All of which brings up a question:
Apparently, I can go to the post office and they can tell me if a money order is legit or not. Also, a bank can (possibly) tell me if a check is good or not.
Is there any way to tell if a gift card is legit, or was purchased with a stolen cc or what? IOW, how can one tell if a gift card is OK other than waiting until the gendarmes knock on your door?