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Up to $1500 off watch purchase on Ebay through 24th

bgrisso
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Not sure if someone has already posted this, but I got a coupon, assume others have as well, 10% off watch with purchase price between $2500 and $4999, and 15% off watch with purchase price $5K and above (capped at $1500 discount). Valid through the 24th.

I'm not buying myself, but if I was, definitely wouldn't mind saving 10% or 15% for the next few days.....
 
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I received it, too. Looking at the fine print, you can only use it if you receive the coupon...not transferable.
 
Evose
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Crap, I could probably use it but didn’t receive it.
 
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Evose Evose
Crap, I could probably use it but didn’t receive it.
Well, give it a try, just in case! Code is: TIMEOFF
 
Evose
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Nope.. thanks for trying! Targeted promo. With how many watches I have on my watch list they should have sent me one, haha.
 
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Nope.. thanks for trying! Targeted promo. With how many watches I have on my watch list they should have sent me one, haha.

I wonder if you can call up ebay and ask for the coupon to be given to you
 
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bgrisso bgrisso
I wonder if you can call up ebay and ask for the coupon to be given to you
Never hurts to try. Will give them a ring.
 
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I got one and thought of using it then realized on a 10k usd watch, I'd probably now be paying nearly a grand in sales tax along with PayPal fees. It's just not as much fun anymore. 🙁

I hear you, but on a 10K watch, you would normally pay approx $11K out the door with the sales tax, but with the coupon you would pay $9500, so for anyone about to make such a purchase, it's nice to save $1500
 
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I got one and thought of using it then realized on a 10k usd watch, I'd probably now be paying nearly a grand in sales tax along with PayPal fees. It's just not as much fun anymore. 🙁

But it's pretty clear Ebay is feeling the sting on the new sales tax situation. I never saw these outright coupons before, only the ebay bucks promotions. I think this is the third discount since the tax change.

Has there ever been a discussion on this forum of Ebay's monopoly? How can they not be considered a complete as such? I'm kinda hoping Google or Amazon decides to enter the online auction fray and maybe bring down some fees.
I hope so. Tax is around $600 on a watch I'm tracking.. it's essentially removed me from the platform for these sorts of purchases. I did receive a watch promo couple weeks back for $500 max discount.

This along with double taxation on trade-in vehicles in Illinois has really curbed my spending, for better or worse. Probably the former according to my wife. 😉
 
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I hope so. Tax is around $600 on a watch I'm tracking.. it's essentially removed me from the platform for these sorts of purchases. I did receive a watch promo couple weeks back for $500 max discount.

This along with double taxation on trade-in vehicles in Illinois has really curbed my spending, for better or worse. Probably the former according to my wife. 😉

good luck !
 
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I got one and thought of using it then realized on a 10k usd watch, I'd probably now be paying nearly a grand in sales tax along with PayPal fees. It's just not as much fun anymore. 🙁

But it's pretty clear Ebay is feeling the sting on the new sales tax situation. I never saw these outright coupons before, only the ebay bucks promotions. I think this is the third discount since the tax change.

Has there ever been a discussion on this forum of Ebay's monopoly? How can they not be considered a complete as such? I'm kinda hoping Google or Amazon decides to enter the online auction fray and maybe bring down some fees.

Yes, I think they are definitely feeling the sting on enforcing sales tax along with the rest of us, you are probably right on them trying to offset this cost to stimulate sales
 
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The coupon works extra nicely if the watch you've been keeping an eye on has one of those temporary 5-10% discounts on it as well. Even after tax, I've saved around $1000 on a watch originally listed for just under 5k.
 
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I got the offer, too. Under the terms, it says this:

"Coupon does not apply to auction-style listings or purchases made through the Best Offer feature."

Does this mean it will work only with fixed price Buy-it-Now listings?
 
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eBay refused to extend a coupon to me. Oh well.
 
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I got the offer, too. Under the terms, it says this:

"Coupon does not apply to auction-style listings or purchases made through the Best Offer feature."

Does this mean it will work only with fixed price Buy-it-Now listings?

Yes. When I got the coupon they also sent me to a sale page with a bunch of new watch listings (at decent prices too, off the top of my head)
 
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I just bought a $2k watch 😡 which means I didn’t qualify.

I won’t be using my coupon - if someone would like to use a “buyer’s agent” to make a purchase, let me know. No additional expense to you 👍 just willing to pass on a good deal
 
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Has there ever been a discussion on this forum of Ebay's monopoly? How can they not be considered a complete as such? I'm kinda hoping Google or Amazon decides to enter the online auction fray and maybe bring down some fees.

Long story short: existing anti-trust regs dont nearly fit big tech, but plenty at the DOJ are trying to squeeze the round peg through the square hole.

Though, Google and Amazon are more squarely in the sights of the DOJ than is eBay.
 
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coronado coronado
I got the offer, too. Under the terms, it says this:

"Coupon does not apply to auction-style listings or purchases made through the Best Offer feature."

Does this mean it will work only with fixed price Buy-it-Now listings?

I saw this too and I don’t want to make a best offer if they won’t honor it but when I look at any particular watch it says “$820 off or 15% - best offer”. Also they’re emailing me a ton of watches and saying “bidding currently at $3150. If you bid now and win you’ll get $315 off” which seems 100% contrary to the fine print. I’m going to call them in a bit to clarify
 
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I saw this too and I don’t want to make a best offer if they won’t honor it but when I look at any particular watch it says “$820 off or 15% - best offer”. Also they’re emailing me a ton of watches and saying “bidding currently at $3150. If you bid now and win you’ll get $315 off” which seems 100% contrary to the fine print. I’m going to call them in a bit to clarify

Please let us know what you find out. Seriously tempted to pull the trigger on this, even though I really shouldn’t spend the funds.
 
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