BING Cashback for Ebay - Currently 8% [Now 40 Uses]

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Thought this was worthy of a new thread. Its back! And with a vengeance. As of this writing its at [see title]. Link

And for those that dont know, the amount of uses for this promotion seems to be doubling at a steady rate, now at 40 uses per account, and the maximum amount you can get back PER A SINGLE TRANSACTION was reduced from $250 to $200. The total culmulative cashback allowance is capped at $2,500.00 per calendar year.


How this works:

If you dont already know about this, its a very simple promotion offered by Microsoft in order to promote usage of their search engine live.com. All you have to do is go to www.live.com and search for something common, like "Wii" as in nintendo wii. In the Sponsored sites at the top you will see a link to Wii's on ebay with a small logo next to it that says Live Search Cash Back and below that "You may get xx% off paypal eligible". When you click on the cash back logo it takes you to ebay and BIN (Buy It Now) auctions for Wiis. From there you simply use the ebay search function to find the BIN auction for the item you desire and purchase it. When you click the BIN button prior to clicking on Commit to buy you should see a message below with the Cash Back you are eligible to recieve. Once you buy the auction pay for it with paypal and give it an hour. Eventually you'll get a message in your ebay account saying "You've earned cashback" simply click on it and follow the instructions. If you dont have one you'll be asked to create a live account. I believe most people will already have an existing live acct due to their Xbox, MSN, or Hotmail associations so feel free to use that if you like. This is quick, and thus far i havent gotten any spam due to it, nor have i read of anyone getting any spam. And thats it, 60 + 15 days later [they allow a buffer period incase you return what you bought] you can redeem the money.

So to summarize

1. use live.com search engine to find any product on ebay. Any keyword is as good as another, hence i used "wii" as an example.

2. Once activating the link use ebay.com to browse for the Buy It Now auction you desire and purchase and pay with paypal. Wait until you get a message from ebay and get your cash back with your live account. This can take a few hours.

3. ~75 days later its in your pocket. [60 days before you can redeem and then an additional 2 weeks before it actually transfers into your paypal account]

Again this is just a promotion by MS to promote use of their search engine, theres no catch. You dont have to promise your first born nor random legs or limbs. Its as simple as it sounds.

Some things to note

-This promotion is limited to only US residents.

-You must pay with paypal and it must be a BIN auction.

-It takes about 75 days to recieve the actual money which will be in the form of a FEE FREE deposit into your paypal account. From there you can spend it or transfer it into your checking or simply request a check.

-If you return the item you purchased and used the promotion on you LOSE the refund.

-This is only valid for Ebay user/store auctions on Ebay.com. No live auction or ebay motors etc.. Though i think you can get away with buying international auctions you're watching on ebay.com. I also noticed that this works if you're offered a "Second chance" on an item you bid on since it turns the auction into a BIN.

-You may only use this a maximum of 40 times per ebay account per person. A few people are reporting success using different ebay accounts with the same cashback account in order to achieve more than 20 uses. YMMV.

-Maximum of $200 back PER AUCTION [$2,500 Cap per account] and the percent savings does vary and can change without notice.

Rest of the terms are here:
http://pages.ebay.com/cashbackoffer/terms.html

I recommend at least skimming them. Enjoy.
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Couple additions

"Instant" Cashback is now available. However, to quote "Instant cashback will be eligible for some, but not all users." Its unknown what the criteria is to be "eligible". I would not suggest you make a purchase unless you dont mind waiting.

Ebay/Paypal Coupons WILL stack with this. The amount is deducted off the full auction value. IE 10% Coupon applied to $100 purchase will save you $10. If the Cashback percent is 25% you will still get $25 additional back for a total savings of $35. Usually the Ebay/Paypal coupons have a maximum savings of $100 for a maximum total of $300 saved on any single purchase. This also stacks with other promotions run by Bigcrumb/ebates where you can earn some more money back based on an items selling fees.
 
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Dammit.. just when I don't need it. There's the B2G1F sale at GS, sale at TRU, sale at BB, and now this.

Bah, I'm going to be in the poorhouse soon.
 
Glad to see it went back up. Picked up Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles and a Perfect Shot for a little over $30.
 
Why can't I get the cashback for Ebay to appear? I've tried searching on live.com and the cashback search they specifically have. Tried searching Wii, cheap Wii, PSP, and cheap PSP and I can't get ebay to appear on any of them.
 
