Buying coupons on ebay

[aevans1206]

Anyone have any tips on how to do this effectively? What listings are best to look for? Advice greatly appreciated

[Hot dog]

just wandering if it is legal to sell these I saw some and they said you are paying for the persons time and not necessarily the coupons themselves

[aevans1206]

I don't know if it's legal. I pondered the same question. However, there was a recent article about the coupon queen who purchases coupons through ebay. Hmmm...

[noppenbd]

Originally Posted by aevans1206

I don't know if it's legal. I pondered the same question. However, there was a recent article about the coupon queen who purchases coupons through ebay. Hmmm...

I have just gotten into this. I bought some Lowe's and Babies R Us coupons recently. I'll let you know if they work

[sweeps]

Technically, no, you're not allowed to buy or sell coupons, on ebay or anywhere else. But as you point out, people claim to be giving away the coupons and selling their time instead, which is theoretically legal.

If you can get a good deal, it's worth it. But I think you'll find that the winner ends up paying very close to the face value of the coupon, which makes it a waste of time. I have also seen people buy face value (or MORE!) for a coupon. That's messed up.

[poundwise]

You may want to check out services like The Coupon Clippers instead.

[aevans1206]

Originally Posted by poundwise

You may want to check out services like The Coupon Clippers instead.

Thanks! I've checked it out and it's pretty good.

I just am tired of seeing the same coupons over and over again on certain web sites and you can't double the coupons (or most of them)...so, want to broaden the spectrum.

Who knows.

I'll get it eventually.

[asmom]

I bought five 20% off coupons from Lowe's earlier this year for about $7.00. So far they have saved me hundreds of dollars. It's a lot better than trying to get a gift card which are usually bid up to 95% of their face value which is hardly worth my time. I don't know about the legality of it but it certainly is a money-saver. I'll continue to look for deals from the stores where I shop most often.

[noppenbd]

Originally Posted by sweeps

Technically, no, you're not allowed to buy or sell coupons, on ebay or anywhere else. But as you point out, people claim to be giving away the coupons and selling their time instead, which is theoretically legal.

If you can get a good deal, it's worth it. But I think you'll find that the winner ends up paying very close to the face value of the coupon, which makes it a waste of time. I have also seen people buy face value (or MORE!) for a coupon. That's messed up.

I was bidding on 4 Babies R Us coupons that were each 15% off. The final price was $15 with free shipping. You only have to spend $100 to make those worthwhile, and believe me, that is easy to do in Babies R Us.

EDIT: For $6 I also bought 5 Lowe's coupons worth $10 off a $25 dollar purchase. That seems like a no-brainer.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I like The Coupon Master and i've used ebay before.

[cicy33]

I have tried several coupon clipping service and don't really like them. With ebay I can find exactly what I want and the quantity. I also like mycoupons.com . I agree on some things the cost is just plain dumb. I would never pay full price for the value of a coupon or a gift card. Whether I have extra money in my paypal or not.

[sounderella]

Hmmm never thought about buying coupons.

[cicy33]

Areas of the country get different coupons than other areas. Like in my area, we get crappy coupons. So I pay someone for their time to find and gather coupons and mail them out. I get what I want and they get reimbursed for their efforts.

[Lori63]

Check out Hot Coupon World for tons of info about couponing

[creditcardfree]

I've sold coupons on ebay with no problem. Generally, these are for stores, such as Build a Bear and Bed Bath and Beyond.

[tigger98]

I have gotten coupons off ebay numerous times because I also get limited coupons in the area where I live. I have only had two problems with sellers. One was slow mailing them. The other said that they took Paypal and then said that they didn't. Because they were so wishwashy I did not pay them. I try to keep a good stockpile on items that we use on a routine basis. Sometimes I may order 10 or 20 coupons of the same item from an ebay seller: however, sometimes the coupon sites limit popular coupons by only allowing a couple of coupons an order.

[noppenbd]

Update: I received my Babies R Us coupons, and the seller sent me 6 15% off 1 item coupons instead of the bid-upon 4. I am sure I will easily recoup my $15 investment.

[aevans1206]

Coupons on ebay are a bust. Most were for things I don't need (I usually make many of my own cleaning supplies and I'm not particularly high maintanance on the beauty product end). Also, most expire this week. I guess it was a waste of money as a learning experience. I'll be happy just learning to make a list of what is actually needed and if I come across a coupon, great.

[cicy33]

Coupons are whatever you make them. If you bid on auctions of coupons you won't use of course they are a bust. I rarely bid on auctions of misc coupons. I usually go after the ones that are listed specifically. I have saved so much money from getting coupons on ebay. Twice I have bid on misc auctions and won and once it was great and once not so great. that is the chance of bidding on something you don't know what it is. There are auctions on ebay for an envelope. It may or may not contain money. I think they say it always contains at least a dollar but not sure. That is an auction I never bid on cuz I have no idea what is in it, but if I did I couldn't say it was a bust cuz I knew what I was getting into.

[money2009]

I've never tried purchasing coupons on Ebay before. However, I did want to say thanks for the links to some of the other coupon sites. Some of those look promising.