Updated 9/20: Bing cashback

[Old Hippie]

Friggin cashback is addictive.

CrackBack? :laugh:

 

[Fallengod]

Originally posted by: hondaf17

Originally posted by: Fallengod
I dunno but microsoft or whoever is going to go broke doing this cashback shit. I wouldnt be surprised if they canceled this soon.

Microsoft has something like $40 billion in cash on their balance sheet, I think they'll be fine.

Ya but they didnt get that 40 billion by being stupid and just giving money away. Thats basically what this cashback is heh. Im just saying, their costs seem to out weigh their benefits. What are they getting from this? People using their search engine? whoopdido....

Im not saying they dont have benefits, maybe they have a deal with ebay or something. I dunno...I wasnt at the corporate meeting.

Im just saying, im skeptical this thing will last very long. Milk it while you can?

 

[gorcorps]

Awesome. Just bought a GPS unit I've had my eyes on for a while for my phone.

 

[matas]

Just got a gtx 260 and e8400. These are my third and fourth items I got using cashback. I just wait now right? The cashbacks appeared on my live account.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: Fallengod

Originally posted by: hondaf17

Originally posted by: Fallengod
I dunno but microsoft or whoever is going to go broke doing this cashback shit. I wouldnt be surprised if they canceled this soon.

Microsoft has something like $40 billion in cash on their balance sheet, I think they'll be fine.

Ya but they didnt get that 40 billion by being stupid and just giving money away. Thats basically what this cashback is heh. Im just saying, their costs seem to out weigh their benefits. What are they getting from this? People using their search engine? whoopdido....

Im not saying they dont have benefits, maybe they have a deal with ebay or something. I dunno...I wasnt at the corporate meeting.

Im just saying, im skeptical this thing will last very long. Milk it while you can?

I have bought over $2000 worth of merchandise and saved over $500 off already "below retail" prices.

The way I see it, the only draw back is that I will have less to buy next xmas.

 

[Ryan711]

Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

Yep. Wii listings have subtitles like "save 30% through live.com!" and then include detailed instructions on how to get the 30%.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

I haven't no. It doesn't effect the sellers at all so why would they jack up their prices? You still pay the sellers full price, you just get money back from microsoft. It doesn't discount anything on the seller's end.

So there's a couple things possibly happening here:
a.) you're full of shit
b.) holiday time causes price increase
c.) newegg is having some decent sales on what you were looking at
d.) the prices have always been high and you're just now noticing

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

I haven't no. It doesn't effect the sellers at all so why would they jack up their prices? You still pay the sellers full price, you just get money back from microsoft. It doesn't discount anything on the seller's end.

So there's a couple things possibly happening here:
a.) you're full of shit
b.) holiday time causes price increase
c.) newegg is having some decent sales on what you were looking at
d.) the prices have always been high and you're just now noticing

I've noticed that prices are higher, especially one's that list the ability to save money using the live.com deal. So, yes it does effect the seller b/c they can raise prices, make a larger profit while still offering the customer a deal thru live cash back.

A couple of items I'm interested are considerably higher than any online stores.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

I haven't no. It doesn't effect the sellers at all so why would they jack up their prices? You still pay the sellers full price, you just get money back from microsoft. It doesn't discount anything on the seller's end.

So there's a couple things possibly happening here:
a.) you're full of shit
b.) holiday time causes price increase
c.) newegg is having some decent sales on what you were looking at
d.) the prices have always been high and you're just now noticing

I've noticed that prices are higher, especially one's that list the ability to save money using the live.com deal. A couple of items I'm interested are considerably higher than any online stores.

Sorry, I should mention I haven't really looked at ebay a whole lot until just now so haven't had much time to notice it. I still haven't, but I guess it might not just be the holidays.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

I haven't no. It doesn't effect the sellers at all so why would they jack up their prices? You still pay the sellers full price, you just get money back from microsoft. It doesn't discount anything on the seller's end.

So there's a couple things possibly happening here:
a.) you're full of shit
b.) holiday time causes price increase
c.) newegg is having some decent sales on what you were looking at
d.) the prices have always been high and you're just now noticing

I've noticed that prices are higher, especially one's that list the ability to save money using the live.com deal. A couple of items I'm interested are considerably higher than any online stores.

Sorry, I should mention I haven't really looked at ebay a whole lot until just now so haven't had much time to notice it. I still haven't, but I guess it might not just be the holidays.

is this the best example of speaking out of ass or what?

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

I haven't no. It doesn't effect the sellers at all so why would they jack up their prices? You still pay the sellers full price, you just get money back from microsoft. It doesn't discount anything on the seller's end.

So there's a couple things possibly happening here:
a.) you're full of shit
b.) holiday time causes price increase
c.) newegg is having some decent sales on what you were looking at
d.) the prices have always been high and you're just now noticing

I've noticed that prices are higher, especially one's that list the ability to save money using the live.com deal. So, yes it does effect the seller b/c they can raise prices, make a larger profit while still offering the customer a deal thru live cash back.

A couple of items I'm interested are considerably higher than any online stores.

Particularly buy.com; they had the best prices on eBay for most items before, but now that their store is compatible with cashback, they have raised prices on everything.

For example I bought 2 GTX 260-216s on Friday, they were $252 before cashback.... now the same cards are $282.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

I haven't no. It doesn't effect the sellers at all so why would they jack up their prices? You still pay the sellers full price, you just get money back from microsoft. It doesn't discount anything on the seller's end.

So there's a couple things possibly happening here:
a.) you're full of shit
b.) holiday time causes price increase
c.) newegg is having some decent sales on what you were looking at
d.) the prices have always been high and you're just now noticing

I've noticed that prices are higher, especially one's that list the ability to save money using the live.com deal. A couple of items I'm interested are considerably higher than any online stores.

