiks and corporate barons. >>



    Well, last I heard Doug was outbidding the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, so speak for yourself..


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • MauriceMaurice Posts: 1,136


    << <i>I'm looking forward to triple ebay bucks day...usually they offer that at very end of quarter to ramp up spending, LOL.. >>



    I liked that Bing search offer they had a few years ago. If I recall correctly, you could get back 35% with BINs.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I'm looking forward to triple ebay bucks day...usually they offer that at very end of quarter to ramp up spending, LOL.. >>



    I liked that Bing search offer they had a few years ago. If I recall correctly, you could get back 35% with BINs. >>



    Those were good times indeed! You could piggyback the Ebay Crumbs cash back on that BIN too.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>They could at least hold the points for you until you hit five bucks, and then give you a certificate after that. >>



    Exactly. Lame change to save a few bucks. >>



    +1
  • Wolfgang427Wolfgang427 Posts: 412 ✭✭
    eBay = We've been nickel and diming the sellers to death, now let's nickel and dime the buyers to death too image
  • kwtozkwtoz Posts: 352 ✭✭


    << <i>eBay = We've been nickel and diming the sellers to death, now let's nickel and dime the buyers to death too image >>



    Hopefully, ebay won't fix (or find) the ebucks "bug". Users get ebucks for ebucks purchases. If you use $100 ebucks, your account gets credited with $2 ebucks for the next redemption period. I don't think this is intentional.
    Kevin Thomas
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