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25% off at EBay
Aerox | 12:06 AM on 06.23.2008 19 comments


Since I'm posting this so late at night, I'll probably repost for the benefit of people tomorrow morning. However, if you're up now, you should take advantage of this.

Currently, Microsoft and EBay have a deal going on. If you go to live.com and type in something generic into their search engine ("watch" works), one of the first results that will pop up will be an ad for Ebay, and you'll notice a little button that says "Live Search Cashback"



Click on that, and you'll go to eBay, but you'll now notice that there's a special tag at the top of the page that says "Microsoft Cashback: 25% off".

(UPDATE 2: The percentage you get off is tied to whatever search term you use at www.live.com. Typing in "SNES" got me 25%. It might change though, so play around until you get a % you like. )

For the next 60 minutes, anything you buy on Ebay with Buy It Now, Microsoft will give you back the % discount straight into your paypal account shortly after your purchase. It's that easy!

This is great for a lot of video game stuff that has the buy it now; it's basically just a free discount. Some unscrupulous people have set up little schemes, like one guy sold his brother a $999 fan and they pocketed the discount, but that's probably illegal so I don't advocate anyone doing that.

If you're looking for cheap games though, this is a great deal.

You can read the official terms here.



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vexed alex's Destructoid Blog
I need to check into this. This looks really cool.
mid3vol's Destructoid Blog
ah! i could have used this, this morning. anyways, awesome deal, thanks for letting us know :)
pendelton21's Destructoid Blog
That IS brilliant little scheme...
NOT that I would...you know... do something like that...
*shifts eyes*... I gotta go now!
I234P3I2's Destructoid Blog
"Some unscrupulous people have set up little schemes, like one guy sold his brother a $999 fan and they pocketed the discount..."

This is why we can't have nice things!
taumpytears's Destructoid Blog
I gots dem Earthbounds!
Aerox's Destructoid Blog
Microsoft seems to have a lot of trouble with deals like this that people can easily take advantage of. A few years ago, they teamed up with Best Buy to offer some deal where if you signed up for some service of theirs for 2 years (I can't remember what it was), you got a free $400 gift card for Best Buy. There is a law in California that says those kinds of binding offers are illegal, and you can cancel them at any time. MS knew this, but said in a statement something along the lines of "We think the people of California will be pleased with our service and won't want to cancel."

My dad showed up an hour before the store opened the first day of the deal and there were like 300 people there all waiting to do the deal. The very next day, Microsoft discontinued the entire thing.

We got two free DVD players out of it. It was awesome.
Dexter345's Destructoid Blog
I don't get it. How does Microsoft benefit?
Dexter345's Destructoid Blog
Ack. I searched for Earthbound and found a "near mint" cartridge for ninety bucks. But then apparently "near mint" means "just the cartridge."
GoS-CPT-Stewart's Destructoid Blog
@Dexter

The Live search engine gets some hits... and the retailers that advertise at the top of the searches thank microsoft for the hits they get.
Dexter345's Destructoid Blog
Aerox, you asshole. Now I'm down $200 because I got a SNES with Earthbound and Super Mario RPG. I wonder how much Chrono Trigger is going for...
atheistium's Destructoid Blog
i wish you told me this yesterday!
Haxan's Destructoid Blog
I couldn't find any worthwhile retro gaming lots. But I did score a sealed copy of Absolute Sandman Vol. 2 in all of it's over-sized, recolored, hardcover, slipcased, heavy-as-hell glory for $54 shipped after the cash back takes effect (46% off the list price)!

Thank you, Aerox. You made my morning!
Dexter345's Destructoid Blog
Aaand now I'm down $300 because I added Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy III/VI.

By the way, you can only do this three times, apparently, because it says I have exceeded my lifetime allotment for the deal.
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
Good deal is good
JavTheGreat's Destructoid Blog
I hope those guys get what's coming to them, or else I'll be mad jealous.
ConsFEARacy's Destructoid Blog
Thanks Aerox! I just bought me Planescape: Torment and System Shock 2! Both in MINT condition and in original boxes/cases! Bought both of them, with discount, for under $100! No System Shock 1, but you just made the rest of my day!
ZeroTolo's Destructoid Blog
I'll have to remember this when I get a little more scratch at the end of the week.
Dagerr's Destructoid Blog
Anyone know hoe long this promo goes?


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