Ebay Bucks

tfm · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: Ebay Bucks

Anyone else get of of these offers from ebay?

"Earn 2% back of qualifying ebay purchases."
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Mars · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject:

Nope have not heard anything about Ebay bucks.

beasterbrook · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:51 pm Post subject:

me either..

Mark and I are of course not in the US...

and now I have to google the thing to see what it is... Wink

Brette:)

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EBay to test eBay Bucks shopping rewards program
By RACHEL METZ – 8 hours ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site.

On Wednesday, eBay Inc. launched a "beta" test version of eBay Bucks, a program that lets participants earn a 2 percent reward on certain items they buy through the site and pay for using eBay's online payment service, PayPal. Rewards come quarterly as gift certificates, which can be used to buy other items through eBay within 30 days.

Unlike many other "beta" tests, this one is open by invitation only; eBay is randomly selecting buyers to enroll. Kurt Apen, head of eBay's loyalty marketing team, said the company will likely expand the program to everyone over the next several months.

The arrival of eBay Bucks marks the company's latest customer-retention move — something the company is focusing on as works to improve its online marketplace, at a time when consumers also have cut back on spending because of the dismal economy.

Other efforts eBay has undertaken include distributing coupons to users and offering discounts on referrals from Microsoft Corp.'s Live Search site.

Program participants will be able to earn up to $200 in eBay Bucks per item purchased on eBay and up to $500 per quarter. Because the reward rate is 2 percent, a $100 cell phone would earn $2 eBay Bucks, translating to $2 in gift certificates at the end of the quarter.

Apen said eBay Bucks users will be able to collect rewards on most types of items sold on the site, but real estate and many items sold through eBay Motors will be ineligible.

EBay, based in San Jose, Calif., initially tested eBay Bucks as a smaller pilot program last year. Changes since then include making it easier for users to redeem their rewards and allowing them to spread them out over various transactions.

scribe · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:58 am Post subject:

Ebay has been hurting for a while. I don't know why. They don't actually sell any of the merchandise they tack fees on to. They don't really have much in the line of over-sight and customer service.

Basically, taking money for nothing just isn't profitable in today's economy.....
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tfm · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:14 am Post subject:

They pissed me off so bad that I hardly spend anything with them anymore. I wrote their CEO and didn't get a reply. Whenever I get screwed by a company, I always go to the top. I've written some of the biggest CEOs in the country. Ebay was the first CEO to shitcan my letter. I'm spending my collecting dollar in other places now. Ebay isn't the collecting vehicle it was five years ago. I can't imagine being a seller who was dependent upon ebay for my livelihood. There are more hoops in place now than ever. Case in point is the new star rating system. If a seller's rating dips below 4.1, they can't list anything anymore. Add to that the feedback system which is a joke. They had a good thing going and screwed it up. Unfortunately, there are plenty examples of that phenomenon.
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