Use Bing.com to get Cashback at eBay

Want to buy something off of eBay that is listed using ‘Buy it Now’ and save some money?  Well, Bing’s Cashback deal is your ticket.  If you haven’t heard, Bing.com is Microsoft’s new Search Engine to compete with Google.  It’s just gone through a name change – it used to be called Live.com.

Bing offers a service called ‘Bing Cashback’ which gives you money back on your purchase if you click on a Bing.com link prior to buying an item.

Click to read exactly how it works.

1.) Go to Bing.com and sign up for a Bing.com Cashback account.

2.) Search for a product and find one that offers ‘Bing Cashback’.

3.) Click on the link, purchase your item on its regular website, and the cashback is yours.

Here’s a detailed example, using eBay.

1.) First, we need to know which ‘keyword’ will bring up the ‘Cashback’ link on Bing.com for eBay.   Keywords ‘Nintendo Wii’ are currently good for a 10% cashback on all eBay Buy it Now items.

2.) Click on the link, go to eBay and buy your item.  You’ll see the ‘Bing Cashback’ logo on your eBay checkout page.

3.) That’s it!  After 60 days Bing.com will deposit the money to your Paypal account.

Step 1  Click on the Images to Enlarge them.

The Bing.com link after searching 'Nintendo Wii' - click on this and you're directed to eBay.

Step 2

At eBay, notice the Bing.com logo at the top, and find your item.

Step 3

eBay Checkout Page, with Bing.com Cashback logo

The free trunk after a little work.

Ever since I scored some great vintage camera gear the other week, I’ve been keeping my eye on the Craigsist free section in Marin for any potential finds, and today I came up lucky.  It was advertised just as ‘Old Steamer Trunk’.  No picture, no further description.  Just a phone number, which I called within 8 minutes of the ad being posted.  I was already the 2nd person to call, but they weren’t able to pick up the trunk right away.  Just my luck – so off to San Rafael (just 5 miles up the road).

The trunk was definately cool looking, huge and dusty.  A bonus though – it included the key to the lock.  I was able to fit it in the Saab without problems, thanks to the fact that is has the roofless option.  The ulitity of this car (1993 Saab 900 Convertible) is suprising.

So, I got the trunk home, cleaned it off with a wet rag, rubbed some furniture polish on it, then some wax and put it in the living room.  Above is the ‘after’ pic, here’s the ‘before’.

Trunk in the Saab