FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Using CC to purchase "Forever" Stamps
Thread: Using CC to purchase "Forever" Stamps
View Single Post
Old Sep 27, 2010 | 12:21 am
  #20  
Counsellor
40 Nights
5M
100 Countries Visited
25 Years on Site
 
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Naples FL, Munich DE
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Marriott LT Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,816
Originally Posted by jw713
The same is true for gift cards. I often see gift cards for $500 listed BIN for $485. It's usually the same sellers selling cards over & over. Not only are they taking the $15 hit, but there are the ebay fees too. I have no idea how they're coming out ahead.
Sometimes the gift cards are obtained through "rebate" programs (like MyPoints) or other "incentive" programs. The seller received them "in kind" for activity of some sort, and now is trying to monetize them.
Counsellor is offline  
Reply