Save on iPods or Mac gear: 20% cash back from PayPal for some sites

Thank you, Christina, for quelling my fears. =) Thank God. I think $50 off an iPod Touch is an awesome steal. I just wish I was home yesterday afternoon so I could have taken advantage of Newegg's prices. $244 for an 8GB iPod Touch!

mark, I talked to a NewEgg rep, they said Paypal gave each participating store a quota. Once that quota is taken up (that's the "supplies last" or something part in the terms & conditions), Paypal will no longer give rebates for that store. Paypal apparently set the quota based on popularity, and for some reason NewEgg was not given a huge number like Toys R' Us. Maybe because they are not popular offline? lol

looks like they've removed newegg from the promotion all together, because i definitely saw it, this morning....

I've had nothing but great luck at Overstock.com -- and I've ordered refurbished stuff before (my mom got a refurbished 17" flatscreen CRT Dell Monitor a few years back that still works (they have laptops now but it's great in a pinch), I think it's all actually manufacturer reburbished, so it would be the equivalent of getting one from the Apple's store web site. They ship super fast too.

I just grabbed an iPod Touch from Overstock.com. Is that a reliable website? I called Paypal to make sure I qualify, and they said it's all green, but I'm worried about the condition of the Touch since they labeled it as "refurbished."

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Apple-iPod-Touch-16GB-WiFi-Media-Player/2895295/product.html

I was ready to pick up an iPod Classic from NewEgg and, as of 7:30pm EST, they have posted a "Sale Ended" sign. Bahhhhhhhhhhh!

paypal = Evil

FYI, the free holster deal with the 8GB nano only applies if you buy the Combo which packages the iPod with a wall charger. The price remains $194.98, but shipping is no longer free, and costs atleast $4.99 for UPS 3 Day Ground. Not a huge deal, but worth noting nonetheless.

I am getting the same check out error as BulkHedd when I try to buy something through New Egg using PayPal - its just not taking orders at all.

Just purchased a camera at Ritz.com and there's no indication that I will receive 20% back. Reading through the terms and conditions it says that the 20% will be deposited into my PayPal account on Jan 31,2008. I am a little nervous about this because I did click on the PayPal icon when checking out from Ritz that indicated 20% off but nowhere on the receipt does it say that it was applied or that I will receive it in Jan 2008.

I'm trying to buy an external hard drive from NewEgg and I keep getting an error saying they can't process my payment right now.

Has anyone actually ordered something today from New Egg? Do you see any notification of the promotion with your shopping cart, or any other evidence that one might produce if the thing gets screwed up? Or is Paypal just going to keep track of this without any acknowledgement until the (deferred) discount is given?