What to Buy with $50 eBay Voucher (It Does Not Stack with Discount Code/It Cannot Be Refund if Item Is DOA)

Lggfatty on 30/05/2021 - 13:24

Hi , I did a bit of search in ozb but could not find any good suggestions

Basically I got a $50 eBay voucher which expires soon. I cannot find anything suitable to buy. Either I can buy the item I need somewhere else for a lot cheaper , or it is a good price in eBay with discount code, but it does not stack with voucher I have

What is worse is, this voucher cannot be refund if Item is DOA or if seller is fraud. I had one experience that bought a CPU but seller never post it and disappeared. eBay did not refund the voucher part even order is cancelled

I had one great suggestion earlier, which is use vourcher to buy $50 eBay gift card. It worked , only once(so some of you can try it it is indeed great as gift card can stack with discount code) . Then no longer working.

Instead of wasting this $50 voucher, can I use it to buy something that can be easily resell ?

All suggestions welcome.

Thanks

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  • rompastompa on 30/05/2021 - 13:27
    +1

    I used mine on some cheap wine. For $19 delivered, they're the perfect gift for an alcoholic.

    • ggfatty on 30/05/2021 - 13:31
      -1

      Thanks. I dnt drink but I am guessing it can be bought and gift to someone in future.

  • burningrage on 30/05/2021 - 13:30

    I learned the hard way that $50 ebay voucher cannot be used with other discounts scheme such as ebayplus 20% discount.

    I didn't know you can't buy gift card with that voucher so that's news to me.

    • ggfatty on 30/05/2021 - 13:32
      -1

      Also news to me and it worked! Once

  • Neoika on 30/05/2021 - 13:36

    Some reported good experience if refund occurs.

    The voucher has about $40 real value if refund does not happen.

    • ggfatty on 30/05/2021 - 13:41
      -1

      Thanks for letting me know. Not in my case. I guess if it does not auto refund, we would have to waste a lot of time in eBay chatting and their rep does not know too much these days

      • bobokingdom on 30/05/2021 - 14:27

        If this is the seller voucher, it doesn't refund under any circumstances. (Including the seller was banned after purchase.)

  • Froggi on 30/05/2021 - 13:41

    Whilst it might not work with eBay ones, has anyone tried using the voucher to buy Woolworths / Wish gift cards?

    • ggfatty on 30/05/2021 - 13:42
      -1

      Tried . All failed

      Seller is same: PayPal

      • bobokingdom on 30/05/2021 - 14:49

        You must need something. Find something that is local, easy to supply, and never needs a refund. How about some A4 printing paper? :). Something from Officeworks, they seldom accept Discount Code they usually follow the sale price of their stores.

  • JimmyF on 30/05/2021 - 14:31

    Basically I got a $50 eBay voucher which expires soon. I cannot find anything suitable to buy. Either I can buy the item I need somewhere else for a lot cheaper

    Its a 'free' $50, how can it be cheaper elsewhere, do you also have a $50 'free' voucher for them too?

    Put it this way, buy something even if its GASP overpriced in your eyes or forgo the $50 voucher once it expires.

    • JimmyF on 31/05/2021 - 13:55

      Clearly the person that negged doesn't understand maths too well

      $70 on ebay - $50 'free' voucher = $20 cost to the OP

      vs

      Buying it for $50 elsewhere - no free voucher = $50 cost to the OP

      No wonder some people are poor.

      • ggfatty on 31/05/2021 - 14:07
        +1

        Dnt worry Jimmy some ppl just Randomly neg everyone of us :)

        • JimmyF on 31/05/2021 - 14:58

          Hmmm yes it appears so!! Oh well their loss!

  • [Deactivated] on 30/05/2021 - 14:54
    -1

    The fact it expires "soon" is problem, but all vouchers can be refunded and used again, however their expiry date does not change.

  • hamza23 on 31/05/2021 - 15:45

    Postage stamps? If you send letters, packages etc. it's as good as cash.

    eg. You would just need to find a listing for $50 or so though.

    Edit: Officeworks sell at face value.

    • ggfatty on 31/05/2021 - 18:22

      Good idea! Except I dnt have anyone to write letters to haha. But maybe can sell them on Gumtree

  • gekiyasu on 01/06/2021 - 17:22

    Buy a $50 woolworths voucher - use it on groceries.
    And dont wait to the expiry date to use it - I did and it randomly expired during that day without warning before I could use it.
    Had to raise a case with Fair Trading NSW to get it back after being brushed off by Ebay customer service…

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