Card value is correct. The virtual Visa card I got expires on 2019-1-31 and the terms say the following regarding a maintenance fee: "Monthly Maintenance Fee: $2.95 per month (Imposed beginning on the month following the expiration date; assessed until Card balance is zero)". I already used it up to pay a cell phone bill.

Too bad they increased the # of points for a $25 Visa egift card. It seemed too good to be true. A relative was going to get one too, but wanted to wait to see what happened with my order and now it's too late. Hopefully the $50 egift card will remain at 5000 points, but got to save up for awhile to reach that level.

Good to know. I redeemed for a $50 ecard today, and got the same "currently unavailable" error message reported by you and paynea, but my account statement shows the deduction of 5,000 points for a redemption of a "Visa $50 reward card," so, based on that and your experience, I'm not especially worried. I think this deal must be a special offer limited either by time or by number of redemptions or both. If I had enough points to redeem for another $50, I'd do it right away, but I'm not quite there yet; by the time I have enough points for the second $50 ecard, the deal will probably be gone. ;)

Well, I just tried to redeem and got my account deactivated instead. :mad:

How did that happen?

That's very weird. I assume you emailed them about it. Have you received a response?

Apparently, they do this now with people who use VPN. I was on a public network at the time I banged out the redemption. As of today, still have yet to receive it.

I'm guessing they assume people who use a VPN are potentially from a country in which they do not allow participation?

I suppose so. In any case, still did not receive the gift card, but the points were deducted from my account.

I've noticed a number of redemptions that work that way. You'd expect that $50 would be 2X $25, or even 1.95X$25. Instead it is often more than 2X.

I have been holding points for 5,000 UA miles. I have enough for 2,500 (6,900 points). I cannot see what the cost of 5,000 is. I'm hoping it's 13,800 or fewer. Anyone know?

Yep, it's 13.8 K.

The slight discount for $25 or equivalent GCs seems to be a quirk of parent company Prodege, where SwagBucks has long given something of a discount on the first $25 GC you redeem in a month. Alas, you don't get the discount on PayPal redemptions on SB (or a discount for the United redemptions on MP)

As someone who has been burned a few times on United miles price increases, I'd say redeem as soon as possible since there's no limit on how many time you can cash that out.

:confused: There must be something different about the device or environment you are using for MyPoints. When I look at redemption possibilities (either on a desktop or an iPad), I can see all the prices, including for things that cost more points than I have.

I've really had a hard time with my account lately. I've reset my password at least 3 times in the last 5 months or so and I can't log in, but for some reason, I can to the daily 5 tasks and the click through emails without issue.