Alternative to GiftCards.com ?
Mar 22, 2011 | 5:25 pm
#47
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Fort Myers, FL
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Judy, careful with gold on eBay - they're raising FVF again soon:
http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformat...pdate2011.html
so gold will be overprised, at least extra $50 for 1Oz
And, BTW - they stopped churnability of eBay gift cards, or you still have a way? Spend these cards in early April together with Ebay bucks and stay away after...
http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformat...pdate2011.html
so gold will be overprised, at least extra $50 for 1Oz
And, BTW - they stopped churnability of eBay gift cards, or you still have a way? Spend these cards in early April together with Ebay bucks and stay away after...
Not being a math major here, my gold guy uses free shipping, So I am not seeing how this will really affect me since the final value fee is $101 in the example I am seeing, so still Ebay Bucks and Bigcrumbs. Am I missing something?
JudyJFLA
Mar 22, 2011 | 6:35 pm
#48
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 367
After these changes any sane seller of 1OZ gold coin/bullion on eBay would have to sell for spot+$120 just to break even, that's insane and you can buy cheaper elsewhere.
Mar 30, 2011 | 7:02 pm
#49
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 367
The alternative!
Well, I did just that - found the alternative to GiftCards.com
I'm still kind of testing it, so I'm not prepared to announce it publicly.
It is better than current GiftCards.com, but worse than Amex - it's not a moneymaker - I only brake even, so do not gloat about it.
I will let in the "beta" a few FTrs who made a positive contribution here (judged by myself, sorry), maybe the collective brain will work better.
So if you're up to the task - PM me
I'm still kind of testing it, so I'm not prepared to announce it publicly.
It is better than current GiftCards.com, but worse than Amex - it's not a moneymaker - I only brake even, so do not gloat about it.
I will let in the "beta" a few FTrs who made a positive contribution here (judged by myself, sorry), maybe the collective brain will work better.
So if you're up to the task - PM me
Mar 31, 2011 | 10:53 am
#51
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: MSP
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, UA Silver, Hertz 5*
Posts: 922
I just stumbled upon this thread and this is what I believe I can accomplish
- Buy a $5K Amex Gift card using BigCrumbs for 1.6% cash back after a $3.95 service charge and $8.95 shipping charge to get a net (80 - 3.95 - 8.95) $67.10
- Club the purchase on my Discover Card to get 1% cashback - an additional 1% = $50
However, I am now stuck with a 5K gift card that is likely to take me about a couple of months to drain through on personal expenses..... or is there a way to cash out this gift card. I know costco allows you to get cash from their gift cards. Do they allow Amex too?
If there was a way to cash out the Amex gift card, I'm all ears.
- Buy a $5K Amex Gift card using BigCrumbs for 1.6% cash back after a $3.95 service charge and $8.95 shipping charge to get a net (80 - 3.95 - 8.95) $67.10
- Club the purchase on my Discover Card to get 1% cashback - an additional 1% = $50
However, I am now stuck with a 5K gift card that is likely to take me about a couple of months to drain through on personal expenses..... or is there a way to cash out this gift card. I know costco allows you to get cash from their gift cards. Do they allow Amex too?
If there was a way to cash out the Amex gift card, I'm all ears.
Apr 3, 2011 | 1:29 pm
#53
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SEA
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I just sent BC two emails yesterday to dispute two GC.com credits in my account. The credit was merely a 0.4% CB of the giftcard purchase. I sent them a screenshot made on the date of my purchase (in early March) showing 2.4% CB still. BC is probably fed up with all the problems with GC.com and just call it good.