Nordstroms/AA miles?
Aug 30, 2006 | 3:01 pm
#16
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what moron would pay $49 cash in advance to a stranger for the possible delivery of a store specifc gift card for $50 that might be valid.
Be warned that eBay has specific rules for gift card listings - only one gift card auction per 7 days (7 days counted from the END date of your last gift card listing), limit of $500 per card, and only one card may be offered in each listing.
Personally, I think anyone buying a gift card on eBay is a fool. That category is flooded with scammers.
Aug 30, 2006 | 3:11 pm
#17
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I think you are right about the costs of doing this it would just not be worth it.
Originally Posted by ejs621
I forgot something!!!!!
$5.00 for shipping on the original purchase of gift cards from Nordstroms.
So your effective cost on a $50 Ebay sale would be $39.80!!!
$5.00 for shipping on the original purchase of gift cards from Nordstroms.
So your effective cost on a $50 Ebay sale would be $39.80!!!
Aug 30, 2006 | 3:12 pm
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Ebay is Fools-Mart
There are so many cons on ebay, it is not funny. You can find good deals with some honest traders, but usually only in specialty areas. Add in warranties, return policies, laws and recourse and you have to be crazy to buy anything that can be bought in a store unless it is REALLY cheap.
Sep 1, 2006 | 9:34 am
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I was going to buy a gift card the other day for a friend who did me a favor. There are two really nice Nordstrom stores near her. When I got to the page to where to send the card, it turns out that I had to put in her phone number and that she had to activate the card from that exact phone number. I ended up not ordering the Nordstrom gift card and just got her an American Express g.c. instead...that way she could use it anywhere.
Sep 6, 2006 | 4:01 pm
#20
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Originally Posted by ejs621
Nice try! Most stores will not let you pay a credit card balance with a gift card.
Sep 7, 2006 | 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by ejs621
Your forgetting something! There is a cost of selling on Ebay. Insertion Fee, Final Value Fee, Paypal Fee and shipping fees. If you sold your gift card for $50 here is what your fees would be...