Hold on....you can buy things on ebay now....with Bitcoins!

[hasmukhh]

of this is true then I am gonna be truely thankful to you for providing me this info.
this can be very helpful to me and to many others .

[ObscureBean]

I'm surprised that you guys are only learning about this now, it's been quite a while since Gyft started accepting Bitcoin. This goes to show that not enough is being done to get important Bitcoin news/updates out to the masses. News like this should have already spread all over the world by now and the Bitcoin crowd on here should've been the first to know about it.

[melody82]

Thanks, I didn't know about this.  It seems that every day we take a step forward.  Since credit card and paypal fees are usually hidden it would make sense that most vendors would want to accept bitcoins rather than use higher cost options.  It is safe for the buyer because we can assume that amazon and other major retailers are not going to scam us, and they can simply wait a confirmation or two before shipping.  The whole thing can be as seamless as using a cc.  Nice!

[Amph]

Now i just need a paypal funding option. Ebay is good but most stuff there are junk anyway.

this could be a problem indeed, i doubt they will reinburse you if you pay via gift using bitcoin, but paypal was talking about integrating bitcoin, maybe it will change with this

[Elwar]

I'm surprised that you guys are only learning about this now, it's been quite a while since Gyft started accepting Bitcoin. This goes to show that not enough is being done to get important Bitcoin news/updates out to the masses. News like this should have already spread all over the world by now and the Bitcoin crowd on here should've been the first to know about it.

I knew about Gyft accepting bitcoin. I just had not seen ebay on there. Ebay has so many items that it would be difficult to find anything you wanted to purchase that you could not buy through ebay. You can even buy boats, cars...a house.

I said 90% of the things I want to buy online because Amazon and ebay cover pretty much 90% of whatever retail goods you might want to buy online. The rest need to just start accepting Bitcoin so it's 100%.


Oh and as far as having money left over on your gift card...using http://www.egifter.com you can buy a card in $1 increments. My purchase was $43.97 so my gyft card has $1.03 remaining on it but had I used egifter I would only be off by 3 cents.

[bryant.coleman]

Still it is not as good as Ebay directly accepting Btcoins as a payment option. We first need to purchase Gyft cards using the Bitcoin, and then exchange the Gyft credit to purchase commodities from Ebay. Why can't they just tie-up with Bitpay or Coinbase, and make the payment option more easier? Already they have split from Paypal, so I can't find a reason why they shouldn't.

[Kprawn]

Still it is not as good as Ebay directly accepting Btcoins as a payment option. We first need to purchase Gyft cards using the Bitcoin, and then exchange the Gyft credit to purchase commodities from Ebay. Why can't they just tie-up with Bitpay or Coinbase, and make the payment option more easier? Already they have split from Paypal, so I can't find a reason why they shouldn't.

Because Paypal is still the most popular payment option available for the mainstream public. They are not familiar with Bitcoin and all the horror stories being spread about Bitcoin, are not helping our cause.

I would like to see direct adoption too, but I am afraid we are still a long way from being able to handle mainstream adoption.

We cannot even agree on a small upgrade to 20 MB block size.... From big companies like these, this might look like a amateur show, run by children.

I still believe in the technology, but the failure point seems to be human implementation. 

[Error404]

Its good news you can buy second hand item for bitcoin you can afford it because of bitcoin but it is the same price as you buy php/dollar but bicoin can gain by posting or replying some post of people woh asking what they curious about

[gogxmagog]

Seems like more supply-side pressure to me. Should get eBay sellers to accept and hold BTC directly so the price doesn't tank more.

As a seller on eBay I would be glad to offer a discount if buyer pays via gyft. Is there any way for the seller to see how the payment was made? Could the merchant verify that the payment was made using a gyft card?
I'd totally give 20% off just to encourage people to use it

[shorena]

Both an eBay account and PayPal account in the U.S. are required to use this card. Valid only for purchases on eBay where PayPal is accepted. Additional terms and restrictions are stated in the Terms and Conditions which can be found at http://pages.ebay.com/giftcard/terms_conditions.html.

So, I gotta buy an ebay & PP account that was created in the USA first?