[quote name='crunchewy']Hooray for raised use limits! However, I'm going to wait for 25+%. I'm not going to waste my newly found 8 uses on less.[/QUOTE]

I've been thinking the same thing, but decided to use them even for small purchases that net me $3-$4 cash back. MS could end this program tomorrow, any cash is better than nothing. Plus I've got an alt account I use as well, and could create another if needed.

Thanks for the update OP, its been a crappy 8% for a week, picked up a DVD player this morning since 14% is decent.
 
Just snagged GOW2 (used but complete with flashback map codes unused) for $35 shipped
with 14% off thanks to Live it will come to $30.09.

I used "cheap wii" for my Live search to get the 14% off ebay link
 
Does anyone know if Live Search Cashback works in this scenario:

The auction is a Buy It Now auction, but it also allows you to make an offer. If I make an offer and it is accepted is it valid for cashback?
 
[quote name='jling84']Does anyone know if Live Search Cashback works in this scenario:

The auction is a Buy It Now auction, but it also allows you to make an offer. If I make an offer and it is accepted is it valid for cashback?[/QUOTE]

nope only BUY IT NOW works .. Best offers dont


Just picked up

THE DARK SPIRE for the DS for 23.00 shipped complete... after cash back was around 19.73

not bad for a game that just came out though i expect it to fall to 20 soon
 
Damnit - I just used my 8% coupon with this when it was 8% back! This would have saved me an extra $5! I'm sure I'll find another use for this though. I miss when it was 30%.
 
Holy shit, I don't know if this has been posted yet but the cash back now gets instantly deposited in your PayPal account... no more waiting for two months!

Plus it's still at 14% right now, I used the "wii" keyword.
 
[quote name='Aleman']Holy shit, I don't know if this has been posted yet but the cash back now gets instantly deposited in your PayPal account... no more waiting for two months!

Plus it's still at 14% right now, I used the "wii" keyword.[/quote]

The instant cash back has been going on for months actually. However, it seems to happen randomly for each purchase, as out of my last 5 purchases, I got instant cash back 3-times. My last purchase gave me no instant cash back, while some of my previous purchases did, so I have no idea how they decide when you get it instantly.
 
[quote name='gunawi']still 14% with "gold bullion"[/quote]

Heh, interesting...

toys = 8%
gold bullion = 14%

xbox 360 = 8%
wii = 8%
PS3 = 14%

cannon lens = 14%
cannon lenses = 8%

This thing wacky.
 
If we buy something that's eligible but used the manual seller +/- discount at paypal checkout, will that disqualify the cashback?
 
It's good that we can start watching the percentages again (raised use limit), but I'm not buying anything until it's 25% or higher. I've only got 8 more uses and I'm not going to waste them. Hopefully it will head back up again soon. It may never get there, but I'm going to wait for it anyway.
 
[quote name='crunchewy']It's good that we can start watching the percentages again (raised use limit), but I'm not buying anything until it's 25% or higher. I've only got 8 more uses and I'm not going to waste them. Hopefully it will head back up again soon. It may never get there, but I'm going to wait for it anyway.[/QUOTE]

same here, if I don't see 25% or more, it's not worth it, and anything less would work on big purchases, but I'm not going to bank on a big purchase from Ebay, let alone not have the patience to wait till the % is higher.
 
[quote name='RedSoxFaithful']I'm having issues getting the eBay link to pop up with any keyword. Is this happening to anyone else?[/quote]

showing up for me. Make sure you dont have adblock blocking it or something.


Hopefully it gets to more that 10% soon.
 
I hope that this doesn't die forever.
I just recently started using eBay again and was confused why I couldn't find any cashback items on Live.
 
[quote name='optimusprime8062']Maybe...they are in the process of changing it to something even higher and waiting a couple days at 0% to recoup? ...Please?[/QUOTE]

That would be great...

I really wish I made use of it when it originally started at 35%. But these days it doesn't work as well on games since most sellers are aware of the price hikes and change their BiNs accordingly.
 
[quote name='aylien']hey guys, i think it's back up to 10%
check cashbackr.com[/QUOTE]




Yeah i just went to live.com and did the ever popular search for "cheap wii" and it is back and at 10%. :)
 
Just wanted to say that I just used the 10% cashback and had the cashback instantly placed in my Paypal account after I completed ebay payment. The first time I used this offer was early April and that one is still pending.
 
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