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Old May 24, 2010 | 1:31 pm
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Any Effective Exploit For No-Fee Gift Cards?

AMEX told me I could buy as many gift cards as I want at face value (plus postage) using my CC. The fine print says you can't use them for ATMs or casinos (or cruise ships, for some reason), so buying to get the CC miles and then cashing in won't be straightforward (if even practical at all).

For some reason (??) I note that gift cards on eBay generally draw bids below face value (??).

Anyone figured out a workable, reliable, efficient way to churn miles buying and then somehow disposing of/converting gift cards at very close to par value?
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Old May 24, 2010 | 1:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Torino
AMEX told me I could buy as many gift cards as I want at face value (plus postage) using my CC. The fine print says you can't use them for ATMs or casinos (or cruise ships, for some reason), so buying to get the CC miles and then cashing in won't be straightforward (if even practical at all).

For some reason (??) I note that gift cards on eBay generally draw bids below face value (??).

Anyone figured out a workable, reliable, efficient way to churn miles buying and then somehow disposing of/converting gift cards at very close to par value?
Thats going to happen anywhere. Ebay, Craigslist, Plasticjungle, etc. Very unlikely you'll ever get full value.
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Old May 24, 2010 | 1:52 pm
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This topic seems to have been discussed here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...ash-value.html
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Old May 24, 2010 | 8:53 pm
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no exploit but...

if your never going to use a card and want to get something for it, there are sites: plasticjungle, giftcardrescue and swapagift.
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