Topcashback Excludes Gift Cards and Electronics from eBay Cash Back

Topcashback now shows some big limitations on earning portal cash back for eBay purchases. The following categories are excluded:

  • Bullion, Coins and other Money items
  • Computers, Tablets and Networking
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Gift Cards & Coupons

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We’ve noted previously that Ebates, Befrugal, and Upromise have a gift card exclusion. Now, Topcashback has joined them, something not particularly surprising given all the recent bad news relating to gift cards:

The following portals are still showing the old terms which only exclude eBay branded gift cards and will hopefully work on third party gift cards: Givingassistant, Mrrebates, and Shopathome.

All Cartera shopping portals, including Splender and all the mileage portals, don’t have eBay at all at this time.

More surprising is the electronics exclusion from the Topcashback portal. Mrrebates is also showing that electronics exclusion, but not the gift card exclusion.

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carl wilson
carl wilson (@guest_300597)
September 28, 2016 14:30

Hey Doc,

Will Topcashback earnings over $600/yr initiate a 1099?

Parkerthon
Parkerthon (@guest_297570)
September 21, 2016 21:16

I don’t think this is TCB specifically as it is eBay changing their agreements for paying out. Understandably, eBay has declared war on reselling. Given how crazy popular it became, I’m not surprised. There’s going to be collateral damage though. All of these gift card resellers are screwed. Talk about a bubble.

iahphx
iahphx (@guest_297545)
September 21, 2016 19:59

Knowing about this new problem, I’ve been using topcashback for all my ebay gift card purchases lately — even though their payout is now slightly below some others. I’ve received credit for all my GC purchases, but my purchase from last night hasn’t yet tracked. Hopefully, this isn’t the end. Of course, the cashback is so small that it wouldn’t really influence my ebay habits. (Of course, all the other changes will!)

iahphx
iahphx (@guest_297825)
September 22, 2016 17:47

FWIW, I did ultimately receive cashback for my gift card purchases on ebay on Sept. 20. (Oddly, I received more than the .009% indicated on the website — looks like it was a little more than 1%). So I guess they’re not enforcing the language yet.

Harry
Harry (@guest_298400)
September 23, 2016 15:30

I did get CB for 21 sept GC purchases as well on TCB at rate of 1.1% which is what it used to be until few weeks back when they changed to 0.90. Hope they do not claw it back.

Mark O
Mark O (@guest_297512)
September 21, 2016 17:10

Electronics seems a bit much.

Would you guys still get paid for it on your referal links? Could end up being the silver lining…I would start using yours so at least someone gets something!

K. Patel
K. Patel (@guest_297543)
September 21, 2016 19:55

Where is your Amazon link? I kept looking for it when I was buying something yesterday. Please highlight it somewhere easy to find. I’m sure all readers would love to use it.

Mark O
Mark O (@guest_297563)
September 21, 2016 20:34

On the main page if you scroll down the right side there is an amazon and ebay one

Mark O
Mark O (@guest_297564)
September 21, 2016 20:34

Actually on every page on the right haha

William Charles
Admin
September 23, 2016 00:08

It’s on every page in the right hand sidebar under support this site.

William Charles
Admin
September 23, 2016 00:08

I think we still get something on third party gift cards, but not eBay gift cards.

Brent
Brent (@guest_297507)
September 21, 2016 16:51

I made several purchases of Airbnb electronic gift cards and none of them generated cash back on Mr. Rebates. They were purchased last week.

NinjaX
NinjaX (@guest_297493)
September 21, 2016 15:38

NOOOO! and Electronics!? WTF man. cmon!

Audrey
Audrey (@guest_297488)
September 21, 2016 15:21

Simply Best coupons also has it, also iconsumer though they don’t seem to enforce it.
Giving assistant on the other hand seems to only exclude physical ebay gc, unless I’m misunderstanding.