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Earn 50 Nectar points (31 Avios) per £1 at eBay this lunchtime

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A quick reminder that, if you are targeted, Nectar and eBay are running their slightly crazy Black Friday offer today.

For one hour – between noon and 1pm today (Friday) – you will receive 50 Nectar points per £1 you spend.

This offer only seems to be available via the Nectar app under ‘Partner Offers’, although not for everyone. If you don’t see it in the app, try registering via this page of the Nectar website.

The base earning rate at eBay is 1 Nectar point (0.625 Avios) per £1 spent. With this offer, you would receive 50 Nectar points worth 31.25 Avios per £1 spent.

Importantly, as with all recent Nectar / eBay offers, there is a cap of 300 base Nectar points per transaction. This means that you will only earn the bonus on the first £300 you spend. Your Nectar earning is capped at (£300 x 50) 15,000 points which would convert into 9,375 Avios.

If you value an Avios at 1p, you are getting a 31% rebate on your spending.

What is the small print?

Before you can earn Nectar points from eBay, you need to link your Nectar and eBay accounts via the link on this page and register for the offer via the Nectar app.

There is a £10 minimum spend required. Only ‘Buy It Now’ items will qualify.

You can only earn the bonus on one ITEM. It isn’t clear what happens if you put multiple items in your basket.

The standard eBay rules on excluded categories will apply. Full details of excluded categories are here.

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


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)

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

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

25,000 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.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a 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, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

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

40,000 points sign-up bonus 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.

Comments (110)

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  • TEA says:

    Just checked T&Cs on eBay regarding multiple items:

    “ Please note that points are generally calculated per eligible item not on the total purchase price. For example, if you purchase 3 items in a single transaction worth £4.95 each, you will receive 4 Nectar points for each item for a total of 12 Nectar points.

    However, if you buy multiple quantities of the same item from the same seller, the points for those items will be calculated based on the total price. For example if you buy 2 of the same item from the same seller for £5.99 each , the points will be calculated based on a total price of £11.98, and you will receive 11 points.”

    • TEA says:

      Also if the price is 11.99 then it will be rounded up to 12, anything under xx.99 will be rounded down.

  • Mark says:

    Does buying a Bicester gift card from guest services qualify for the bonus avios offer as “qualifying spend”?

  • BJ says:

    I have four family ebay accounts set for moon today, howevemy dad’s account is not showing as linked on Nectar app. Otherwise everything is fine. Any thoughts?

  • Hulk says:

    Can I buy something from the Dyson eBay Outlet Store and get the 50x points?

    I couldn’t see list of excluded categories at the link above.

    • Katy says:

      The exclusions are in the FAQ tab of the link Rob attached

    • Stagger Lee says:

      Doesn’t look like it’s excluded. I was going to get a refurbished Vacuum from Dyson anyway so will be ordering that at the allotted time

    • Zana says:

      Just purchased a Dyson refurbished heater for £299. On checkout, it tells you that you’ll collect 15,000 nectar points. Amazing as that’s worth £75 in Sainsbury’s even if one doesn’t convert it to Avios.

  • Bazzer says:

    Where does it say only buy it now qualifies in the t&C’s? I can’t for the life of me see it

  • Andrew says:

    To note, Amex Platinum also receive the 10% Bicester VIP – show your card at guest services.

    • Ancient says:

      You can also just get the QR code on your phone. Just search Bicester Amex and there is a link from the Amex website.

  • Pete says:

    Is it possible/necessary to ‘reserve’ access to Plaza Premium T5 with amex platinum? Planning to go when it opens at 6am next Friday, not sure how busy it’s likely to be.

    • Rob says:

      No, but it is never busy due to the fact that they don’t accept Priority Pass.

  • lev441 says:

    ebay offer not showing on my account 🙁 Annoying as I do have large purchase to make!

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