What are Paypal Coupons?

Paypal Coupons are the discount coupons issued by Paypal or eBay. It can be used for saving substantial money while shopping online. The only requirement is that the seller should accept Paypal. Well, most e-businesses do accept Paypal payments.

Paypal is a company from eBay. Hence both Paypal and eBay issues discount coupons under the names Paypal coupons and eBay coupons respectively. The discount coupons carry a redemption code and each code will offer different discount values.

So where can you get one?

Please note that the Paypal coupons are issued occasionally. Paypal will notify you about it via email. Not everyone receives a paypal coupon. Only if you meet a certain criteria you will receive one.

What are these criteria to receive Paypal coupons?

The criteria to be eligible for receiving a paypal coupon vary from seasons to seasons. Recently to promote Christmas shopping, Paypal coupons featuring free shipping and huge discounts at selected merchants were received by many.

Sometimes the coupons are sent to user of special groups or areas. Some coupons are sent out to get the old customers back to eBay. For example, if you were actively shopping in eBay and recently stopped visiting eBay, then you are highly likely to receive a discount coupon, granting huge discounts for your next shopping at eBay.

Such coupons are sent to your email id and the code is tied up with your account. So you just cannot transfer the code to someone else. It is valid for your shopping only and usually they have an expiry date.

Many a times if the sales of particular category of products are low, eBay will send electronic gift coupons to old buyers. For example if you bought some gadgets from eBay and now it is of low demand, you will probably receive coupon codes. No need to say that you will be ready to buy the gadget in your wish-list at a lower price.

A few also have some conditions of use too. Something like, you can use it only for your eBay shopping.

Can the coupon be given to my friend?

It is possible that you don’t want to buy anything at the moment. You can then give away your coupon to your friends. But this is applicable only to the general kind of coupons issued by Paypal.

Such general coupons could be originally sent to some targeted customers. If you get one, you can share these with your friends though. A point to be noted here is that such discount codes would not be referring to an email id.

Many people like to share such general paypal coupons codes in the web. You can find them at eBay’s chat forum or any forums that discusses about bargains and deals. You can also find them by doing a web search on the keyword ‘Paypal Coupon Code’ (or ‘eBay Coupon Code’).

Such coupons don’t last for long. It will get used up fast as it is getting shared in a community looking for discount offers on the web. So look for the recent ones. Also beware of fraudsters.

How to use Paypal Coupons for shopping online?

The paypal coupon or any digital discount coupon for that matter is a long code. You need to enter it on the payment screen when you are about to pay for an item.

For example on Paypal payment screen, there is a box called ‘Coupons, Gift Certificates and eBay Anything Points’. You need to enter your coupon code there. This will get validated and the discount is automatically deducted from the balance due.

Suppose the amount is larger than the discount offered, then you will have to pay it from your Paypal account or the bank account linked to it.

It doesn’t matter to the seller if you have used discount coupon or the normal way. Whatever it is, he gets the payment for the item sold. Remember that the discount is from eBay and the seller has hardly anything to do with it.

Facts with PayPal coupons

You can use Paypal discount coupons only if you are paying with Paypal. So for eBay purchases always look for the seller who accepts Paypal.

Ensure that the email address on the coupon is linked to your paypal account. If not add it to the Paypal to avail the discount.

Using Paypal coupons make your online shopping more affordable. Most of the eBay discount coupons have expiration dates.

Paypal coupons are surely easy to use and make the shopping more affordable. Grab one before you decide to buy the next item on your wish-list.