Earn 12.5 Avios per £1 at eBay on Wednesday

eBay is running another special promotion today with bonus Nectar points (=Avios) up for grabs.

Whilst this offer is less generous than others we’ve seen (the most recent was 30 Nectar points per £1), this deal is running for a full day and not just an hour. This will be a lot more convenient for many.

For all of Wednesday, you will earn 20 Nectar points per £1 spent at eBay. This converts to 12.5 Avios per £1. If you value an Avios at 1p, it’s a 12.5% rebate.

Here’s the small print:

• you MUST register in advance (register here)
• you only earn the bonus on the first £300 you spend. Your Nectar earning will be capped at (£300 x 20) 6,000 points which would convert into 3,750 Avios.
• there is a £20 minimum spend
• you only earn the bonus on ONE ITEM
• only ‘Buy It Now’ items will qualify

If a seller is offering a bundle of items for a flat combined price – eg ’10 historic FA Cup Final programmes for £50′ then this still counts as ‘one item’.

The standard eBay rules on excluded categories apply. Full details of excluded categories are here but in summary, you won’t earn on:

• Cars, Motorcycles and Vehicles (parts and accessories are NOT excluded)
• Holidays & Travel
• Property
• Gift Vouchers & Coupons
• Baby Feeding: Formula

‘Gift vouchers’ is a key one to note.

The registration link is on the eBay home page is here:

If you don’t see it there, it may be on on this special eBay / Nectar page which is the same page you need if your Nectar and eBay accounts are not linked.

Note that you cannot add your Nectar number at check out – the accounts must be linked before you start.

When this promotion last ran, it only showed the base Nectar points at check-out although the bonus posted fine, at least for me. This was different to 2022 offers where you saw the full points due before you checked out, and gave you more confidence that the bonus would turn up.

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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:

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

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.

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

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.

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.

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