@e-arkham wrote:
I rarely get them, and when I do, they last for all of two days before expiring.
That means I can only use it on Buy-It-Nows that I'm already interested in, as auctions will likely not end during the two day window.
The ebay bucks program went from being great a couple years ago to being almost entirely pointless now since you can't plan purchases around them.
With respects, I disagree.
The current system actually works better for me than the old one. In any given quarter I buy $150.00 (or so) in shipping supplies courtesy of my store coupon. (And, yes, you do get eBay bucks when you use the coupon even though you are not actually spending any real money). I also buy a half dozen or so ink cartridges. Between those two it is about $300-$400 each quarter.
Under the old plan I would get about $3.50-$4.00 in eBucks (1%). Now I get about $20.00 courtesy of the 5%.
It is simply a case of not buying any of the above until the email comes in. It does seem to happen about once a month and in comes into eBay messages as well as my personal email page so it is hard to miss.
You just have to learn how to adjust to the constantly changing landscape. Something about the darkness and the candle comes to mind.
The government consists of a gang of people whose principal device is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can not get, and to promise to give it to them. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is a sort of advanced auction on stolen goods.
H L Mencken
