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Remember when? I miss eBay bucks!
Aspie_Rocco
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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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Sucks. I feel like whatnot has a similar thing with whatnot credit, but it definitely isn't the same.
God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️
gone but not forgotten
got a lot of gold around melt using that
We should make a petition to revive ebay bucks
God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️
Ditto! Even accumulated the gutter metal that way. RGDS!!
Sure was nice.
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.
That does sound like a great program, I had not heard of that previously.
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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.
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.
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!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
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.
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.
It would tip the scales from buying the same item from Amazon.