Saving big on eBay: How to consitently get 3-41% cash back while shopping on eBay – No Coupons Required
I have used eBay for years to save a great deal of money on products. I continue to do so because for many products, especially computer/cell phone parts and accessories, eBay often saves me a great deal of money.
I recently discovered a way to save even more money when shopping on eBay. No coupon codes are required, and you can get anywhere from 3% – 41% cash back on products you purchase on eBay.
How does this work? What you do is “stack” rebates to get substantial cash back from every eBay purchase you make.
Here’s where the rebates come from:
- Mr. Rebates – 3% cash back on almost every eBay purchase, plus a $5 bonus when you sign up. A+ company, the rebates are real and the cash back is outstanding.
- Bing.com – 8-35% cash back on eBay purchases. Operated by Microsoft. The rebates are real, and the cash back can be substantial.
- eBay Bucks – 2% cash back, automatically on eBay. The rebates are real, and can be applied to future eBay purchases.
- Credit Card rewards – 1%+ rewards for charging your eBay purchase through PayPal on a cash back credit card (there are many of them out there)
Here’s how you do it:
- Make sure you are signed up for an account on Mr. Rebates.com & Bing.com.
- Go to eBay and find the item that you wish to buy. Save the item number in your e-mail or watch the item in “my ebay”.
- Visit Bing.com and search for “wii”. You will see an eBay advertisement somewhere in your search results – click on that and it will take you back to eBay. (if “wii” does not work try CashBackr.com and see what the current top cash back terms are for Bing Cash back and use one of those instead).
- Go to Mr. Rebates and login. Do a search for eBay. You will see the eBay cash back link in the results. Click on that and it will take you back to eBay.
- In the window that Mr. Rebates opened (very important) find your item by searching or going to “my eBay” and bringing up the item.
- Click the “Buy it Now” button and checkout with PayPal (use your rewards card in PayPal if you have one). Please note that before you confirm your order you should see the green “bing.com cashback” icon or you may need to try these steps over again as something did not transfer correctly.
- You will see your cash back in Mr. Rebates about 2 days after your purchase, and in bing.com anywhere from 1 hour to 2 days after your purchase.
This is the formula I have followed and have earned a great deal of cash back for purchases on eBay. Please note that Mr. Rebates & Bing.com cash back work on many additional sites and you should check them for cash back before making a purchase from any online merchant!
This can be a bit complicated, so leave a comment if you aren’t following this or if it does not work out for you.
(photo: liewcf)
I have a question: From step 3 to 4, when u say go to Mr.rebates and login, do you mean on the same page where Bing opened Ebay or a completely new tab or page?
Tamka, Great Question. You may go to Mr. Rebates in the same page/tab or a new page/tab. The reason that this works is because the bing.com information is already stored on eBay (in a cookie) so you won’t lose anything by going to Mr. Rebates and then going back to eBay.
Excellent post! Our posts really complemented each others nicely. Rebate sites are like scholarships that people don’t apply for. Most don’t realize they even exist.