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Get $10 off, with no minimum spend. Offer available only to inactive (not shopped in 12 months) or new to eBay Australia.
The unique code will be emailed to shoppers once their account has been validated.
Note that 'SUCCESS' upon submission of email does not mean you've qualified for the $10 off. This merely confirms your entry was received. You'll need to wait until April 24th to see if you've successfully met the guidelines for the offer.
@edy4eva: I didn't assume they did say "no zero-feeback bidders". What I meant was, most people are uncomfortable selling to 0-feedback bidders (even if they do still sell to them) - but they often only think about it after someone on 0 bids. So after it happened the first time, especially if it wasn't really that buyer's first time on ebay, they could have twigged it might happen again - and therefore when they got the replacement code, contact the second seller.
I've done similar a few times years ago. I had dozens of +ve feebacks. But my wife had 0. So I sent the first seller the same msg though both ebay accounts so they could see we were husband and wife.
Another seller said no < 10 feedback bidders. I wanted two items from them. So I bought one on my account and asked them could I buy the second one on hers - we have the same address, same last name - so obviously we're married - I'm trying to build up her feedback rating, is that ok?
I remember doing similar things a few times until her feedback was above 10.
Wasn't criticising either, if it seems that way. Just a suggestion how to overcome it next time. :-)
@GregMonarch: But what's the issue with buyers (as opposed to bidders) with 0 feedback history?
Aren't these sellers shooting themselves in the foot saying no? It's almost akin to Woolworths/Coles refusing to sell to anyone unless they have a loyalty card or can prove they bought from other shops at least 10 times.
Thanks for the suggestion, didn't occur to me to message the seller. I ended up buying on my account for the same offer amount, no questions asked. And just for the final kick in the nuts I put my partner's name. No objections there.
@edy4eva: Yeah, it's because of all the paypal/ebay fraud. They either steal someone's existing account (which is difficult to protect against), or, (used to be far more common) they make new ones using false details, stolen credit cards, paypal accounts, etc. by deceiving people into clicking fake links in emails. e.g. "We believe your account was accessed illegally. Please login to prove it was you." People login, it looks like an ebay page, they enter their details without thinking. Next thing, the criminal bids on something, pays using your paypal (which is the only payment method this voucher required). The seller ships, and while item is in transit the credit card is reported stolen, owner realises, etc. - so paypal takes the money back from the seller. Seller has now lost both the item and the money. Someone with a hundred +ve feedbacks still isn't safe, but the rate of fraud with zero-feedback bidders is much higher.
Also, most ebay thieves are from non-english countries. So emailing the seller first, shows you can string more than 3 words together without sounding illiterate - that you're not struggling to speak english in order to steal from someone. I used to do it a lot with USA sellers (before this new expensive global shipping) who displayed "no overseas shipping"… I'd send them a waffling, good-natured message, starting with "Gidday.. all the way from Australia! :-D" Two would say, nope. But 8 out 10 would either tell me they never bothered to change it because they didn't think anyone overseas would want to buy from the USA, or, they only do it to avoid known-thieving nations - but you're from Australia? My kids love the crocodile hunter - sure - go ahead and bid! ;-D
I got $20 off $30 spend.
I also got $20 off $30 spend on my new account, lucky I checked the account as I wouldn't have known as no email was sent. So check your accounts as voucher expires on 06/05.
I got 20% off instead.
@GregMonarch: Both sellers do not have any condition as such.
The first seller limited the number of offers it's not possible to make another offer.
Even if eBay was to issue another voucher and given it's only valid for 1 week, it seems that there's a good chance it can't be used again under that account because of the 0 feedback.