How to return eBay gift cards since they are unusable
It seems there is no way to redeem an eBay gift card since auto pay eliminates the step where you used to be able to redeem them. So is it possible to return an eBay gift card for a refund?
11 comments
tobaccocardyahoo
·1 year agoOnly a small portion of the population would prefer an Ebay gift card to some other gift card.
The market for Ebay gift card is small and hard to characterize without casting aspersions. But I suspect that auction buyers and make an offer buyers are a substantial portion of that tiny market. Who knows, maybe they will deprecate the Ebay gift card.
I doubt the guys with the spreadsheets and green eyeshades will notice if they were gone.
janet9988
·1 year agoSadly ebay does not have away for you to get a refund for gift cards.
Ebay does not really care if you can use the card on the item you actually want to buy.
The whole amount on the gift card is 100% ebay profit until it is used.
Ebay is making money on it the longer it sits unused.
I think ebay should do away with gift cards since you can't use them to their full potential.
The only restrictions are listed here and your situation is not listed so you should be able to use it to autopay.
fab_finds4u
·1 year agoAutopay is for bidding and the seller can disable it so not all sellers require it.
Ask your seller to disable it if you encounter having to prepay or use fixed price listings.
To pay with a gift card log in to your eBay account.
Use buy now and add the item to your cart or click buy now.
Enter your shipping and payment details.
Scroll to the bottom of the checkout page and find the Gift Card, Coupons section.
Enter the 13-figit redemption code.Click apply to see your new total. Check the details and click Confitm and pay.
simba6
·1 year agoNope.
There are some places on the net that will buy then for less then face value. However, can you trust them?
Just have to use it. Find some household items you would purchase anyway and use them for that.
chosi1
OP1 year agoHow do I use the gift card? I'm pretty sure they've made it impossible since they mandated auto pay.
albertabrightalberta
·1 year agoFind an item from a seller who doesn't have autopay enabled.
fab_finds4u
·1 year agoNo you cannot return an eBay gift card. You cannot use them for autopay but you can still use them to purchase an item.
chosi1
OP1 year agoHave you actually used one to purchase an item recently? I'd love to know how.
You can't get a refund on the gift card from eBay since you didn't buy it from eBay. I doubt if the store you bought from will allow a return on a gift card. Buy something else without bidding or making an offer or here's a novel idea, give the gift card as a gift.
chosi1
OP1 year agoHow do I buy something else without bidding or making an offer?
buyselljack2016
·1 year agoThere are many eBay listings that are "buy it now" "fixed price" listings that do not require bidding or making offers.