If you recently got an eBay gift card, you are probably eager to use it. This article will tell you how to apply your eBay gift card to your purchase.
To use your eBay gift card to make a purchase, follow these instructions:
There are several things you can't use your eBay gift card to buy. These are:
You also cannot use more than four gift cards on a single transaction. Additionally, your gift card will be linked to your account the first time you use it. After that, you can only use that gift card on that eBay account. You cannot transfer it to another account.
If you need help using your gift card or have any questions about gift cards, you can talk to someone from the eBay customer service department by using your phone or the eBay help forum.
After thousands of eBay customers came to GetHuman in search of an answer to this problem (and many others), we decided it was time to publish instructions. So we put together How Do I Use My Ebay Gift Card for My Purchase? to try to help. It takes time to get through these steps according to other users, including time spent working through each step and contacting eBay if necessary. Best of luck and please let us know if you successfully resolve your issue with guidance from this page.
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