[Unobtainable Deal] $18 off $188, $47 off $470, $94 off $940 AUD Sitewide @ eBay UK (e.g. Wish Card, eBay Gift Card & Others)

doweyy on 25/10/2019 - 16:49
Last edited 25/10/2019 - 20:06 by 1 other user

Mod Note: Not valid on Gift Cards.

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Greetings everyone, just spotted this over at HUKD.

You can get a discount off sitewide @ eBay UK and should work on gift cards!

Terms

This coupon is an amount off discount valid from 10:00am UK local time on 25th October 2019 until 11:59pm UK local time on 26th October 2019 for purchases on eBay.co.uk, unless cancelled earlier in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.How to redeem your coupon:Simply make a purchase of:

£100 or more and receive £10 off
£250 or more and receive £25 off
£500 or more and receive £50 off

Wish Card
eBay Gift Card
Paypal Digital Gifts Store

You will need to make a new account if you don't have an eBay UK account yet. And then put a UK address as your primary address when you sign up and change it to Australia afterwards to be able to add the gift cards to cart.

As always, enjoy!

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Comments

  • SBOB on 25/10/2019 - 16:50
    +11

    lets see if they've fixed the pound/dollar discount issue from last time…hope not

    • [Deactivated] on 25/10/2019 - 18:33

      What happened?

  • Numlock on 25/10/2019 - 16:52
    +3

    every time i try and buy gift cards my paypal craps out

    • ts13 on 25/10/2019 - 18:15

      Me too. Still can’t do it.

  • G77 on 25/10/2019 - 16:52
    +9

    Here we go again 🙆‍♂️🙏

  • Diji1 on 25/10/2019 - 16:55

    Excellent … assuming I can use it.

    and change it to Australia afterwards

    You can add a delivery address to use for delivery which is what I did.

  • OZBMate8911 on 25/10/2019 - 16:55
    +4

    8PM our time in case anybody was wondering
    Yes I know it says it at the bottom of the post, but I missed it so I guess others would

    • knobbs on 25/10/2019 - 16:57
      +7

      Nah 7pm mate, QUEENSLANDER

      • OZBMate8911 on 25/10/2019 - 17:01
        +7

        I forgot there was other states in Australia.
        Today is not my day.

        • whodidthat on 25/10/2019 - 17:31
          +1

          Here was me thinking everywhere is in a state 🙄

    • Chazzozz on 25/10/2019 - 17:16
      +1

      5pm in WA.

      • RichardF89 on 25/10/2019 - 18:13

        yeah will place the order before leaving office

    • Space-man on 25/10/2019 - 17:35

      UK is 10 hours behind.. Currently 07.35am there.

    • WilhelmBargo on 25/10/2019 - 20:01

      I saw this comment at exactly 8pm

  • RMM on 25/10/2019 - 16:55

    Might be a silly question, but can we use ebay gift cards to buy paypal digital gift cards?

    • Chocobros on 25/10/2019 - 16:57
      +2

      don't think so

      Also this is ebay uk so as far as i know you can't use ebay au giftcards on there (if you were thinking of doing so)

    • Arsi on 25/10/2019 - 16:58
      +1

      Not on eBay UK

    • AsukaST on 25/10/2019 - 17:25
      +1

      No

    • lostn on 25/10/2019 - 19:13
      +2

      I think you could do that on ebay AU, but ebay AU discounts never cover gift cards so it's a moot point.

  • PVS7 on 25/10/2019 - 16:57

    Thanks. Time to stock more eBay gift cards.

    • blueboy410 on 25/10/2019 - 17:10

      Can the ebay gift cards be used in ebay au? I read here, that you will need US shipping address and US account.

      • SBOB on 25/10/2019 - 17:23
        +2

        because thats the US ebay page :/

  • Essplicit on 25/10/2019 - 16:57

    Just wondering what was the best way to maximize the value gained last time?

    • isthisreallife22 on 25/10/2019 - 17:36
      +2

      I think it was $500 as this was triggering the £500 discount

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/484845

      • Essplicit on 25/10/2019 - 17:38

        Thank you!

      • savemore on 25/10/2019 - 18:23

        I wondered why I was receiving the £50 off on a $500 spend. This explains why the $500 worth of JBHiFi vouchers only cost $407.72. I haven't tried to see if this works, as I changed both my accounts back to Australia registration when The Good Guys had 20% off.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/10/2019 - 16:58

    Ebay seem to have clamped down on this. Expect to waste your time people.

