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	eBay Bucks overview Purchases that qualify How to sign up How to get and use your eBay Bucks Bucks bonus offers Leaving the eBay Bucks program Re-enrolling in eBay Bucks

eBay Bucks is a rewards program that lets you earn eBay Bucks on qualifying purchases. You can redeem them when you make future eBay purchases—and continue earning while using your eBay Bucks certificate. There's no cost for signing up or for using eBay Bucks.

This program is being rolled out in phases, starting with a small group of invited participants. We hope to open enrollment to a wider group in the future.

eBay Bucks overview

To get eBay Bucks rewards, all you have to do is sign up, and then shop on eBay just as you do today. You'll automatically get a percentage back on qualifying purchases. To participate in eBay Bucks you need to:

• Be a U.S. resident and have a PayPal account

• Be an eBay member in good standing (with no holds or suspensions)

• Receive an invitation from us to participate in the program

• Purchase a qualifying item (marked with an eBay Bucks icon) and pay with PayPal

Note: Once you sign up, we’ll give you an eBay Bucks certificate every 3 months, which you can use to buy more items. After receiving your certificate, you’ll have 30 days to spend it.

You can earn:

• Up to $10,000 of the purchase price of any one item (excluding tax and shipping fees)

• Up to $20,000 in total value for all qualifying purchases during a calendar quarter

See the complete list of terms and conditions.

Purchases that qualify

You'll know an item qualifies because it will have the eBay Bucks icon. Most items qualify, as long as they're:

• Paid for with PayPal

• Items you bid on or bought after enrolling in the program

Find out about getting a PayPal account.

Purchases from these categories don't qualify:

• Most eBay Motors categories (Parts & Accessories purchases do qualify)

• Classifieds

• Real Estate

• Business & Industrial Capital Equipment, including these capital equipment categories and related subcategories:

  • Agriculture & Forestry > Tractors & Farm Machinery

  • Construction > Heavy Equipment, Trailers

  • Food Service & Retail > Concession Trailers & Carts

  • Healthcare, Lab & Life Science > Imaging & Aesthetics Equipment

  • Industrial Supply, MRO > Fork Lifts & Other Lifts; Manufacturing & Metalworking > Manufacturing Equipment; Manufacturing & Metalworking > Metalworking Equipment; Office, Printing & Shipping > Commercial Printing Presses

How to sign up 

Once you're enrolled, look for the eBay Bucks icon on items, shop as you already do, and pay for your purchases with PayPal. Most eBay items are eligible with a few exceptions, such as real estate and vehicles. We’ll track how many eBay Bucks you earn. Each eBay Buck represents a dollar that you can spend.

How to get and use your eBay Bucks

Every 3 months, we’ll tally up all the eBay Bucks you’ve earned and give you an eBay Bucks certificate for that amount. Your eBay Bucks certificate is good for 30 days. You have one month to redeem and spend your certificate on eBay. 

To see your balance and find out when you'll get your bucks, go to the eBay Bucks section in My eBay.  

Note: eBay Bucks certificates are awarded quarterly (every 3 months) based on calendar months, not every 3 months from the date you sign up. If you sign up in February, for example, you'll earn eBay Bucks starting immediately. They'll keep accumulating until the next date we send out certificates (April in this example), and then you'll have 30 calendar days to spend your bucks.

If, for some reason, the certificate doesn't appear during checkout, go to the eBay Bucks section in My eBay, copy the code, then paste it into the redemption box during checkout. Get more info on using eBay Bucks. Pay for your item with PayPal before the expiration date on your eBay Bucks certificate. During checkout on eBay, your eBay Bucks certificate will appear. If you don’t want to use eBay Bucks for a purchase, click Remove.

In some cases, the certificate won't appear during checkout. For instance, the certificate amount may not appear if the seller is using a third-party checkout system. But you can still redeem your eBay Bucks certificate. Here's how:

You may have to click the Enter gift certificate, reward, or discount link first to access the redemption box in PayPal. Get more info on using eBay Bucks.

Be aware that your eBay Bucks certificate will expire on the 31st day after it's issued. You can't transfer your eBay Bucks certificate to someone else, and you can't combine eBay Bucks earned on multiple accounts. However, if you have multiple eBay accounts, each account may be eligible to earn eBay Bucks.

Bonus bucks offers

In some cases, buyers can earn eBay bucks even faster with Bucks bonus offers. For example, during promotions, buyers can earn double Bucks on every eligible purchase. When bonus offers are available, buyers will be able to keep track of them in a section of the eBay Bucks summary page in My eBay. And they'll see information about bonus offers when they view and purchase items that qualify for these promotions.

Leaving the eBay Bucks program

If you decide to leave the eBay Bucks program, go to the eBay Bucks section in My eBay and click the unenroll from eBay Bucks link. You can always join again in the future, but any unspent eBay Bucks you have will be forfeited when you leave the program.

Re-enrolling in eBay Bucks

You can enroll in eBay Bucks again any time after you've left the program. The eBay Bucks you accumulated before you un-enrolled will no longer be available, but you'll start earning eBay Bucks again as soon as you sign up.