Jan 5, 2018, 12:28 pm
Last edit by: Klemhuzzah
This is the thread for 2018.
The previous discussion from 2016 on this topic can be found here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...thread-77.html
The thread for 2017 is here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1825524-giftcardmall-master-thread-2017-a-97.html
Giftcardmall (and giftcards.com) now limit Visa loads to $250. No more $500 cards, Change happened sometime in 2020.
What portal is currently offering the highest payout for GCM?
Check cashbackmonitor and cashbackholic for current payouts. Be sure to review the T&C for GCM at each portal as some offer lower payouts for Visa GCs.
Amex gift cards cannot be used to buy Visa gift cards
VGC issued by metabank. Cards come activated.
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Monthly Limit is 30K per GCM account for a revolving 30 days. Once you hit 15K, GCM will display a message on the screen letting you know you hit the limit.
Start out slow 1k and then another 1k - they will call to verify the card, and shipping address. Next order they will not call. Orders under 2k have free shipping.
If you get this error:
This transaction was not completed. The transaction was not submitted correctly, or has been declined by your card issuer. You can try again with a different card or review your payment information for any necessary corrections.
- A Few people report it is blocked for the day, try again the next day. MOST ppl report being permanently blocked. Or you entered a wrong 3-digit security number.
GCM recommends using the Chrome or Firefox browsers. Be sure you are not using an ad blocker and not disabling any cookie settings (3rd party, tracking, etc.) from the default or you may get this error.
Direct support Numbers is 877.426.2551
Warning: Orders can be lost or stolen. Call to have the cards reissued or canceled. Orders usually arrive in 5-10 days.
Check your cc for pending or posted payments and call about your order if you are concerned it is taking a long time for delivery. Sometimes GCM was taking up to 2 weeks for delivery.
The previous discussion from 2016 on this topic can be found here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...thread-77.html
The thread for 2017 is here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1825524-giftcardmall-master-thread-2017-a-97.html
Giftcardmall (and giftcards.com) now limit Visa loads to $250. No more $500 cards, Change happened sometime in 2020.
What portal is currently offering the highest payout for GCM?
Check cashbackmonitor and cashbackholic for current payouts. Be sure to review the T&C for GCM at each portal as some offer lower payouts for Visa GCs.
Amex gift cards cannot be used to buy Visa gift cards
VGC issued by metabank. Cards come activated.
-------------------------
Monthly Limit is 30K per GCM account for a revolving 30 days. Once you hit 15K, GCM will display a message on the screen letting you know you hit the limit.
Start out slow 1k and then another 1k - they will call to verify the card, and shipping address. Next order they will not call. Orders under 2k have free shipping.
If you get this error:
This transaction was not completed. The transaction was not submitted correctly, or has been declined by your card issuer. You can try again with a different card or review your payment information for any necessary corrections.
- A Few people report it is blocked for the day, try again the next day. MOST ppl report being permanently blocked. Or you entered a wrong 3-digit security number.
GCM recommends using the Chrome or Firefox browsers. Be sure you are not using an ad blocker and not disabling any cookie settings (3rd party, tracking, etc.) from the default or you may get this error.
Direct support Numbers is 877.426.2551
Warning: Orders can be lost or stolen. Call to have the cards reissued or canceled. Orders usually arrive in 5-10 days.
Check your cc for pending or posted payments and call about your order if you are concerned it is taking a long time for delivery. Sometimes GCM was taking up to 2 weeks for delivery.
GiftCardMall Master Thread (2018 onwards)
Jul 2, 2018, 8:38 am
#646
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 559
You bought more than 15k in June month from a single account? i have 2 active accounts where i used to buy 15+15 per month.
BF limit can be bypassed through creating an another account. Same way we cannot create multiple GCM account and train them for high purchases .
BF limit can be bypassed through creating an another account. Same way we cannot create multiple GCM account and train them for high purchases .
Jul 2, 2018, 9:29 am
#647
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 14
Assuming you mean GCM, yes. I used to get the message blocking anything more than $15k/month, but for June I purchasedover $30k in gift cards without a problem.
Jul 3, 2018, 7:45 am
#648
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Posts: 4,174
Jul 3, 2018, 8:39 am
#649
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 559
BF has paid small amounts after may 1 purchase from gcm ( as per others , not my exp) , but the larger amounts are still pending . I have got paid for gc.com vgc purchases from BF for may 22 purchases- 1% cb.
Jul 4, 2018, 2:13 am
#651
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: AS 100k, BA GGL, UA 1k, DL DM, AC SE, B6 Mosaic4, Hyatt/Hilton/Wyndham/IHG Diamond, Marriot Ti
Posts: 1,249
Yes their site is having issues in general. I run a batch script to place all my orders and I noticed last nights all failed. Tried to do it manually and an order took a few minutes to put through because the page loads are so slow. Issue persists today. You can call in to the number on the back to register your cards if you need to do that.
Jul 4, 2018, 5:37 pm
#652
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: RBK
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 128
Jul 9, 2018, 11:13 am
#655
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: AS 100k, BA GGL, UA 1k, DL DM, AC SE, B6 Mosaic4, Hyatt/Hilton/Wyndham/IHG Diamond, Marriot Ti
Posts: 1,249
Yes I use selenium. It gets the job done and will work with java/python/c#. I have it set to run every morning and update my spreadsheets with the order info as it's becoming more and more common for orders to not show up. Ever since they changed systems in late April I've had a lot more problems with lost/missing orders.
Jul 9, 2018, 9:59 pm
#656
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 16
Yes I use selenium. It gets the job done and will work with java/python/c#. I have it set to run every morning and update my spreadsheets with the order info as it's becoming more and more common for orders to not show up. Ever since they changed systems in late April I've had a lot more problems with lost/missing orders.
Jul 9, 2018, 11:05 pm
#657
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: AS 100k, BA GGL, UA 1k, DL DM, AC SE, B6 Mosaic4, Hyatt/Hilton/Wyndham/IHG Diamond, Marriot Ti
Posts: 1,249
they are currently enforcing two types of limits, velocity per account and velocity per card number. i'm not exactly sure when the 10k limits refresh, but i've run into it a few times and just use a different card instead. its probably similar to gcc at around 48 hours. i'm not needing to do 300k on a single card in a month so it's not a big issue for me. clearing your browser data will have no effect.
Jul 12, 2018, 3:59 pm
#659
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Jul 13, 2018, 6:34 am
#660
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,303