    • Chocobros on 25/10/2019 - 16:59

      whaddya mean? They accept orders and then cancel or won't even process orders?

    • FireRunner on 25/10/2019 - 17:03
      +1

      eBay UK has worked from previous deals. I believe Spain and Germany have closed the loophole.

      • hanke on 25/10/2019 - 17:07

        This might be a noob question but do you need to change your address to UK or use VPN in order for this to work?
        Edit: nvm I’m obviously blind to not see the instructions on the post :(

        • Diji1 on 25/10/2019 - 19:55

          You may not need a UK IP but it stopped me last time when I didn't.

        • [Deactivated] on 25/10/2019 - 20:46
          +1

          But if you do use a VPN, they sometimes close your new account for suspicious activity.

  • vkvike on 25/10/2019 - 17:01

    How many gift card can use buy Virgin Australia air tickets in one transaction? If any one know?

    • F1Maniac on 25/10/2019 - 17:07
      +1

      one if online, multiple over phone

    • Destin on 25/10/2019 - 17:22
      +1

      They're 10% off on Coles at the moment

  • Rfederer987 on 25/10/2019 - 17:07

    Does PayPal have a different exchange rate compared to the live rate? I.e. if I buy $940 worth of gift cards, will it be exactly 500 pounds?

    • doweyy on 25/10/2019 - 17:08
      +1

      That's just a rough estimate to make it easier to read for Aussies, the exchange rate is determined by eBay because you pay in AUD, it may differ very slightly from the title.

      • Rfederer987 on 25/10/2019 - 17:10

        Cheers for the reply, mate. Should I overspend by ~1% ($950) to compensate for that?

        • doweyy on 25/10/2019 - 17:24
          +1

          I believe that the min spend would be under $950, just gotta make sure your total discount is ~$94 when applying the coupon, otherwise you'll need to add to the min spend to ensure you maximize the discount :)

          • Rfederer987 on 25/10/2019 - 17:34

            @doweyy: Ahhh, brilliant okay. I was just worried that I'd purchase it and not receive the full discount but I mind blanked that you could see the total discount applied before you can check out. Silly me! Thanks for your help :)

  • team teri on 25/10/2019 - 17:15

    Just beware of the risks. I've had a couple of UK accounts for exactly that. And some US ones as well. They were all closed down by Ebay a few weeks later.

    I consider myself lucky that my main AU account was not also cancelled. So yeah, I got gift cards last year and managed to use them all, but it was a close call. I've read forum posts from other people who were not that lucky.

    • GregMonarch on 25/10/2019 - 19:01

      I think I see a way around this, but whether it's worth it or not is another question…

      Create a UK ebay account using a FAKE name, put a UK address. Then buy a ColesWorth Mastercard Giftcard (a $100 one at Coles costs $5, so you've already lost 5%).

      To make it completely safe from ebay cancelling anything, use a VPN to order when using the card. Also make the Australian address someone else's address who you know doesn't use ebay. Pick the item up from them when it arrives.

      The reason I believe this will work is because I bought one of these Mastercards recently from a Coles flybuys points deal posted here… and when I used it for two different purchases, I just entered "PREPAID CARDHOLDER" as my 'name' on those sites - not my actual name.

      • GregMonarch on 25/10/2019 - 19:03
        • Actually, it wouldn't need to be a fake name if using someone else's address. The different address would be enough. Just enter a different birthdate (if ebay asks for that)!?
  • random101 on 25/10/2019 - 17:17

    Okay I’ve finally made a Uk account.

    So if I put x5 in my cart it is quoting 52x pound or what ever…

    That’s the way to go is it? It will just charge me $1000 aud?

    What is the maximum I can purchase?

    In one transaction for the code to work?

  • RetroMetro on 25/10/2019 - 17:18

    yay my paypal is working. Might not miss out this time :)

  • billy_bob on 25/10/2019 - 17:22
    -7

    Getting error message: "Looks like this code isn't ready yet. Please try again later." ?

    • bargain-lover007 on 25/10/2019 - 17:24

      Not yet active

    • SBOB on 25/10/2019 - 17:24
      -1

      10:00am UK local time on 25th October 2019

      nice reading skills

    • billy_bob on 25/10/2019 - 17:26
      -1

      OK thanks for the neg, just realised 10am UK time = 8pm AEST.

