How to use an eBay gift card for purchases on the site

• You can use an eBay gift card to pay for all or some of your purchases on the site. 
• To use your eBay gift card, you can enter its code at checkout, and the balance will be applied to your purchase. 
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If you love browsing eBay for great deals on vintage clothing, collector's baseball cards, or other hard-to-find items, an eBay gift card is probably your idea of a great gift. 

Cards can be purchased online or in physical stores, and you can use the cards to pay for all or part of your purchase on the eBay site. You can even check your gift card balance at any time using eBay's online tool.

If you've received an eBay gift card and are unsure how to use it to pay for your purchase, doing so is relatively straightforward. Here are the steps you need to follow to use your card.

How to use an eBay gift card 

1. Log into your eBay account with your username and password. 

2. Add the item you want to buy to your eBay shopping cart or click "Buy it now" to go straight to checkout.

3. On the payment screen, scroll down until you find the "Gift cards, coupons, and eBay bucks" field and enter the 13-digit card on the back of your eBay gift card. Alternately, if you received a digital gift card, this number should be included in the email it was attached to. 

4. Click "Apply." 

5. Your item total will then be updated. If there's enough money on your eBay gift card to pay for the entirety of your purchase, you will see your balance at $0.00. Otherwise, you will see the remaining balance left. 

6. On the right-hand side of the screen, click "Confirm and pay" to complete your checkout via PayPal.

Note that if you're not already logged into your PayPal account and/or do not have PayPal linked to eBay, you will be redirected to PayPal upon clicking "Confirm and pay" in order to log in. This will happen even if your eBay gift card covers the entirety of your purchase. 

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