Reward points

[coastalmanj]

Why does eBay punish it's customers by not allowing them to make offers to sellers using their well earned reward points?

[bonjourami]

How do eBay reward points work?

You may only redeem your Reward Points for purchases and any related taxes and shipping fees on www.ebay.com. To redeem, you must earn 1,500 Reward Points. Every 1,500 Reward Points earned will equate to $10.00 which may be applied to such purchases during checkout on www.ebay.com.

[ittybitnot · Accepted solution]

@coastalmanj 

If you are required to put of a payment source in order to make an offer or bid,   you will not be able to use any reward points, along with many other options that are usually available. 

At the same time, others have reported they can only be used on Buy it Now transactions, and others have reported trouble using them for those as well.