  • randomguy1 on 25/10/2019 - 17:28
    -2

    "This coupon cannot be combined with any other coupon, site discount, rebate, offer, gift coupon or other promotion."
    Does this mean I cant these coupons use any other 15% 20% discount codes??

  • bwatt72 on 25/10/2019 - 17:37

    So what % are we getting off here?

  • imahapyboy on 25/10/2019 - 17:47

    around 10% off? $900 gift card for $810, good deal mate

  • n1ckwylie on 25/10/2019 - 17:54
    +6

    Guys, from the terms and conditions:

    The ‘Property’, ‘Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles’, ‘Gift Cards and Coupons’, ‘Gift Cards and Vouchers’ and ‘Coins, Banknotes & Bullion’ categories are always excluded. The purchase you make to redeem this coupon must comply with eBay’s User Agreement and policies.

    So gifts cards excluded?

    • Cmaz on 25/10/2019 - 18:04
      +1

      What a find. Certainly seems like gift card are excluded. Hats off

      • Buy2Much on 25/10/2019 - 18:09
        +1

        Only one way to find out…or just use it as a site wide discount (use UK account to buy eBay AU items).

      • Neoika on 25/10/2019 - 18:21
        +2

        It was not mentioned in the previous coupon's T&Cs. It looks like eBay UK fixed it.

        • BugsBunnyAUS on 25/10/2019 - 18:26
          +1

          Yep. Fixed

          • Neoika on 25/10/2019 - 19:13

            @BugsBunnyAUS: Epic POUNDSOFF T&Cs

            https://pages.ebay.co.uk/coupons/2019/psj3j/index.html

            7.The ‘Property’, ‘Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles’, and ‘Coins, Banknotes & Bullion’ categories are always excluded.

            PYRAMID T&Cs

            7.The ‘Property’, ‘Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles’, ‘Gift Cards and Coupons’, ‘Gift Cards and Vouchers’ and ‘Coins, Banknotes & Bullion’ categories are always excluded. The purchase you make to redeem this coupon must comply with eBay’s User Agreement and policies.

    • FireRunner on 25/10/2019 - 18:30

      Darn, looks like the hole has finally been plugged.

    • professorhulk on 25/10/2019 - 19:00
      +4

      End of an era if this is really it. I wonder if the glitch/bug/oversight or whatever it was that led to people getting ~18% discounts on gift cards was the final straw.

      We flew to close to the sun, OzBargain.

  • Cisco123 on 25/10/2019 - 18:26
    +1

    looks like Officeworks has removed all gift cards… ;(

    • maverick1 on 25/10/2019 - 18:27

      Ya…I was just looking them up as well….sucks!!

  • kasimmm on 25/10/2019 - 18:27

    So I have a UK account with AU address. Can I utilise this discount to buy items from AU seller?

    • Buy2Much on 25/10/2019 - 18:36

      Should be able to. Been done before.

  • mt2000 on 25/10/2019 - 18:30

    Thanks OP

  • RichardF89 on 25/10/2019 - 18:33
    +3

    no more EFTPOS card :(

    • profar on 25/10/2019 - 19:44

      I'm going to miss the quick fingers 30 secs race !

  • bwatt72 on 25/10/2019 - 18:53

    So has anyone been buying gift cards or you can't or it will be rejected?

  • lostn on 25/10/2019 - 19:05
    +16

    I like that this deal is sitewide. I don't like that it's not a flat 10%.

    Just want to share something some people may overlook with ebay gift cards, especially big amounts.

    If you pay for an item entirely on gift card, you will not be covered by Paypal's free return shipping policy because no transaction was made via Paypal. So if you are buying items that are worth less than the credit amount in your gift card, keep that in mind. You want to pay for at least some of it on credit card so that you get a paypal transaction.

    I had to spend $30 sending an item back for RMA for a $200 item which I bought at 10% off via gift card (saving of $20).

    Second tip: When you get your gift cards in your email, forward every email to another email address in case you accidentally lose it somehow. Or reveal all the codes immediately and put it into a word doc. If you lose the email you're screwed. PaypalDigitalGifts does not respond to emails. I tried for 2 months to get them to resend emails with no answer. Remember also that Gmail groups your emails together, and if you forward it, you are forwarding only one email not the entire group of them, so you have to do it one by one. With gmail, anything that is in the trash is permanently lost after 30 days. Anything in the trash that you tell it to delete forever is gone forever. Ebay messages are also not retained beyond 90 days.