[bryant.coleman]

Because Paypal is still the most popular payment option available for the mainstream public. They are not familiar with Bitcoin and all the horror stories being spread about Bitcoin, are not helping our cause.

So we are losing the propaganda war, which is being launched by the big bankers against Bitcoin? Feeling sad. And regarding paypal, it might be the most popular option right now. But a large number of people have got their fingers burnt with Paypal, and don't want to use it again. What we need to do is to show that Bitcoin can become a better alternative for Paypal.

[TheButterZone]

Because Paypal is still the most popular payment option available for the mainstream public. They are not familiar with Bitcoin and all the horror stories being spread about Bitcoin, are not helping our cause.

So we are losing the propaganda war, which is being launched by the big bankers against Bitcoin? Feeling sad. And regarding paypal, it might be the most popular option right now. But a large number of people have got their fingers burnt with Paypal, and don't want to use it again. What we need to do is to show that Bitcoin can become a better alternative for Paypal.

http://lifehacker.com/5821634/why-you-should-ditch-paypal-and-use-these-other-services-to-send-people-money?comment=40991793#comments

Already shown in 2011. People will accept PayPal payments until they get chargebacked, and send them because they can chargeback (and PayPal, with effectively no time limit due to court orders, almost always sides with the sender even if they are a convicted financial criminal). https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1044827.msg11341171#msg11341171

[bornil267645]

This offer is on the network for sometime now and I know people who have used it frequently. I hear the service might be a bit long, but it's trusted.


So why not use it if the time comes.

[Elwar]

So I saw this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-eBay-Gift-Card-for-only-95-Email-delivery/261913083466?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D31478%26meid%3Dd7effac689bf45b4b5782321f73c2cea%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D261913083466

It's a $100 ebay gift card for $95 that is emailed to you. So could you not theoretically go on egifter and buy a $95 ebay gift card and buy the ebay $100 gift card, enter your PayPal info and get your $100 ebay gift code in your e-mail...which you can then use to buy a $100 for $95 which you then use to buy a $100 gift card for $95 and on and on and on....?

I tried it but PayPal asked me to verify my account with a text message to my phone and I don't have a US cell phone anymore. I use Skype and don't get text messages.

[Ghepetto]

So I saw this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-eBay-Gift-Card-for-only-95-Email-delivery/261913083466?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D31478%26meid%3Dd7effac689bf45b4b5782321f73c2cea%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D261913083466

It's a $100 ebay gift card for $95 that is emailed to you. So could you not theoretically go on egifter and buy a $95 ebay gift card and buy the ebay $100 gift card, enter your PayPal info and get your $100 ebay gift code in your e-mail...which you can then use to buy a $100 for $95 which you then use to buy a $100 gift card for $95 and on and on and on....?

I tried it but PayPal asked me to verify my account with a text message to my phone and I don't have a US cell phone anymore. I use Skype and don't get text messages.

I wonder if the ebay and paypal fees would eat up that 5$ profit per round.  


But Gyft is really awesome, you can send anyone a gift card via email instantly and you make 3% when you pay with BTC

[erikalui]

Ebay should directly accept bitcoin payments and then it would be good enough as PP can be charged back but not bitcoins. Their split up with PayPal has not made a significant difference as they only offer that payment option for US goods. For Indians they do have another payment option paisapay but that's also not good enough.

[Nameless Coin]

That's really great news! I need to buy some stuff from Ebay and I don't have credit card, paypal acc etc. (I don't use because of shitty banks).
Also we can be sure about that those gift cards weren't bought with a "stollen credit card".

[moriartybitcoin]

I don't see why eBay would ever openly embrace bitcoin considering ebay and paypal are basically married ..

[randy8777]

I don't see why eBay would ever openly embrace bitcoin considering ebay and paypal are basically married ..

publicity may be one of the reasons. and it is also a sign that they are genuinely interested in accepting changes into how we pay for things.

[smiletyson]

Ebay should directly accept bitcoin payments and then it would be good enough as PP can be charged back but not bitcoins. Their split up with PayPal has not made a significant difference as they only offer that payment option for US goods. For Indians they do have another payment option paisapay but that's also not good enough.

That's what I wish for...