Can Someone Answer This ?

[Fusion5]

On EBay there is £110.00 worth of Sainsbury's Gift Vouchers for sale. There are 6 bids totalling £110.05. Now I am not that bright with adding up, but even I can't see the benefit there. Can anyone explain ?

[mikey4444]

Am I missing something here ?

If the vouchers are worth £110:00, why would anybody sell them for less ?

[Jackdaw33]

For hard cash. Back in the 50s people would take out Provident vouchers for say £10 and sell them for £5, money for beer 'n baccy.

[mikey4444]

I am not exactly sure what these Sainsburys vouchers are, but I presume that they can be used anywhere in the shop. So people can buy their beer 'n baccy with them, or anything else that Sainsbury's sells. So I am still unsure why somebody would sell them for less that their face worth ?

[FrogNog]

The point Fusion5 is making, is that they are already selling for MORE than their face value.
I don't get it either Fusion5. We sell our faulty stuff on auctions and it sometimes fetches more than the item does brand new!

[Mamyalynne]

Quite a few places don't accept vouchers for alcohol and tobacco products.


I have only sold on a few vouchers for stores I could not get to and couldn't be used online - both to family members.

Why anyone wouldpay over the odds defeats me.

[carollindao1]

It's the thrill of winning. I notice a lot saying buy now or bid and the buy now is Less than the bids, people will skyways amaze me.

Carollinda0

[Tilly2]

An elderly friend of mine was sent £300 worth of Sainsburys vouchers for as a refund for something or other, I can't remember exactly. They were in denominations of £50.00.

She is a widow and no way would she spend £50.00 in Sainsburys, in one go. The problem is, if you use a voucher, you don't get change. So for her weekly shop of roughly £35.00 she would lose out by £15.00. We bought the vouchers from her, at face value.

[mrs_overall]

I am assuming it must be a man bidding?
My guess is because men can only count up to 21.....and that is when they have taken their shoes and socks off ;-)

[aelmpvw]

22

[Jackdaw33]

As I read there are 6 bids, the TOTAL of which is £110.05, so each bid must be less than that.

[Canary42]

The £110.05 may be a spoof bid (submitted just to create the sort of confusion experienced in this case) which won't be honoured.

Some people have a weird sense of humour.

[Canary42]

///men can only count up to 21.....and that is when they have taken their shoes and socks off///

Ah, I get it now Mrs O, that's why women are never older than 20 :-)

[mikey4444]

This is becoming to make sense now !

[Mamyalynne]

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Silly isn't it?

[silliemillie]

I sold some M&S vouchers on EBay for a little over the face value. I was amazed and convinced they wouldn't pay or they would come back with some sort of problem.

But they didn't and,like Fusion, have always wondered why.

[Fusion5]

That's the one Mamy. Complete bonkers. I just don't understand it lol lol.

[FrogNog]

Jackdaw, that's not how eBay works. It's the highest bidder who is currently offering £110.05, but they can be outbid if someone else raises their limit.

[Mamyalynne]

Maybe the bidder thinks it works out cheaper than the bus to Sainsburys and is worth it.

[wolf63]

Do Sainsbury's allow you to double up your voucher if you buy stuff from certain parts of the store - like Tesco clubcard tokens?