    I lost $600 worth of gift cards because I unknowingly deleted them. Don't even know how I did that. Paypal can't help me because you don't have protection beyond 180 days. eBay gives you protection for only 90 days. After that you go to Paypal for the next 90 days. Getting help from Paypal is hopeless also. Then I tried credit card chargeback but you have a time limit on that too, which I think is 120 days.

    Just be careful to safe guard your gift cards.

    Last tip: Every time I've used discounted gift cards to buy tech, I've always regretted it later. They are always found cheaper within a year than the price I paid even after the discounted gift card, and I can't make price protection claims on them. Anything I'm going to be spending hundreds to over a thousand on is always going to be tech, and these things always go down in price within a year. With these ebay UK deals I now prefer to just buy stuff at 10% off than buy gift cards. At least I can still make price protection claims on it.

    • nomoneynoproblems on 25/10/2019 - 19:38
      +2

      Jesus, $600 down the drain. I feel for you man…

      • lostn on 25/10/2019 - 19:42

        I bought 5x $200, so it was $1000. But luckily I spent two of them first so I only lost $600.

    • AsukaST on 25/10/2019 - 19:41
      +5

      Re 2nd: just create a label in your gmail and move all your gift cards emails under that label instead of inbox, that's what I do and I never accidentally lose them

      Re 3rd "within a year": a year is a pretty long period for tech products, most techs introduce new models half-yearly or yearly. It's just their product cycle. Of course you will find it cheaper somewhere else a year later as they are clearing stock. I don't think it's fair to blame "discounted gift cards" for that. And if you are able to wait for 1 year for that specific tech product, that means you don't really "need" it, you "want" it only, so just buy at the end of the cycle. Shop wisely at the best timing. Cheers.

      • lostn on 25/10/2019 - 19:46

        Of course you will find it cheaper somewhere else a year later as they are clearing stock. I don't think it's fair to blame "discounted gift cards" for that.

        I'm not blaming. I'm saying purchase protection is a better alternative than discounted gift cards, unless you are buying things that don't change in price, such as groceries.

        And if you are able to wait for 1 year for that specific tech product, that means you don't really "need" it, you "want" it only, so just buy at the end of the cycle.

        It doesn't matter when in the cycle you buy it, it will be discounted. I've always purchased it when it was a good price at the time. But the perk of price protection is that you can get even better prices than that without needing to wait. Time will still pass after you buy an item whether you use it every day or seldomly. And with time comes further sales. Price protection means you don't have to wait for a sale, and can enjoy the product while it's new into its lifecycle while still in the end only pay the lowest price it will ever reach.

        Whether you "need" it or "want" it doesn't change anything. The price will still go down further. If you "need" it and buy it early, then even more reason to use price protection over gift cards.

        • AsukaST on 25/10/2019 - 19:51

          I see, Sorry for mis-read your opinion
          so which store provide price protection for a year long?
          Most stores like Officeworks, Bunngins, they only give you price guarantee if you can find something cheaper at the time of purchase

          • jamestownfx on 25/10/2019 - 20:37

            @AsukaST: 28 degrees. Do you even ozbargain? 😛

            • AsukaST on 25/10/2019 - 21:02

              @jamestownfx: nah, it comes with a monthly 1% fee, not really a saving to me

              • lostn on 26/10/2019 - 00:05

                @AsukaST: That's a small price for what usually amounts to big savings. And you can avoid it if you pay your balance early.

    • Buy2Much on 25/10/2019 - 19:42
      +1

      I guess this is why gift cards are often sold with 5-10% discounts. Besides compelling people to buy from their stores, the sellers count on a portion of people either forgetting or lost the cards/codes. Profits for them either way.

      • whyisave on 25/10/2019 - 20:20

        it is well proven that there is a significant amount of people who:
        - lose gift cards (physical or 'virtual')
        - don't claim the gift card amount, before the expiry
        (this is what mostly triggered the change in the law, where gift cards are redeemable for 3+ years now)
        - don't realize the longer they don't spend gift cards, they are not hedged against inflation or the rising costs in society

        so, businesses end up winning when they don't have to honour as many gift cards,
        and also they are able to get a big ca$h injection, from which they can earn interest from (however, interest rates are declining globally anyway)

        • lostn on 26/10/2019 - 00:10

          If you buy large amounts of gift cards which many people seem to be doing with these ebay UK deals, and you aren't going to be spending them any time soon, it's also like giving an interest free loan to them in a way.

