Chapter 18

eBay Bucks Rewards, Charitable Buying and Selling, and Going Mobile

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Picking up on eBay Bucks: The rewards program

Bullet Buying for a good cause

Bullet Doing business anywhere with the eBay app

Although eBay is a site where we buy and sell, there are a few perks that make participating on the site a whole lot more fun. In this chapter, I familiarize you with my favorites.

Rewards Program for Shoppers: eBay Bucks

Personally, I’m a fan of loyalty programs; they keep my attention as a customer. For the uninitiated, a loyalty program is a cashback, discount, or bonus program designed by a brand to reward their loyal customers — to keep you coming back. Usually the more you spend, the better the bonuses.

That’s how it works with eBay Bucks. Based on your purchases in a calendar quarter (three month period), you can earn 1%, up to $100 in a single transaction and (1%) up to $500 in a calendar quarter. To join the party you need to sign up (see Figure 18-1). Here are the steps for your Internet browser:

  1. Go to your My eBay ⇒   Summary page.
  2. Click the Account tab.

    Once at your Account tab, scroll down to Communication Preferences and click.

  3. At the very bottom of the preferences ...

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