{"id":1329,"date":"2010-03-11T22:18:51","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T05:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2010-03-11T22:18:51","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T05:18:51","slug":"gmarket-shopping-how-to-use-cash-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/?p=1329","title":{"rendered":"Gmarket shopping: How to use cash balance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yay!! Rem I declared that BH and I can only buy clothes 4X a year? ( once every season.) heh.. it&#8217;s March!! The time of the year again! I can smell spring.. and oh.. I so love spring coz I can see the pretty pink cherry blossoms along the streets \ud83d\ude42 It&#8217;s a pretty sight &#8211; somehow beautiful things always bring tears to the corner of my eyes as I don&#8217;t know how long it will last..<\/p>\n<p>Oh well, put my emotions aside.. today, I am blogging about Gmarket again!! yayness!<\/p>\n<p>If you are like me, you have alot of cash balance left in your Gmarket a\/c and you wonder how you are gonna use it. Then read on!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with the same mentality. Set this straight. Repeat\u00a0after me <strong>&#8221; It&#8217;s impossible to fully utilise every single penny\u00a0in my Cash Balance&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Background info. on Cash Balance]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) It is not the same as Gcash.<\/p>\n<p>2) Cash balance is the money which is credited to your Gmarket a\/c because u paid too much shipping\u00a0for your previous gmarket shopping<\/p>\n<p>3) Cash balance also comes from gift certificates. For example, you were a Gmarket Top Blogger for a certain mth. You will be given a gift certificate which you confirm receipt and deposit into the cash balance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Ways to use Cash balance]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) Accumulate until you have a HUGE sum then use it in 1 go in a single transaction (1 BIG\u00a0order)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Use it in 2 transactions. Eg: 1 BIG order ( pay with Credit Card or Paypal) &amp; 1 small order ( pay with cash balance) then combine international shipping ( under the &#8216;request&#8217; section)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>I went ahead to use <strong>Method 2<\/strong> so that I can maximise my Cash Balance ( cum use my gift certifcate from Jan)\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Misconception:<\/strong> I had 9 items in my cart. I thought I could pay partially using Credit card and cash balance. However, it doesn&#8217;t work this way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I did?<\/strong><br \/>\nI spilt up my orders. With abt 60,000 won in my cash balance, I can only buy 2 items + shipping.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a sceenshot:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/gmarket-cash-balance.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1331\" title=\"gmarket cash balance\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/gmarket-cash-balance.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>*IMPORTANT* Pls make sure that the amt of Cash balance you have covers the payment. In other words, <strong>Cash Balance have to be MORE than the Payment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, so I did a bit of maths to count which items should I buy in order to maximise my Cash balance \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, Gmarket will prompt you to confirm your payment using Cash Balance. (payment value diff from printscreen above.. heh.. I changed my items)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/payment-with-cash-balance.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1330\" title=\"payment with cash balance\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/payment-with-cash-balance.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Can I still\u00a0buy when my Cash balance is LESS than my payment?]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes! You certainly can! However, take note of what I highlighted in the red box. You will need to deposit $ in your cash balance before the payment due date ( not sure how many days as I have not tried it)<\/p>\n<p><strong>[How can I deposit $ in cash balance?]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need a korean bank a\/c or get someone to buy you a gift certificate so that you can deposit into your cash balance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[ Can I buy a gift certificate myself and deposit into my cash balance?]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Great minds think alike! I wondered about that too! heh.. I don&#8217;t have a Korea bank a\/c so I can&#8217;t even buy myself a gift certificate!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Yups.. so I hope this entry helps you on how to use your Cash Balance \ud83d\ude42 Pls feel free to share your thoughts by dropping me a comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yay!! Rem I declared that BH and I can only buy clothes 4X a year? ( once every season.) heh.. it&#8217;s March!! The time of the year again! I can smell spring.. and oh.. 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