as most pregnant women know, they get a lot of coupons and product samples for the baby. the formula industry is pretty aggressive about sending coupons and samples. i breastfeed so most of this stuff is wasted on me.
similac mails coupons every once in awhile for $5 off. i usually toss them in the trash, but today i remembered that you can put them up on ebay. so i went over today to check out how much they were going for. for one $5 coupon, most people had a minimum bid of $0.99 to $1.25. with ebay's charges what they are these days, it doesn't seem worth it to post it for any price less than $1.25. even then, if the coupon only goes for $1.25 you wouldn't even make one dollar.
is it even worth my time and effort to post this coupon?
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seems like an awfully high time cost and transaction cost. Maybe you hold it for a while, see if you get some more, and then post 2 or 3.
i agree, hobokener; the smarter thing to do is post multiple coupons (there was one posting i saw for $70 worth of coupons that had a bid for $45 -- that seems much more worth it). hopefully i'll get another one pretty soon so this first one doesn't expire.
actually, do you guys use formula? if so, i'll gladly give this to you when we see you later this month.
we were using a bit of formula every night before JSC went to bed to fill her up a bit more - but we probably haven't done that in over a month. For now, she's a boobysnacker. thanks for the offer.
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