Remember when? I miss eBay bucks!

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Aspie_Rocco
Aspie_Rocco Posts: 3,872 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I was thinking earlier this week about how cool the eBay bucks system was. It was such a fun way to build up discounts when buying stuff from sellers on eBay.
It made for a lot of conversation and excitement at times. I even remember threads posted here alerting folks to new (at the time) eBay bucks offers. It was a bummer to see it fade away. I forgot it ended in 2022/2023, I thought it died out before then.
The best current equivalent is getting 1% back on all eBay purchases through Acorns. It just is not the same though.


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  • pcgsregistrycollector
    pcgsregistrycollector Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sucks. I feel like whatnot has a similar thing with whatnot credit, but it definitely isn't the same.

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  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    gone but not forgotten

    got a lot of gold around melt using that

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  • pcgsregistrycollector
    pcgsregistrycollector Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    We should make a petition to revive ebay bucks

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  • blitzdude
    blitzdude Posts: 7,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MsMorrisine said:
    gone but not forgotten

    got a lot of gold around melt using that

    Ditto! Even accumulated the gutter metal that way. RGDS!!

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  • cheezhed
    cheezhed Posts: 6,405 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sure was nice.

    Many happy BST transactions
  • jakeblue
    jakeblue Posts: 339 ✭✭✭
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    Anybody remember the Microsoft, was it called payback? My way back memory falters on the name. Around early 2000’s. It was a program that paid back directly to you anywhere from 10 to at least 30 percent from a purchase on eBay. It was limited per account, but it was still awesome. I bought some CC gold and Morgans. It was a heck of a deal.

    Boom...we win.

  • Aspie_Rocco
    Aspie_Rocco Posts: 3,872 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That does sound like a great program, I had not heard of that previously.

    @jakeblue said:
    Anybody remember the Microsoft, was it called payback? My way back memory falters on the name. Around early 2000’s. It was a program that paid back directly to you anywhere from 10 to at least 30 percent from a purchase on eBay. It was limited per account, but it was still awesome. I bought some CC gold and Morgans. It was a heck of a deal.

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  • U1chicago
    U1chicago Posts: 6,993 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 11, 2025 7:47PM
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    eBay bucks was a nice program and the bonus offers were fun, especially when they popped up just as I was debating a coin (and they helped seal the deal). Credit card rewards are something that you can still use (certain cards have 2% or 3% back consistently and Chase has a card that gives you 5% on PayPal purchases one quarter each year). Just make sure you pay off the card in this case; otherwise the interest is much higher than any reward earned.

  • jwitten
    jwitten Posts: 5,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I believe ending eBay bucks helped me end my buying and selling days. Kroger used to offer fuel points for eBay gift card purchases too. I would buy thousands of dollars worth of eBay gift cards, buy gold coins with them, resell what I could (some for not much over what I paid) and get tons in free gas and free eBay bucks that way. I would try to make a little on my sales too but the free gas and eBay bucks each month added up, as well as 2% cash back with my credit card.

  • TomB
    TomB Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ebay bucks was great, but what I really miss is the Bing program from around 2008. My gosh, did I ever load up on gold at around 20-30% under its then-bullion value!

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  • Aotearoa
    Aotearoa Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yep. All the junk gold I own (not a lot) was purchased because eBay Bucks made it irresistible. Haven’t bought a coin on eBay for ages.

    Smitten with DBLCs.

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ebay also used to throw around $5 certificates, not valid on coins, of course. But enterprising people would list silver in non-coin categories so that it could be used to buy free silver.

  • SoCalBigMark
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    It would tip the scales from buying the same item from Amazon.

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