posted on December 22, 2000 03:15:55 AM new
Mornin' Folks!
Due to a limited budget this year, my husband & I agreed to buy each other one shared gift...Well, as fate would have it ALL of the stores in our area + online e-tailers no longer have the model that we can afford....But, of course, there are sellers on eBay who do...
Here's the dilemma, the item has a $100 rebate available thru the manufacturer (with a 12/31/00 deadline!)...
So, my question....Has anyone ever applied for /received a rebate with the only receipt being one generated by an eBay seller?....
posted on December 22, 2000 04:50:06 AM new
Rebates generally require that you submit a receipt/invoice from an authorized retailer/reseller. Some of the sellers on Ebay meet this criteria, some do not. Email the seller first to be sure.
posted on December 22, 2000 08:28:53 AM new
When there is a rebate available for an item I sell, I make a copy of the original sales receipt for my records, mail the original along with the rebate form, right with the item. Ask the seller.
posted on December 22, 2000 08:39:13 AM new
I guess all you can do is try. Or, have the seller send in the rebate for you because you will never receive the letter before Dec. 31.
When I bought my computer I also bought a scanner that had a rebate. I unpacked the computer but not the scanner about 1 month later I opened the scanner and read the rebate rules well as luck would have it it had expired but I sent it in anyway and about a month later I received the payment. I guess it depends on the manufacture. Good Luck.
posted on December 22, 2000 09:13:31 AM new
When I sell items with a rebate soon to expire, I email the customer a jpeg file containing a scan of the receipt and the rebate form. They can have everything ready to go as soon as the item arrives (You usually need the UPS code from the box).
posted on December 22, 2000 11:00:56 AM new
Thanx everyone...We've found an eBayer who has the product & a web site!...Looks like we'll make the deadline & save a couple of bucks to boot!...
