Using rebates to reap miles!!
Jun 23, 2004 | 11:38 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 231
Using rebates to reap miles!!
I was pondering the closing of the CO GC loophole, and I remembered an experience I had a while ago.
I bought a $300 cellular phone with a $150 rebate, and charged it for miles on SWA RR Visa. I ended up not needing the phone because I found my original one (I thought I had lost it). I sold the new, sealed phone I had just bought on eBay for $250.
I was $100 ahead and with the miles to show for it.
Obviously this is a small-scale example but I wonder if we searched dilligently at http://www.rebateplace.com we could find something promising........
The key is finding something you could resell for a high value.
I bought a $300 cellular phone with a $150 rebate, and charged it for miles on SWA RR Visa. I ended up not needing the phone because I found my original one (I thought I had lost it). I sold the new, sealed phone I had just bought on eBay for $250.
I was $100 ahead and with the miles to show for it.
Obviously this is a small-scale example but I wonder if we searched dilligently at http://www.rebateplace.com we could find something promising........
The key is finding something you could resell for a high value.
Jun 24, 2004 | 6:55 am
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: new york, ny, usa
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Originally Posted by wanaflyforless
Is selling something "new" without the UPC code legal?
regarding the original post, in theory this is true. buy things with a mileage earning credit card and then send away for rebates. problem is, it's a lot of work for typically small ticket items. yes, your phone had a nice rebate but most rebates are small. plus, keeping track of the rebates is a complete pain. and, if you don't receive a rebate or two, it completely wipes out the value of the miles you did earn since you probably wouldn't have bought the items in the first place. it's just a lot of work....