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End of swagbucks Ebay giftcards
Hi All,
Alas. I'm sad about Ebay gift cards ending. I received a message that I wouldn't be able to buy them after early August, 2026. I loved redeeming my Swagbucks points for Ebay gift cards. I'm sure that Ebay has a good reason for ending the gift cards but I wish it wasn't so. Anyone else feeling the same?
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comics-scifi-collectibles
Mentor3 weeks ago@rirob-2092 Personally I think that gift cards in general are just not a safe thing anymore. There is so much "card draining" of all gift card types. The scammers get the card number and then wait for someone to activate then use it before the purchaser can use it. You can google " how gift card draining works" for more details.
Another reason I am glad that the gift cards are gone is due to the car scam. While this has nothing to do with eBay scammers on other marketplaces tell unsuspecting buyers to use eBay Gift Cards to buy a vehicle so they will be protected by the eBay Money Back Guarantee.
Those scammers will have to try asking for other gift cards now which probably won't be as effective.
rirob-2092
OP3 weeks agoThat makes sense. Thanks for the comment. It's a sad state of affairs. Hope that someday there will be new tech to catch scammers and stop them. :(
comics-scifi-collectibles
Mentor3 weeks ago@rirob-2092 Me too! It's sad that the bad apples ruin a good thing for everyone.