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)
Mar 15, 2020, 6:33 pm
#1413
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 354
Or simply take a break from this. We are at a very slow pace anyway, like one order of 4 cards 7 to 10 days depending on the arrival of shipment. It is primarily to replace what we used up. For now just not doing anything is perfectly fine for us, especially what we used up would now be redeposited since we will cancel some awards as trips are falling apart in current situation.
Mar 18, 2020, 1:29 pm
#1415
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 75
I have not had any issues with missing orders. If you are ordering that with one order; free shipping isn't an option anyway.
Mar 18, 2020, 4:27 pm
#1416
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
1/2 of the refunded order arrived on 03/17, with 03/13 stamp - while the order was refunded on 03/09. There is serious disconnect between order processing dept and order fulfillment dept. Of course the 2 cards are deactivated as in the sense that Check Balance does not recognize the card number.
Mar 18, 2020, 7:05 pm
#1417
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,477
However, if there should be such disagreement, then tracking is NOT your friend. Tracking may show that you received the package, and it will be difficult to prove otherwise. One argument in favor of tracking -- some users report that USPS is more careful with such packages.
Mar 25, 2020, 7:46 pm
#1419
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 354
My 2 cents
So does anybody know what the deal is with GCM now? Now, anytime i make more than 1 order in 24 hours, regardless of the order size, it gets cancelled and refunded*. Effectively this caps us at $10.5k/week in purchases now.
*similar to what Happy and MaxVO have reported.
*similar to what Happy and MaxVO have reported.
Mar 25, 2020, 8:16 pm
#1420
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
So does anybody know what the deal is with GCM now? Now, anytime i make more than 1 order in 24 hours, regardless of the order size, it gets cancelled and refunded*. Effectively this caps us at $10.5k/week in purchases now.
*similar to what Happy and MaxVO have reported.
*similar to what Happy and MaxVO have reported.
Mar 25, 2020, 8:33 pm
#1421
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 354
Mar 25, 2020, 10:24 pm
#1422
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,551
I have had no problem with multiple purchases. I am limited to $10K/day, and their calculation of that is sometimes curious, but I frequently do 2-5 orders ($1500 + purchase fee) per day, including yesterday.
Mar 25, 2020, 10:41 pm
#1423
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 354
Interesting, makes me think me and a few others here have been purposely throttled.
Mar 26, 2020, 6:45 am
#1424
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
Edit: did 2x 1999 orders today, already reported to BF portal, so I'm guessing it'll go through. Probably some people are getting throttled. GCM has always been weird for some.
Last edited by littlewinglet; Mar 27, 2020 at 8:01 pm
Mar 30, 2020, 4:42 pm
#1425
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 changed some throttling rules. but it's still possible to bypass and complete 6 x $1500 orders in a day. still no way to bypass $10k/day on a single credit card even if used across multiple accounts because they also fixed the loophole where predesign and custom vgc limits were independent. all happened when they fixed their javascript error that allowed free shipping to be selected from the dropdown. they fixed that bug and implemented a few additional "features" at the same time.