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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Yup, 9% right now. You guys keep mentioning 20%, but do you remember the highest it went last time was 30%? I bought an iPod when it went that high and got something like $72.00 cash back.
 
[quote name='optimusprime8062']Yup, 9% right now. You guys keep mentioning 20%, but do you remember the highest it went last time was 30%? I bought an iPod when it went that high and got something like $72.00 cash back.[/quote]

Wasn't it 35% when it FIRST started? I remember the 30% during the last revival but also recall it being 35% when it first started.

It seems that the 20% during this period was at a very odd hour and only lasted for a very brief time. So much for that.
 
[quote name='prateeko']Are you telling me I NEED IE to see the links now?

fuck me, I'm on a mac

[EDIT - nevermind, it was just adblock doing it's job][/QUOTE]

Thanks for the reminder... I was trying to figure out why I couldn't see the ebay cashback offer in Firefox!
 
[quote name='Mugen Power']Wasn't it 35% when it FIRST started? I remember the 30% during the last revival but also recall it being 35% when it first started.

It seems that the 20% during this period was at a very odd hour and only lasted for a very brief time. So much for that.[/quote]

Oh yeah, it was actually, but then for some reason it just cycled through 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.
 
[quote name='Oktoberfest']I like this trend they have going.[/quote]I'd like it better if they skipped 11-29 and went right to 30% next time. :p
 
[quote name='crunchewy']I wish they would reset the use limit. It still says I've used up my lifetime limit. :( Oh well.[/quote]

Where does it say that? I lost count
 
yesterday when i did BIN on an xbox 360 it said it was at 9%. today when i did BIN on a controller it says 10%. (but havent paid yet)
when i pay today will i get 10% on both items or just what it was at when i clicked the BIN button?
 
[quote name='jacknicklson']Where does it say that? I lost count[/QUOTE]

It says it when you try to buy something using live search cashback. Before you finish the purchase. Where it would normally say you are going to get 10% (or whatever %) back, it says you have used up your lifetime limit.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']so i just got an email saying i can get 15% back from paypal - assuming this would stack, 25% off something might be nice....[/quote]Got my coupon also. I'm thinking about holding out until the last day (expires on the 29th) and see if the Live Cashback will increase a bit more... of course I did that last time in December, the cashback went on hiatus before I could buy anything, lol.
 
[quote name='dragoon99']Sweet it's back, hope it goes higher. I think I have 8 uses left. Where can we check how many we have left?[/quote]

just go into your live cashback account and count the previous ones. Subtract from 12.
 
Yep, just used it - was at 12% - got instant cashback into my paypal account right after the transaction. Beats having to wait forever! :D
 
Dang! i just bought turning point for 11.50 shipped and didnt use this, it couldve stacked with the 4.19 sitting in my account so i could withdraw it. but i wont forget it if i order my wrestling mats pending parents approval
 
Not working for me. : /

Never mind! It should be mentioned in the original post that if you're using Firefox, you have to have Adblock Plus off to view the sponsored links.
 
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Sweet. Not only was I able to find a deal on MLB 09 brand new for the PS3 ($43.99), but got 12% back on it. This Live Search Cashback deal is freakin' fantastic. I love it.
 
Between this 12% and an ebay 10% coupon that expires at the end of the week I am at 22% but there is nothing I really want to buy and my backlog is really in need of some catchup so I will pass....at least until it hits 30% ;)
 
damn I just used another one on my account (2 uses so far). at least I also got a 15% off in the mail from paypal, although it was my second pp account so i had to switch the email associated with ebay and pay with my second pp account...worth the trouble I guess
 
I have a feeling it will be 10-15% for a while now (currently 12%). I think M$ and ebay are working to find the proper % to balance sales, site traffic, and payout. The fact that ebay built in a sort function for cashback and added an icon showing which items are eligible for CB, shows it should be a long term feature for the site. Personally I do not think it will regualary be higher then 15%. There may be 'feature days' or 'holiday' promos, but I think it will hover around 10-15% for now. Obviously I am only basing this on my business experience/degree and my usage of ebay since the late 1990s. Peoiple who have been on ebay for a long time will probably agree that ebay rarely adds/deletes features on the site itself, so they must plan on it being a long term feature.
 
OK I caved,
I spotted a complete copy of Fable 2 on ebay for $22.99 + free shipping.
I used my ebay 10% off one item along with the Live 12% cash back search and ended buying it for a total of $17.93
Couldn't pass that up - backlog or not
 
[quote name='danh920']did you get a 10% off coupon in your email? I have nothing in my ebay messages[/quote]

Yes, it showed up in my ebay inbox over the weekend
 
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