I love gift cards! I use them for so many things. I buy them as gifts, include them in cards, and add them to gift baskets. I buy them in advance to set aside for vacations. I especially love gift cards when I can get them at a discounted rate.
Just this week while in New York I discovered Coupon Trade. I am amazed at the prices! They buy and sell gift cards at below face value. You think it must be too good to be true? The reality is that people do it all the time. Either they buy the cards in bulk directly from the companies and get a discount or they receive gift cards that they are not going to use anyway and figure that they might as well get something out of them.
Right now they have some terrific deals on cards, but the cards do change daily because they are in limited supply. They also have some “daily deals” from places like Groupon where people bought them at the discounted rate but then decided that they don’t want them. So if you missed a Groupon, you might want to check there.
What kinds of brands are we talking about? Places I shop on a monthly basis! Disney (good at the Disney parks and on the Disney resort as well), Home Depot, Starbucks, Best Buy, Amazon, iTunes, Macys, Subway, Tickemaster…I could go on and on. But you get my points.
One of the things that I love about Coupon Trade is that you have to verify your Paypal address to join. That cuts down on fraud and ensures that the site should be around for the long haul. If you want to get an even better deal, you can get cash back on Coupon Trade through Sunshine. But even without the cash back, Coupon Trade is still a great bargain!
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