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Gift cards into cash?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by ubigred, Dec 7, 2008.

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  1. ubigred

    ubigred Member

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    Does anyone know how I can convert gift cards into cash?? Is there a particular website by any chance??
     
    #1 ubigred, Dec 7, 2008
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    #2 H-Town Info, Dec 7, 2008
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    ^^^

    This.
     
    #3 Franchise3, Dec 7, 2008
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    Just curious, how do buyers on ebay know for sure that the cards they are buying are in fact legit? I know that the place where I work has been scammed by people using fake credit cards, and those gift cards are later cancelled when the charge fails to go through. I'm almost certain the scammers still try to sell the GCs over ebay or other similar services...
     
    #4 JeeberD, Dec 8, 2008
  5. Asian Sensation

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    Buy it from someone who has a good user rating/feedback.

    Also sell try craigslist. That way the buyer/seller can meet at store at which the GC belongs and confirm card is legit.
     
    #5 Asian Sensation, Dec 8, 2008
  6. ubigred

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    I thought there was a way to do it using paypal , or something to that nature?
     
    #6 ubigred, Dec 9, 2008
  7. juicystream

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    Sell it to me at enough of a discount. :D
     
    #7 juicystream, Dec 9, 2008
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    What do you have?
     
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    What's the point of gift cards?

    I'm gonna give cash from now on.
     
    #9 Prometheus, Dec 9, 2008
  10. ubigred

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    Up Against The Wall gift card $110 bucks on it

    its an urban clothing store that has really nice jeans they arent any in houston ...got it in DC
     
    #10 ubigred, Dec 18, 2008
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    looked, i'd have considered it if there was anythign even remotely close to something i'd buy.. sorry
     
    #11 kaleidosky, Dec 18, 2008
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    i have the freakonomics day calendar and the last few days have been talking about how much money the businesses make off of unused gift cards. for example, best buy recently reported $43 million in profit from gift-cards that were paid for, but never used.
     
    #12 Happy Mac, Dec 18, 2008
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