SBB1 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 As the title suggests, Rails Of Sheffield are participating in eBay's New Year 15% discount offer. I believe it covers all purchases above £15, with a discount of up to £60. I managed to pick up a loco they had advertised at £149 for £115 by having an offer accepted and applying the discount code at checkout, so some deals to be had! Offer ends on Monday, more details here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/railsofsheffield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2023 The offer may end on Monday but like the DFS sale it will probably be back on by Friday! they didn’t used to accept offers while an eBay offer is on, I tried it a couple of times and got a message back telling me to use the discount code rather than try an offer, I of course was looking for an offer to be accepted and discount on top too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted January 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2023 43 minutes ago, big jim said: The offer may end on Monday but like the DFS sale it will probably be back on by Friday! they didn’t used to accept offers while an eBay offer is on, I tried it a couple of times and got a message back telling me to use the discount code rather than try an offer, I of course was looking for an offer to be accepted and discount on top too Be persistent - it usually works in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBB1 Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 hour ago, big jim said: The offer may end on Monday but like the DFS sale it will probably be back on by Friday! they didn’t used to accept offers while an eBay offer is on, I tried it a couple of times and got a message back telling me to use the discount code rather than try an offer, I of course was looking for an offer to be accepted and discount on top too They sent this message in reply to my offer... but it was below a counter-offer of theirs. My next offer was accepted quite swiftly. This may not work with every item I suppose? Worth being persistent like @Bucoops says! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 And then there will be another exclusive to Rails 15% discount. Why do they not simply reduce the listed price of all the second hand stuff to which the offers apply, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2023 Having spoke to another non railway related retailer about eBay discounts I think the 15% discount is eBay funded as it were, the seller still gets the full amount of the original sale price (less fees etc) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Yes I believe that to be the case as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cessna152towser Posted January 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2023 Looks like it is eBay funded. I bought an item of rolling stock this morning. Just checked my Purchase History and Nectar points record on eBay. Both showing full price before discount, and basic Nectar points awarded on basis of full price. A separate purchase from another seller, which was not discounted, gained 10x Nectar points as an eligible transaction under the current Nectar offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted January 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 08/01/2023 at 13:27, big jim said: Having spoke to another non railway related retailer about eBay discounts I think the 15% discount is eBay funded as it were, the seller still gets the full amount of the original sale price (less fees etc) On 08/01/2023 at 15:07, cessna152towser said: Looks like it is eBay funded. I bought an item of rolling stock this morning. Just checked my Purchase History and Nectar points record on eBay. Both showing full price before discount, and basic Nectar points awarded on basis of full price. A separate purchase from another seller, which was not discounted, gained 10x Nectar points as an eligible transaction under the current Nectar offer. . This has been discussed loads of times in the eBay section and the general consensus there is that the larger business retailers do lose out from these offers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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