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I’m not sure how widespread this offer is, but if your Nectar account is linked to your eBay account, and you are logged in, you may see an offer for 6x bonus points (for a total of 7x points) on purchases made by 14th February.

You should see a banner for the offer halfway down the eBay home page.

It is also part of the rotating banner at the top of the page. You must click ‘Activate’ to register.

The base earning rate at eBay is 1 Nectar point (0.625 Avios) per £1 spent. With this offer, you would receive 7 Nectar points (4.38 Avios) per £1 spent.

There is a £15 minimum spend required. There is a cap of 300 base Nectar points per item – so 2,100 points in total with this offer – and the usual eBay rules on excluded categories apply.

The eBay home page is here. You can find out more about the Nectar partnership, and link your card, on this special eBay page.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus card

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

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Comments (22)

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  • John says:
    10 Feb10 February 06:51

    Anyone got thoughts on how to use 40,000 AAdvantage Miles for American Airlines? With a relatively small balance and limited travel options I’m open to ideas.

    • chabuddy geezy says:
      10 Feb10 February 07:24

      Travel one way in business class to Maldives for 42.5k on one world or etihad.

    • bafan says:
      11 Feb11 February 01:09

      Ideas below are good. I wish somebody but Citi partnered with them. It’s a pain to earn or get miles on AA, even in the U.S.

      • Rob says:
        11 Feb11 February 09:39

        How much is Etihad one-way Business or First Class to Abu Dhabi? That is probably the best use of them from the UK.

  • Andrew says:
    10 Feb10 February 06:53

    The eBay offer I read as 6x bonus on top of the usual 1, so 7x in total. Also to note that the bonus will be paid within 28 days and the standard 1 paid next day as usual.

  • BJ says:
    10 Feb10 February 07:01

    Signing up for the eBay offer is much simpler than described here. Just click on the offer in your Nectar app or online account.

    • TGLoyalty says:
      10 Feb10 February 07:17

      You need to click visit website and actually login to activate. Pressing save for later in the app does nothing.

  • abc says:
    10 Feb10 February 07:07

    I can’t find the 6x points offer on the eBay website, however it does appear under partner offers in the Nectar app and I could activate it from there.

  • MikeL says:
    10 Feb10 February 07:31

    Aphrodite hills is stunning. Beautiful property. Great golf course too.

    • TGLoyalty says:
      10 Feb10 February 07:55

      Fingers crossed Marriott take over running the hotel element

    • Stuart_f says:
      11 Feb11 February 23:14

      For those that are new to golf there’s also a very nice 3 hole academy course. We used to take weekends here when we lived in Cyprus in a beautiful villa with an infinity pool overlooking the sea.

      Marriott points are just a bonus now, I’d go back in a heartbeat.

  • Rich says:
    10 Feb10 February 08:14

    You’ll know if you’re activated the offer. If you look at an item over £15, it should show the points you’ll earn, including bonus points. At least it does on the desktop version

  • Alex W says:
    10 Feb10 February 11:59

    Typical. Just spent the best part of a grand on eBay the day before the offer started!!

  • Stu says:
    11 Feb11 February 06:34

    About to build a new shed so thanks to this I’ve taken the opportunity of ordering a load of supplies and earned 2433 Nectar over 6 different purchases … result!

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