Recent Ebay downtime might = a coupon code in your inbox!

[dashv]

My wife told me the other day that ebay sent us a message apologizing for recent downtime along with a $15 coupon code that expires Sept 24th.

Check your ebay messages and if you see a message like this it's legit!

I used it last night to buy Metroid Fusion  with manual! (Cost me $5 after the coupon!).

[maximo310]

I got a message about the downtime, but no coupon code a few days back. Is it a new e-mail they're sending out to every ebay member?

[davifus]

I got the message but no $15 coupon... damn.

[foxhack]

... what downtime?

[ffxik]

It hasn't been as far as I know.  I never even got an message/email stating it was going to be.

[desocietas]

I got the email!  The coupon code isn't special, but I think it's for target email accounts only (so only those of us who got the email/coupon can redeem the code).  Y'all are welcome to try it, but it won't work if you weren't one of the targeted accts.

Here's the text:

Subject:
A coupon for you, with our apology

Dear ___,

For a time on Wednesday, September 3, some users experienced issues when visiting eBay. We acted quickly when the disruption began shortly before 10:00 AM PDT, and the issue was fixed for most users within two hours.

Please know that we are continuing to work hard to build additional safeguards into the maintenance process to prevent future incidents.

Our top priority is to deliver an excellent experience to our buyers and sellers 365 days a year and we deeply regret that we didn't in this instance. With our apology for that, most especially for any inconvenience or frustration you may have experienced as a result of sellers cancelling listings in response to the outages, we'd like to offer you a Coupon toward your next purchase on eBay.

As always, we value your membership in the eBay community—and we thank you.

Sincerely,

Steve Boehm
Senior Vice President
Global Customer Experience


      A Coupon for you

The Coupon code to enter at checkout: CSAVING15

Shop now ►      
$ 15 OFF
your next purchase

Expires September 24, 2014
Valid for one-time use only
Coupon must be redeemed
in a single transaction

[dashv]

Sorry for the tease guys,

I thought maybe it was sent to everyone.

[desocietas]

lol dashv and i are on the same level, methinks.

[dashv]

lol dashv and i are on the same level, methinks.

I have been on there a ton the past few months and my wife sells stuff on there all the time.

[mrnikon]

I was having issues Wednesday, it kept crashing on me and closing Firefox. Now I see why.

[desocietas]

lol dashv and i are on the same level, methinks.

I have been on there a ton the past few months and my wife sells stuff on there all the time.

Hah I was probably on eBay that day looking for game manuals or something.  The usual

[badATchaos]

Some users experienced down time. My account was down for two days! I'm selling a bunch of stuff so it kind of sucked.

I never got any coupon however.

[tpugmire]

I wonder if anyone can use that code? 

[desocietas]

I wonder if anyone can use that code?

The coupon code isn't special, but I think it's for targeted email accounts only (so only those of us who got the email/coupon can redeem the code).  Y'all are welcome to try it, but it won't work if you weren't one of the targeted accts.

[maximo310]

I wonder if anyone can use that code?

Nope, I tried it( didn't recieve the code) and it doesn't work. So you're out of luck for that. I wonder if the target emails are for members with high activity on the site or something similar.