Turning John Lewis Vouchers into cash?
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Why not just sell them on ebay......most auctions seem to be bidded up to not far away from the value of the vouchers....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_tr...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_tr...
I got married last year and we are sitting on about £900 of JL vouchers which were earmarked for a new sofa. I can't quite bring myself to spend £2k on the sofa the OH has her eye on so I have convinced her the Ikea Ektorps will live to fight another day.
I would be loathed to sell anything like that on eBay given the amount of scammers, especially when you take the fees into account. I am currently attempting to sell a relatively new Macbook Air on eBay and it really has turned into a den of thieves - I just wish the PH classifieds were more active.
If I leave the vouchers for long enough the OH might forget about them and I can use them to fund my Apple addiction
If I was selling them I would much rather find a friend/family who was about to purchase something at JL.
I would be loathed to sell anything like that on eBay given the amount of scammers, especially when you take the fees into account. I am currently attempting to sell a relatively new Macbook Air on eBay and it really has turned into a den of thieves - I just wish the PH classifieds were more active.
If I leave the vouchers for long enough the OH might forget about them and I can use them to fund my Apple addiction
If I was selling them I would much rather find a friend/family who was about to purchase something at JL.
Edited by tim0409 on Saturday 21st February 18:18
Edited by tim0409 on Saturday 21st February 18:19
I used to sell high street vouchers on eBay when I used to get them as a er(cough) bonus,amazing what people pay for them sometimes getting £195 for £200 worth.
The weird thing is the same person soon started buying them all the time so ended up selling them all to him no issues as he paid for them in advance!
As mentioned try selling on forums, I'm sure I sold a few on AV forums.
The weird thing is the same person soon started buying them all the time so ended up selling them all to him no issues as he paid for them in advance!
As mentioned try selling on forums, I'm sure I sold a few on AV forums.
carreauchompeur said:
Tim, if you're anywhere near the JL Home Outlet stores have some great offers.
Unfortunately the outlet is in Swindon so quite far from Edinburgh, although the OH has just suggested (from the adjacent Ikea Ektorp) that she would love to make the pilgrimage!The Edinburgh store used to have a clearance store nearby which was excellent - we managed to furnish our house from a range of oak furniture seconds that gradually appeared piece by piece in the store.
Thanks for your replies - I wanted to avoid ebay as the selling fees make it a relatively expensive way of doing things!
They are all paper vouchers, so I can buy small value items and pocket the change (though that would take a fair few transactions and likely to attract the attention of the store...!)
Thank you
They are all paper vouchers, so I can buy small value items and pocket the change (though that would take a fair few transactions and likely to attract the attention of the store...!)
Thank you
iDrive said:
Thanks for your replies - I wanted to avoid ebay as the selling fees make it a relatively expensive way of doing things!
They are all paper vouchers, so I can buy small value items and pocket the change (though that would take a fair few transactions and likely to attract the attention of the store...!)
Thank you
Yes, the answer someone I know got was "we know what you're doing" to which the answer was "and?"They are all paper vouchers, so I can buy small value items and pocket the change (though that would take a fair few transactions and likely to attract the attention of the store...!)
Thank you
carreauchompeur said:
It has been suggested that people buy vouchers as a form of money laundering, so they can empty a PayPal account without it hitting their main bank account.Gassing Station | Finance | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff