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    $15 ebay gift card for only $7!!!!!

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by blaster, Mar 30, 2011.

  1. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    ^^This deal has been pretty much ruined by people acting like "Hoarding Swines". :rolleyes: :mad:

    The deal was solid when it first came out, then people starting creating "multiple groupon accounts" to get themselves "oinkier" with more of the $15 giftcards. People have been signing up for 10 - 50 + accounts. To the point that earlier, you couldn't even go forward with the deal. They are still at it.

    The deal on this is: Limit 1 per person. Limit 1 per order. Valid only on eBay.com in the U.S. Must have a registered eBay and PayPal account.

    I purchased the GC early this morning, and only purchased 1. I am still waiting on my e-mail confirmation, etc...And, thanks to those that have abused the deal by trying to get multiple GC's...there is a chance that most orders will be cancelled.

    Those that abided by the TOS on the deal should only be able to get it...Now, when Groupon does their "checks and balances" on all the orders, there will prolly be many cancellations like there was with the Barnes & Noble & Amazon GC fiascos.
     
    Cin', Mar 30, 2011
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  3. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    I got my email confirm I did this last night probably when it was first live.

    Same kind of hoarding happened with the $20 Amazon gift card for $10 when LivingSocial did it. Though they had some method to track down most people with duplicated accounts.

    I have not actually opened my email yet to see my code and apply it yet though so I should probably do that.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Mar 30, 2011
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Waiting for the email. :)
     
    spradhan01, Mar 30, 2011
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  5. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    ^^Exactly, I lost out on the Barnes & Noble one, because of other persons selfish behavior.

    I purchased late morning, and still haven't received my confirmation. Today was Double E-Bay bucks, and I was going to use the GC to make a hefty purchase (well, in my eyes it was expensive), and that GC could have said me some additional monies.

    I kept checking and checking up until the point I needed to place my order on ebay, as the stock was diminishing...Needless to say, because of all the people ruining it for others, I haven't got that chance.

    People don't think that groupon will check, but they actually will do cross-checking on the orders & cancellations will prevail once again.
     
    Cin', Mar 30, 2011
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  6. HTWingNut

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    Too bad people have to ruin it for everyone else. Seems they should actually mail the gift card that way they can run a check against duplicate mailing addresses.
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 30, 2011
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  7. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    Damn then i guess i should stop waiting for mine. Too bad. Shame on these selfish people.

    But hey, maybe they will get charged for all of these duplicate accounts and will get ONLY 1 coupon, that will teach them "only one purchase per person"
    ;)
     
    blaster, Mar 30, 2011
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  8. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    I just received an email confirmation that my credit card was charged, followed by the $15 COUPON! Any one else got it??
     
    blaster, Mar 30, 2011
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  9. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I got and used it already. :D
     
    spradhan01, Mar 30, 2011
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  10. HTWingNut

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    I just bought one, let's see what happens. It's like a free $8. Stupid abusers.
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 30, 2011
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  11. anodize

    anodize Notebook Deity

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    I read some people got as much as 100+. Crazy.
     
    anodize, Mar 30, 2011
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  12. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    Thanks everyone, I signed up for one too. I am just contemplating buying a new router from eBay. :)
     
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  13. HTWingNut

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    Either they are planning on selling them (on eBay too lol) for maybe $10-12 each or making a large purchase. But even so, I think eBay would be on the lookout for someone buying a TV with 100 $15 gift cards.
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 30, 2011
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  14. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    multiple gift cards on a simple purchase :eek: ?? I was unaware of that.

    Anyways, i will use this coupon very wisely towards the purchase of one cellphone!!!!!!........From the hundreds that i buy on eBay :p http://myworld.ebay.com/sg_tech210
     
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't think one can use multiple coupons for a purchase.
     
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  16. HTWingNut

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    Oh wasn't sure. But still, unless you buy lots of cheaper stuff on eBay...
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 30, 2011
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  17. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    Yea, you can still manage to pull a big chunk of profit off of that.
     
    blaster, Mar 30, 2011
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    Coupon was in my inbox this morning! :)
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 31, 2011
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  19. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    Any one knows what was the name of the message on the inbox. I totally forgot about the coupon. But i gotta search through my email, which has over 2000 unread messages(mostly ebay)
     
    blaster, Apr 18, 2011
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  20. misft33333

    misft33333 Notebook Consultant

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    You can go to groupon and get the promo code from there as well

    Login to groupon

    Go to top right and click on the arrow down that is right next to your name

    Go to "my groupons"

    The code is titled "$15 Groupon to eBay"

    Also remember to link your ebay account to paypal to get the code to work
     
    misft33333, Apr 18, 2011
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  21. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    Over at cheapassgamer.com they are commonly referred to as El Hoardo ! :)
     
    Rodster, Apr 18, 2011
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