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How to Find Hidden eBay Gift Cards in your PayPal Account

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Good afternoon everyone, I buy a lot of items on Ebay and use a lot of Ebay gift cards to pay for those items.  With Frequent Miler’s recent post regarding Ebay gift cards and Doctor of Credit’s recent post about Ebay shopping portals, I thought it would be a good idea to show you where to find your unused Ebay gift cards.  I will show you where to look when you log into your PayPal account from a desktop computer and from the Ebay app on your smartphone.

Log into your PayPal account from your desktop computer and click the Wallet tab at the top of the screen.

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American Express Platinum, Staples.com Offer, and Chase Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits

AMEX Plat Card

In this post, I will cover the American Express Platinum $200 airline travel reimbursement credit, the recent $25 statement credit for Staples.com purchases of $100 or more, an American Express Travel AMEX Offer, and my recent Chase Ritz-Carlton airline reimbursement credits.  First off, I received 2 $100 statement credits on my American Express Platinum Credit Card for purchasing 2 $100 Southwest Airlines eGift Cards.  The process is super easy, both statement credits posted automatically 3 days after the charges posted.  This helpful FlyerTalk thread has all the details for every airline that the American Express Platinum Credit Card works with.

AMEX Platinum SWA eGC Reimbursements

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US Bank FlexPerks $24,000 Spend Bonus and PayPal Extras MasterCard 50,000 Point Annual Cap

FlexPerks Visa Signature Card

Good morning everyone, just a few quick credit card related pieces of information to pass on.  Back in October, I wrote about the US Bank and Visa Checkout promo.  It looks like the 1,000 bonus FlexPoints just posted to my account a few days ago.  If you signed up for the promo, you should see your bonus points post soon.  I also found out that I had spent over $24,000 on my US Bank FlexPerks Credit Card, which earned me 3,500 bonus FlexPoints.  Apparently, I can redeem 3,500 FlexPoints to pay for my $49 annual fee.  I plan on calling US Bank and asking them to waive the annual fee.  I didn’t spend $24,000 on their card to not have to pay the annual fee, that is ridiculous.  I will let you know how that call goes in a few months.

FlexPoints Visa Savings Edge and $24,000 Spent

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Random News Part 2: Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits, Lounge Club Card, Freedom 5% at Grocery Stores, and a Hyatt Retention Bonus

Chase Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card

Random News Part 2: Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits, Lounge Club Card, Freedom 5% at Grocery Stores, and a Hyatt Retention Bonus

Good afternoon everyone, here is part 2 of Random News for today (part 1 from earlier today).  My Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card statement closed on January 4, so I have some information regarding annual fees and statement credits.  There has been a lot of confusion regarding “reimbursable travel expenses” and this lengthy 90+ page FlyerTalk thread has all the details.  Basically, if you buy airline gift cards, Chase knows about it now.

The $395 annual fee posted during the first billing period.  I was able to purchase 2 $150 Southwest Airlines eGift Cards and get both purchases reimbursed by Chase.  One reimbursement is posted as a courtesy credit and the second is posted as a statement credit.  As far as I know, Chase will no longer reimburse any Southwest Airlines Gift Cards or eGift Cards.  The transactions show up online as “SOUTHWES 5260***” and Chase is able to see the purchase as a gift card.  I don’t know why I was able to get both charges reimbursed, it just depends which representative you get.  Definitely YMMV situation.

Chase Ritz-Carlton SWA eGC Statement Credits

I found it interesting that both Southwest Airlines gift cards earned 2x for airfare and also counted toward my $3,000 minimum spend.  I am about $1,000 short of completing my minimum spend.

Chase Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits

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