Old Deals Get Better
We wrote yesterday about two profitable gift card churns on eBay, one with Toys R Us gift cards and one with TGI Friday’s gift cards.
Just today, eBay released an offer to many of us of 8% back in eBay Bucks. This really would sweeten those two deals mentioned, the problem being that the Toys R Us deal is already sold out. If you haven’t jumped on the TGI deal yet, the added 6% in Bucks really makes it a great deal.
This is what we were referring to when we wrote about Timing Your Ebay Purchases.
- Buy $250 in TGI gift cards for $200. Resell them at break-even rates
- Get $16 in Bucks (8%)
- Get $2.20 back from the portal
- Get 2% or $4 from credit card points
- Total profit from TGI alone: $22.20
Not bad! The main issue here is that there are less than 2000 cards remaining and they may sell out soon.
New Deals to Consider
There are a number of other gift card deals going on eBay which weren’t profitable from a reselling standpoint yesterday, but have become considerable today.
The main idea now is the Sephora gift cards. Pay $50 for a $60 card (at least that’s how I interpret the deal based on the Terms), that’s around a 17% discount. These are e-gift cards and Paypal often makes it difficult for many to purchase those, but if it’s working for you, it may be possible to sell them to Saveya for 80% of its value. You will lose around 3% on the sale, but you’ll get back around 9% from the Bucks and portal.
- Pay $100 for $120 in gift cards. Resell them for $96.
- Get back
$8Â$6Â in Bucks (since it’s under $150, it will only earn 3% back) - $1.10 from the portal
- $2 from the credit card at 2%
- Total:
$7.10Â$5.10 profit
The total isn’t amazing but it’s all from your computer in a few minutes time.
Other Options
Other things which can now be considered for reselling purposes:
- $100 Babies R Us gift cards for $90. The 9.1% from Bucks and portal can bring it to about break-even levels and can be useful for meeting a minimum spend or liquidating eBay gift cards.
- $200 Hyatt gift card for $175. The 9.1% can make it slightly better than break-even.
- There’s also Aeropostale gift cards on sale, but not much resell potential there.
My Plan
So did I wait and time my eBay gift card purchases properly, since the 23-25th of the month historically gets Bucks offers as noted in that post?
No, I didn’t (though I wish I had). Why? Mostly, because I’m on a dysfunctional computer for the next week or two and each page loaded takes time and patience. I was also a little concerned over the low numbers of available TGI cards, although they ended up holding out just fine.
I would love to get in on the Sephora deal, but I’m out of state and Paypal sees my IP address as someplace far from my home and they aren’t happy about that….
I made 2 purchases on Ebay yesterday and didn’t receive an email from TCB yet. Has anyone?
Yep, this morning had an email from TCB in my inbox telling me about the 2 most recent ebay transactions.
Sometimes it takes 2 to 3 days to get email from TCB for Ebay purchases. I got 23rd tracking email today.
I’ve found that they slowed down a little for me recently. Takes 2 days instead of one.
After K. Patel didn’t answer my question twice I looked at the page again and saw that it’s clearly listed that you do receive a $60 Sephora eGc for anyone interested.
Sorry Eric, I didn’t check page back till now. I am glad you got your answer. I hope your sell go well with Saveya. Some people had a bad experience with them but I never had a problem.
Yeah, it went off without a hitch.
I got the 4X Ebay bucks email but it says you need to spend $150+ “on a single item”.
Does anyone know if that will work towards this deal where you buy 5 x $50 cards? Thanks!
Yes it will.
Thanks! Pulled the trigger on this one.
You can check if you have eBay coupon left in your account. I happen to find there is a 10% off coupon in my eBay account. That makes all the above deal profitable. Just hit “My eBay”>”Summary”. Coupon will be listed at the very bottom of the page if you have one.
Nice! I got those a couple of times in the past.
Re: Sephora e-gift cards…”These are e-gift cards and Paypal often makes it difficult for many to purchase those, but if it’s working for you, it may be possible to sell them to Saveya for 80% of its value.”
SaveYa doesn’t take e-gift cards, you’ll have to mail the physical card in. Cardcash also only offers for physical cards. Am I missing something?
Also, the sephora deal is on PP Digital gifts, so 5x points with Chase right? Wasn’t mentioned.
Regarding “SaveYa doesn’t take e-gift cards, you’ll have to mail the physical card in.”-
This is not true. I am a bulk seller with Saveya and I can confirm that saveya does accept Sephora cards digitally, you don’t need to mail them. Just to confirm it, I went ahead and purchased cards and just finished selling them. I got email from Saveya that I will receive money in my bank next business day.
Was it 2 $60 gc they sent you? Do they arrive right away?
Yes they were two $60 cards and came in just few minutes of order. The whole transaction took only 3 to 4 min max.
FYI…New portal called Rebate Blast offering 1.5% CB. I still went with TopCashBack and will try for a best rate guarantee.
I don’t think that will work. I just checked and RebateBlast doesn’t list “gift cards” as one of the categories that earn cash back. Ebates is the same way.
You can maximize the credit card bonus by using ebay gift cards that you can buy from office supply stores using chase ink cards in case you run out of the ebay cards that you bought for a discount through earlier deals.
I am not targeted for this one. I have some big purchases that I have been holding off for deal time and it is taking forever to get one.
OK, so I might be a moron but where on eBay do these things show up. I have looked everywhere for a coupons or offers page and can’t find anything. Help! Thanks for the great content.
You have to opt in. See what I just wrote above in the comments to JB.
There is a problem with Sephora deal. Its only $100 in total max due to limit and hence its only 6% Ebay Bucks. Even though I added Babies are use and the total got to $280, still Ebay bucks for Sephora didnt change (Babies r us showed as per 8%), so I don’t know if that’s only issue with my account or is it that particular item(s) has to reach $150 to get to 8%.
Did you end up buying the Sephora? If so, did they send you 2 $60 gc or $50, $50 and 2 $10? I’m pretty sure that Save Ya doesn’t accept $10 gc so that’s why I’m asking.