    • bozbargain on 25/10/2019 - 19:51

      Re price protection, you would need to have a 28 Degrees card for that, right (and have a balance of zero to pay at the end of each cycle in order not to be charged for this)? Most cards only do price protection for 21-60 days I believe.

      • lostn on 26/10/2019 - 00:08
        +1

        It has saved me so many hundreds of dollars that it's the only way I pay for electronics, electrical appliances and computing. It has far outweighed the insurance fee which I only pay every now and then when I forget to pay the balance early.

    • whyisave on 25/10/2019 - 20:17
      +1

      excellent post lostn,
      and it echoes some of my findings too (e.g. the gift card NUMBER is as good as ca$h, etc.)

      i have had good success buying tech, using gift cards, coupled with eBay coupons and sometimes cashback from the manufacturer too.

      the best deal i got recently through eBay.UK was the 18% off gift cards, a few months ago.
      i was only able to score AU$ 500 worth and i wish i had bought more.

      now, with Gumtree and Fb Marketplace, i find less relevant things to buy (cheap) on eBay, but i still have a significant amount of ca$h locked up in gift cards.

      eBay also has a 'quirky' option of "Best Price Guarantee", so if i can invoke that, then some items can be even cheaper through 'refund' of the difference.

      the main thing i worry is, the death of eBay since there are no entrenched or entrusted alternatives for buying/selling, even when other platforms have taken a bulk of the buying/selling. there are less and less things of interest on eBay but at least it has a global audience, if i can't buy/sell locally.

      ( it is even cheaper at times to get items through AliExpress, instead of using gift cards on eBay.AU where there are not 10% tax/duties too )

    • CVonC on 25/10/2019 - 20:55
      +1

      If you pay for an item entirely on gift card, you will not be covered by Paypal's free return shipping policy because no transaction was made via Paypal.

      Don't you have to login to PayPal when you use a code? Everytime I've paid completely by giftcards, I login to PayPal in the cart (even if I don't use a code) and it generates an email from PayPal for that transaction as well as automatic Facebook message to me.

      • lostn on 26/10/2019 - 00:12

        For a discount code, yes. For a gift card voucher, I'm not so sure.

      • Cupa Bundy Drinker on 26/10/2019 - 08:00

        If you pay the full amount with gift cards, you don't have to log in to PayPal, moreover PayPal payment method will not be selected by default. In this case PayPal will not be involved with all potential consequences. So when I pay with the gift cards I select PayPal payment method anyway and get a PP transaction for $0 but with all details, like amount paid by voucher/giftcard.

        • CVonC on 26/10/2019 - 17:14

          So when I pay with the gift cards I select PayPal payment method anyway and get a PP transaction for $0 but with all details, like amount paid by voucher/giftcard.

          Yep exactly what I do too.

  • DSOTM on 25/10/2019 - 19:27

    If I use eBay gift cards to pay part of a big ticket item and I want to return the item later, do I get the gift cards re-credited?

  • profar on 25/10/2019 - 19:33

    PaypalDigitalGifts does not respond to emails. I tried for 2 months to get them to resend emails with no answer. Remember also that Gmail groups your emails together, and if you forward it, you are forwarding only one email not the entire group of them, so you have to do it one by one.

    I actually didn't have a complete email and sent multiple cards to it . Sent a email to seller when completed email and next day was re sent no problems .

    • lostn on 25/10/2019 - 19:40

      You were probably within 90 days?

      I was outside of it. It's a lot harder for them. Or, they know you have no recourse if they ignore you. You are no longer protected.

  • Slo20 on 25/10/2019 - 19:35
    +3

    love the idiot who reported this as expired.

  • congo on 25/10/2019 - 19:53

    7 mins to go!

  • epicraiders on 25/10/2019 - 20:00
    +5

    doesn't work anymore, has been fixed ):

    EDIT: does not work for gift cards

  • tangwf on 25/10/2019 - 20:00
    +1

    looks like the wrong code

  • Jfi2ee on 25/10/2019 - 20:01

    Code not working?

  • MadMaxBargainRoad on 25/10/2019 - 20:01
    +2

    Party's over bois - 'Looks like that's the wrong code. Please double-check and try again.'

  • RichardF89 on 25/10/2019 - 20:01
    +1

    Looks like that's the wrong code. Please double-check and try again.

    • andylch on 25/10/2019 - 20:08

      It is working if you buy a product and send to your UK address.

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