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    10% cash back from ebay...

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by WarlordOne, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. brunoroc

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    i use chrome and its fine
     
  2. zfactor

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    dropping to 9% now on most things use the 10% if you can find them now..

    go to casbackr to check for lots of keywords
     
  3. zfactor

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    yup i was right on the money with this one its now all 9%
     
  4. gpister

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    I wonder if its a catch to scare people off and buy the most things before cashback is gone than it will jump to 25% to even 30% on purpose to make people spend.
     
  5. alphakenny1

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    yea of course, it's possibility to scare people off but also its a constant cycle, lower and higher for people to keep using live.com.
     
  6. zfactor

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    8% now.............
     
  7. Sir Punk

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    I got two instant cashback. 10% and 8%.
     
  8. dtwn

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    14% boys and girls
     
  9. alitunay

    alitunay Power Seller

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    with what keyword?
     
  10. dtwn

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    Try Atari, Ipod.
     
  11. justbrake

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    ATARI, worked for me ! Thanks!



     
  12. David

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    Darn it! Why couldn't you mention this a day earlier :(
    Just purchased a high-priced item on ebay yesterday.

    Thanks for sharing though :)
     
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    Awesome, I'm so glad it went back up :).
     
  14. nomoredell

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    good to see cashback is back up to 14% on ebay purchases, i have 2 computers for sale on ebay, lets hope someone will pick them up soon.
    gotta repay the citi credit card bills they increased interest rate on my cards by a cool 5%,
     
  15. ViciousXUSMC

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    So the cashback amount is not the same for all keywords?

    Also what determines if its instant cash back or a 3 month wait? the keyword or the item you buy?

    I dont see why they dont just have all keywords do the same thing or add ebay as one of the live stores.
     
  16. DefconZero

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    Is there anything like this for us up here ins Canada? :p
     
  17. dtwn

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    Different keywords have different values sometimes due to the fact that the keyword searching system takes a while to update. This leads to some keywords getting higher or lower % compared to others for a while, before the rest "catch up". As for instant cashback, the most logical explanation I've heard is that it's based on return policies of the seller. If no returns are allowed, you are more likely to get instant cashback.

    No.
     
  18. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Ok cool, the only time I got instant cash back was my camera lens, and it did have a return policy, and infact I had to return it lol...

    I tried "Wii, Ipod, Atari" all those worked for 14% when I tried this morning.
     
  19. dtwn

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    Did paypal remove the cashback funds as well? I assume it did.
     
  20. ViciousXUSMC

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    No, because nothing was done through paypal for the return. Im not getting a refund but just exchanging the lens for a replacement.

    Or atleast trying too, I have not got the replacement yet, have to call them Monday and raise some hell and if they dont give me some answers its dispute time.
     
  21. Sir Punk

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    I love cashback. It's just amazing. I'd like to use live.com more often, but google is just way better. live looks better though with those awesome pictures.
    I just bought a guitar amp and an attenuator I saved $150+ with CB.
     
  22. pkim1230

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    too bad its 8% now again
     
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    Damn, why must Microsoft tease us like this. :(
     
  24. MINIz guy

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    Microsoft :(

    Today, I went and bought a Razr battery for my dad's phone with the 14% Cashback and 2% eBay Bucks. I saved $0.63 in total.

    Now, I find a great deal on a R/C Car I want to get, only to find the Cashback down to 8%.
     
  25. pkim1230

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    you can only use cashback 12 times.. you know that?
     
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    Unless of course you open a new account (always use a different name though).
     
  27. pkim1230

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    iim just saying it seems wasteful to use one out of 12, just to save 63 cents
     
  28. Sir Punk

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    +1 on that. I almost regret that I used it on two items just to save $5 each.
     
  29. sgx

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    Could someone post the chasback link to ebay (from the wii search)
    It doesn't show up for me
     
  30. vinceboiii

    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    I did not know I could only use it 12 times, thanks for the heads up! I've only used it three times in total so far, so I do have quite a few items left to buy before I run out.
     
  32. dtwn

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    Strictly speaking it's 12 times a year. Normal cashback does not count within this 12 times, this is only for ebay cashback.
     
  33. David

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    I believe it only works on Internet Explorer... have you tried using that?
     
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    Just got a pair of Motorola S9-HD's with the current 8%

    $71 base - about $6 cashback - about $1.50 ebay bucks.

    Needed a pair of good bluetooth headphones to use with my phone while bike riding or walking.

    I use firefox as usual it has always worked for me.
     
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    I think it will go up for Mother's Day weekend.
     
  37. jpark325

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    I hope it does come soon
     
  38. SPEEDwithJJ

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    Finally dead? :confused: :(
     
  39. nomoredell

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    no cashback for ebay tooday, well, well, even microsoft runs out of cash?!
     
  40. SPEEDwithJJ

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    No, they think those money are better spent on advertisements that send the message to everyone that PCs are way cheaper than Macs! :p LOL! :D
     
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    I'm sure they will bring it back soon. I'm still thinking it will go above 8% for Mother's Day weekend.
     
  42. SPEEDwithJJ

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    I hope so. This cash back for ebay thingy has been missing since yesterday. Has this disappeared for this "long" before reappearing again previously?
     
  43. justbrake

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    I bought a few things off ebay in the last week and I had a $200 dollar cashback coming and they paid me in full, they have been paying me the next day on them and they even say I have 2 that i'm due from buy. com and overstock .com maybe this is the end for this cashback
     
  44. BHD

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    noooooooooooooo!!

    this will make live search and ebay suck again.
     
  45. alphakenny1

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    hehe let's hope they bring it back for mother's day 30%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  46. ViciousXUSMC

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    If I recall correctly it was gone for a good long while once and came back.
     
  47. SPEEDwithJJ

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    its really time to change the thread title, it has not been 30% in forever and I dont think it will be ever again.
     
  49. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    Yeah, that might be hoping for too much. :(
     
  50. pkim1230

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    well its at 8 now..
     
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