eBay discount codes and promo codes in October 2026

Paid eBay Plus members get a $5 voucher by email or in My Messages within 5 days of paying the fee, then one every 30 days, up to $60 a year.

• Each voucher only works on items with the eBay Plus badge, with a minimum spend of $50 in one transaction, excluding postage.

• Items from several official brand stores, including Officeworks, Myer, Lenovo and Bosch, and categories such as gift cards and coins are excluded.

• The voucher can't be combined with any other eBay offer or voucher.

• Free trial members don't receive it.

• Each voucher has its own end date in the email, and the $5 isn't refunded if you return the item.

Save it for planned buys just over $50, such as household refills or car parts, since a percentage sitewide offer usually beats a flat $5 on bigger orders.

Member-only deals and exclusive sales sit on the eBay Plus deals page, which is best used as a check before a bigger purchase. Some offers only work when you're signed in with your Plus account. Based on our research, some sitewide sales have also come with a separate eBay promo code for Plus members worth a couple of percent more than the public one.

The terms allow for a discounted first year on an annual membership when one is advertised, and based on our research, some join offers have bundled a voucher, so waiting for one beats signing up at full price.

Plus delivery and return perks only apply to badged listings bought with Buy It Now, not through Best Offer or an auction.

• Members get a free express upgrade to eligible metro postcodes and free standard delivery elsewhere, except to some regional and remote postcodes.

• The express upgrade doesn't apply in Western Australia, Tasmania or the Northern Territory, on oversized items such as furniture, whiteware and power tools, or on items from the binglee, beacon-lighting and teds_cameras stores.

• In a mixed cart, you still pay postage and any return costs on items without the badge.

• Most eBay Plus items can be returned free within 30 days of receipt, or the seller's longer window, even for a change of mind, using Return this item in your Purchase history. Hygiene items such as swimwear and underwear are the exception.

If a Best Offer saves you less than the postage you'd then pay, the badged Buy It Now price is the better deal.

eBay Plus costs $4.99 a month or $49 a year. Twelve monthly payments come to $59.88, so paying annually saves $10.88, about 18%, if you stay all year.

New members get one 30 day free trial per account. Cancel during the trial and you pay nothing while keeping the benefits until the 30 days are up. Paying members who cancel keep their benefits until the next renewal date. If an annual plan renews automatically by mistake, you have 14 days from the charge to ask eBay customer service for a refund.

Monthly suits spending that comes in bursts, such as a home move or the gift season, while the annual plan only pays off for shoppers who are sure of their habits.

It comes down to how often you already buy badged items. The vouchers only cover the fee if you make a qualifying purchase almost every month, so for most members the bigger return is free delivery and free returns on things where fit is hard to judge online. Use the free trial to tally the postage you would have paid over 30 days.

Membership is for personal shopping only, as buying for a business breaches the eBay Plus terms. eBay Plus is worth it when it cuts costs on items you already planned to buy, not when it pushes you into extra orders to use a voucher.

Refurbished tech is one of the most reliable ways to pay less for Apple, Samsung, Dell, or HP. Sellers in eBay's Refurbished Program, marked with a Refurbished badge, must inspect, test, and clean every item and offer at least a 1-year warranty, free standard postage, and returns for at least 30 days.

• Certified Refurbished items are restored by the manufacturer or an approved vendor, come in new packaging, and look like new.

• Excellent Refurbished items look like new at first glance and keep at least 85% battery life.

• Very Good Refurbished items show light signs of use and keep at least 80% battery life.

• Good Refurbished items can have small scratches or dents and also keep at least 80% battery life.

For a phone that lives in a case, a Good grade unit with the same warranty is often the smarter buy, while battery health matters more on a laptop you use unplugged.

An eBay discount code only works on refurbished listings that link to that offer's terms, and when it does, the savings come off a price that's already below new.

The fair benchmark is today's new price, not the original RRP, since new prices often fall after launch. Check the seller's rating and recent feedback, and whether the warranty comes from the manufacturer or the seller, as that decides who you deal with if something goes wrong. eBay Money Back Guarantee also covers refurbished goods, so a faulty device isn't something you have to accept.

Based on our research, spend and save offers run from time to time, with the discount stepping up as your order crosses set thresholds. They only apply to eligible items that link to the offer's terms, and some are for eBay Plus members only.

The discount is worked out on the item price, so postage won't lift you into a higher tier. Up to 10 items fit in one transaction, so a bigger shop from a few sellers can reach a higher tier in one go. If you return an item bought with the code, the discount isn't refunded, so don't top up with things you might send back.

Keep a wishlist in your Watchlist and buy everything together when an eBay discount code with tiers goes live, topping up only with items you'd buy anyway.

When a listing shows a 'Make offer' button, you can name your price, and the seller has 24 hours to accept, decline, or counter. You get up to 3 offers on most items, and declined, expired, and retracted offers all count, so a lowball first offer wastes a turn. Your offer covers the item price only, so postage stays as listed. The 'Accepts offers' filter finds these listings, and sellers are often more flexible on ones that have been up for a while.

Adding an item to your Watchlist or cart also lets the seller send you a special offer, valid for 48 hours, which you can counter. Watching costs nothing and invites the seller to move first on anything you don't need straight away.

Items from Australian sellers who aren't Pro sellers include a Buyer Protection fee in the displayed price, bid, or offer. Pro sellers are those with a Pro plan or more than $25,000 in sales over the previous 12 months. The fee is $0.30 per item plus 8% of the first $20, 6% of the price from $20 to $500, and 4% from $500 to $5,000. A full refund returns the whole fee, and a partial refund returns the same share.

Look at a $100 item: that's $1.60 plus $4.80 plus $0.30, so you pay $106.70 before postage. Pro sellers and overseas sellers don't add the fee, so part of a private seller's price on a used item is the fee itself, which narrows the gap with a new or refurbished one from a business seller.

Postage on furniture, appliances, and gym gear can cost more than any discount. Many sellers offer free local pickup, which you can find with the 'Local pickup' filter or the Local Pickup map on the homepage after setting your postcode and distance.

You still pay at checkout on the site, so the purchase stays covered by eBay Money Back Guarantee. You get a QR code and a 6-digit pickup code to share only once you're happy with the item, and if it isn't as described, you can cancel the order for a refund instead of taking it home. Never agree to pay cash on pickup, which is only allowed for vehicles and leaves you without that protection.

eBay Australia joins the big retail sale events, so timing planned buys around them is an easy saving.

• End-of-financial-year sales run through June, with discounts on home and garden, car parts, and electronics in past years.

• The Friday Sale lands in late November, when millions of items have been discounted in past years.

• Boxing Day sales start on 26 December, a second chance at anything missed in November.

• Plus members have also had their own events, such as Plus Weekend.

• Vouchers and discount offers also appear between events, each with its own terms and end date.

Add items to your Watchlist a few weeks ahead so you can spot a genuine price drop. Turn on marketing emails and app notifications to hear when a new eBay code goes live, and time an eBay Plus free trial to cover the event rather than the quiet weeks before it.