Sorry, I should mention I haven't really looked at ebay a whole lot until just now so haven't had much time to notice it. I still haven't, but I guess it might not just be the holidays.

is this the best example of speaking out of ass or what?

Not really. He asked if we noticed a price increase and I honestly with the few things I was just looking at, did not. After people said they have, I thought I should point out I might not be the best source of info. And I still think what I originally said holds true, that the MS cashback program shouldn't be effecting the sellers as it's only MS giving away money not a discount on the price that effects the seller.

 

[dj2004]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: MustangSVT

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

I haven't no. It doesn't effect the sellers at all so why would they jack up their prices? You still pay the sellers full price, you just get money back from microsoft. It doesn't discount anything on the seller's end.

So there's a couple things possibly happening here:
a.) you're full of shit
b.) holiday time causes price increase
c.) newegg is having some decent sales on what you were looking at
d.) the prices have always been high and you're just now noticing

I've noticed that prices are higher, especially one's that list the ability to save money using the live.com deal. A couple of items I'm interested are considerably higher than any online stores.

Sorry, I should mention I haven't really looked at ebay a whole lot until just now so haven't had much time to notice it. I still haven't, but I guess it might not just be the holidays.

is this the best example of speaking out of ass or what?

Not really. He asked if we noticed a price increase and I honestly with the few things I was just looking at, did not. After people said they have, I thought I should point out I might not be the best source of info. And I still think what I originally said holds true, that the MS cashback program shouldn't be effecting the sellers as it's only MS giving away money not a discount on the price that effects the seller.

A lot of the sellers do take the Cashback program into account since they can charge more and still, essentially, sell the item for a small amount less than they had before (if the Cashback actually safely arrives, not that they care).

 

[winr]

Thanks OP

I bought a Comp Cam and lifters plus a Cloyes true roller timing set for an 390 Fe I am building for my 65 F-100.

I used my 10% coupon on the cam/lifters and got 30% Livecash back on both items :beer:

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Think I'm finally get in on this. Thinking of a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 camera and PS3 to start.

That's the spirit. Come join the rest of us in the poor house thanks to this deal

That's what I was concerned with. Just ordered an Intel Q9550 cpu for $292 after using the 10% off coupon and have $98 pending in my cash back account.

 

[EnsignFodder]

Originally posted by: Ryan711
Anybody starting to notice that sellers have caught on and are jacking prices up to reflect it. I've searched for at least 5 things on ebay and every one was quite a bit more expensive than on newegg

I have often see better prices on e-tailers instead of eBay because there is a sucker born every minute.

That being said, the number of merchants jumping on this does make me think that they are squeezing additional margin out of their sales since the can (as with any rebate) make you think you are getting a deal albeit a 60 - 74 day delayed deal - unless instant.

 

[Dynamyck]

You may be noticing higher prices because the smart sellers are throwing in free shipping and reflecting that in the sale price to give the buyer extra value using the cashback option. Either way it's a win for both the buyer and seller, especially @ 30% cashback.

 

[DarkThinker]

Originally posted by: James Bond
Just ordered 6 100$ bills twice. About $500 cash back headed my way.

I woulda done it a third time if I had a little more money in my acct

I have been looking around the only thing I can find is collector money can someone PM me a seller link that sells actual usable notes ?

 

[Adam8281]

Just got $200 INSTANT cashback on the ASUS N80VN-GP011C laptop! Why is the cashback sometimes instant, and sometimes takes 60 days?

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: Fallengod

Originally posted by: hondaf17

Originally posted by: Fallengod
I dunno but microsoft or whoever is going to go broke doing this cashback shit. I wouldnt be surprised if they canceled this soon.

Microsoft has something like $40 billion in cash on their balance sheet, I think they'll be fine.

Ya but they didnt get that 40 billion by being stupid and just giving money away. Thats basically what this cashback is heh. Im just saying, their costs seem to out weigh their benefits. What are they getting from this? People using their search engine? whoopdido....

Im not saying they dont have benefits, maybe they have a deal with ebay or something. I dunno...I wasnt at the corporate meeting.

Im just saying, im skeptical this thing will last very long. Milk it while you can?

Well... MS is getting sort of a commision for everything sold through their advertising. Unlike before, they will only get paid if you click the link AND buy. Before, it was simply pay to advertise, then get paid by how many times people clicked on the advertisement or some similiar scenrio (but the problem is, companies do not make money from window shopping). If MS does not get paid directly, their commision is simply taking business away from Google, which is what they are trying to do. If they lose $1 million, but make Google lose more, it would be worth it for them.

 

[drw97]

Originally posted by: Adam8281
Just got $200 INSTANT cashback on the ASUS N80VN-GP011C laptop! Why is the cashback sometimes instant, and sometimes takes 60 days?

I bought two digital picture frames on Sunday and also got INSTANT cash back. Was something like $145. A minute after I paid for the items I got an email saying the money had been deposited in my paypal account. I went and looked and sure enough it had. That is the best rebate program ever!

 

[Gibson486]

I just realized something....

if i were to have taken advantage of the 15% coupon and used this rebate program...I could have got a 2nd generation 16GB itouch for around the same price as that amazon sale (199.99 for first gen).... hmmmm....should I just part ways and try to get an iphone cheap?

 

[murphy55d]

Is there any way to tell in advance if you'll get the money back right away, or have to wait? I;d like to use this but if I don't get the cashback now, I'd ratehr wait til next Thursday when I get my bonus.

 

[Queasy]

Ahhh crap. I just bought a LCD monitor through Buy.com's eBay store. Somewhere during the checkout process which takes you through Buy.com, the 30% Live Cashback option disappeared. Anyone know how I can go about getting that back?