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Free £10 , Spend £5 get £15 in Paypal from Gumtree Deals, Free Money (merged)

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  • ic
    ic Posts: 3,438 Forumite
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    The redemption code is only an eight digit number - thats 100 million possible combinations. There were 10,000 purchases, so the odds of picking a real voucher code are 10,000 to 1 - I wonder if somebody wrote a script to plug away at redemption codes and has managed to sweep up some and credit their account(s) - after all, all you enter is the code number and the account email you want to credit. There is no secondary check to tie the voucher code back to the person that bought it....
  • only_mee
    only_mee Posts: 2,367 Forumite
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    ic wrote: »
    The redemption code is only an eight digit number - thats 100 million possible combinations. There were 10,000 purchases, so the odds of picking a real voucher code are 10,000 to 1 - I wonder if somebody wrote a script to plug away at redemption codes and has managed to sweep up some and credit their account(s) - after all, all you enter is the code number and the account email you want to credit. There is no secondary check to tie the voucher code back to the person that bought it....

    Exactly why i cashed mine, the moment i was allowed.
  • hethmar
    hethmar Posts: 10,678 Forumite
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    I kept submitting and getting what I thought was the same page up asking for my details but in fact about a third down the page it said "Thank You" - so I am assuming its gone through ok.
  • ic
    ic Posts: 3,438 Forumite
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    After I submit, under the my account section of the gumtree site my voucher had moved into the used category. I guess this is a pretty good indication of whether the code was accepted.
  • Do all the vouchers have the valid from date as Oct 23rd? I am unable to submit also so wondering if this could be the reason and whether others who have managed to submit show different valid from dates.
  • amz735
    amz735 Posts: 150 Forumite
    Do all the vouchers have the valid from date as Oct 23rd? I am unable to submit also so wondering if this could be the reason and whether others who have managed to submit show different valid from dates.

    The same date is coming up for me...
    :j
  • mamashango184
    mamashango184 Posts: 53 Forumite
    edited 21 October 2011 at 11:43AM
    Can anyone help me, i dont know where to input the code, can someone give me skiffy? thanks xxxx.......sorry just re-read the instructions, trying to input a code on my paypal account rather than going through the proper link.....d-oh!
  • i'm getting the same as above, just keeps returning to the same page - annoying
  • jascrawf
    jascrawf Posts: 121 Forumite
    Can anyone help me, i dont know where to input the code, can someone give me skiffy? thanks xxxx.......sorry just re-read the instructions, trying to input a code on my paypal account rather than going through the proper link.....d-oh!

    You need to enter your coupon code HERE but it's not working for most people at the moment so you may need to wait until the 23rd to redeem it. Make sure you use your PayPal email address on the form for it to work. Hope that helps :)
  • jascrawf
    jascrawf Posts: 121 Forumite
    TrickyGB wrote: »
    i'm getting the same as above, just keeps returning to the same page - annoying

    I've got that too, the coupon hasn't moved into the 'used' category in my account so I'll wait until the 23rd and try again. Fingers crossed! :D
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