03-26-2022, 04:22 PM
I just won $105 in ETH from a Coinbase sweepstakes without making a purchase. There'
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tnwjou/i_just_won_105_in_eth_from_a_coinbase_sweepstakes/"> <img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/6hGtsyyWOaQJGUl-INeWY5sADvAqLTt_khR4xbHgMIU.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=da12524ef1c578bacc1f0e501168bd39f86cfc65" alt="I just won $105 in ETH from a Coinbase sweepstakes without making a purchase. There's a new sweepstakes to enter right now - and you don't need to make any trades to enter." title="I just won $105 in ETH from a Coinbase sweepstakes without making a purchase. There's a new sweepstakes to enter right now - and you don't need to make any trades to enter." /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Coinbase often runs sweepstakes where people can win quite a bit of crypto. Usually, they require some kind of stipulation like needing to make a $100 trade or something. This is great for them, since their fees are exorbitant. </p> <p>However, the United States requires that such promotions have an option where no purchase is necessary. Coinbase obviously doesn't advertise this, but they don't hide it. Every sweepstakes I've entered thus far have been from the same method: a hand written mail-in entry.</p> <p>I've always been a bit skeptical that my mail entries were even correctly considered, but today I got proof that they are in fact entered into their drawings... because I won!</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/m5h49qmttkp81.png?width=678&format=png&auto=webp&s=578d8c91b9d921bac6f1d889f6eac7ce5f7ac4a7">Here's the email they sent. It did not go to spam so that's nice to know.</a></p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/3ek9wv2ytkp81.png?width=714&format=png&auto=webp&s=e957c525bf8d95d1dad2127bb2bafbbddf78e1fa">I've already staked it. Not worth the gas fee to stake it elsewhere.</a></p> <p>So then, this goes to show that <strong>you should always read the fine print!</strong> I'm sure there are many people who begrudgingly enter these sweepstakes by making the purchases and eating the fees. You don't have to anymore!</p> <p><a href="https://www.coinbase.com/sweepstakes/q1_mar_22_trading_rules">Here is a link to the fine print of their newest sweepstakes happening right now</a>. If you scroll down, you'll see "Method 2" which lays out how you can send a mail-in entry to them and be eligible to win without making a purchase. All it costs is an envelope, an index card, a stamp, 5 minutes, and the ability to follow instructions.</p> <p>Best of luck!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Vimmington"> /u/Vimmington </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tnwjou/i_just_won_105_in_eth_from_a_coinbase_sweepstakes/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tnwjou/i_just_won_105_in_eth_from_a_coinbase_sweepstakes/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>Kind Regards R
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tnwjou/i_just_won_105_in_eth_from_a_coinbase_sweepstakes/"> <img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/6hGtsyyWOaQJGUl-INeWY5sADvAqLTt_khR4xbHgMIU.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=da12524ef1c578bacc1f0e501168bd39f86cfc65" alt="I just won $105 in ETH from a Coinbase sweepstakes without making a purchase. There's a new sweepstakes to enter right now - and you don't need to make any trades to enter." title="I just won $105 in ETH from a Coinbase sweepstakes without making a purchase. There's a new sweepstakes to enter right now - and you don't need to make any trades to enter." /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Coinbase often runs sweepstakes where people can win quite a bit of crypto. Usually, they require some kind of stipulation like needing to make a $100 trade or something. This is great for them, since their fees are exorbitant. </p> <p>However, the United States requires that such promotions have an option where no purchase is necessary. Coinbase obviously doesn't advertise this, but they don't hide it. Every sweepstakes I've entered thus far have been from the same method: a hand written mail-in entry.</p> <p>I've always been a bit skeptical that my mail entries were even correctly considered, but today I got proof that they are in fact entered into their drawings... because I won!</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/m5h49qmttkp81.png?width=678&format=png&auto=webp&s=578d8c91b9d921bac6f1d889f6eac7ce5f7ac4a7">Here's the email they sent. It did not go to spam so that's nice to know.</a></p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/3ek9wv2ytkp81.png?width=714&format=png&auto=webp&s=e957c525bf8d95d1dad2127bb2bafbbddf78e1fa">I've already staked it. Not worth the gas fee to stake it elsewhere.</a></p> <p>So then, this goes to show that <strong>you should always read the fine print!</strong> I'm sure there are many people who begrudgingly enter these sweepstakes by making the purchases and eating the fees. You don't have to anymore!</p> <p><a href="https://www.coinbase.com/sweepstakes/q1_mar_22_trading_rules">Here is a link to the fine print of their newest sweepstakes happening right now</a>. If you scroll down, you'll see "Method 2" which lays out how you can send a mail-in entry to them and be eligible to win without making a purchase. All it costs is an envelope, an index card, a stamp, 5 minutes, and the ability to follow instructions.</p> <p>Best of luck!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Vimmington"> /u/Vimmington </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tnwjou/i_just_won_105_in_eth_from_a_coinbase_sweepstakes/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tnwjou/i_just_won_105_in_eth_from_a_coinbase_sweepstakes/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>Kind Regards R