eBates scam?
Apr 13, 2011, 12:52 pm
#16
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My thoughts--it's not right, even if you're technically not violating any T&C's of either site.
Apr 13, 2011, 1:08 pm
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You're not buying an item and reselling it either. You are intentionally listing items to "buy" yourself, using a different account, and going through a site that offers cash back on transactions. Since these aren't actually real transactions--no money is changing hands, then I'd say you're running a scam.
Apr 13, 2011, 1:24 pm
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Nevermind; I misunderstood the OP.
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Apr 13, 2011, 3:30 pm
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You don't return the item ever
Apr 13, 2011, 4:09 pm
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Well of course you don't return it as you never bought it. You are just running a scam to get the money from e-bates.
Apr 13, 2011, 5:20 pm
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How does this line of ebay/ebates debates/discussion/scams have anything to do with our SPAM (Sites with Points and Alternative Miles) anyway? 
This is NOT OMNI.
This is NOT OMNI.
Apr 13, 2011, 8:52 pm
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This forum stopped being about points and miles years ago.
Apr 13, 2011, 9:43 pm
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Very true, but I'm confused about the OP's intent in joining FT solely for the purpose of posting this scam, er, loophole she's exploiting? Most of this subforum's users are at least nominally interested in FT. This doesn't appear to be the case here.
Apr 13, 2011, 10:07 pm
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FlyerTalk is not the place to discuss "scamming" other sites.