How to Sell a Gift Card

So your great aunt just gave you a gift card to a store that you don't shop at. It happens all the time. Luckily there are a few ways to sell your gift card to somebody who does like to shop at that store.

eBay.com
One of the best ways to hawk an unwanted gift card is to sell it on eBay. Depending on the store that the gift card is for, you could get north of 80 or 90% of card value. eBay's will take around 5 or 6% depending on the value of the card and a few other variables. To see exactly what eBay's take will be for your gift card check out this table.

GiftCards.com
If the balance on your gift card is between $25 and $200 (without a pending expiration), and the card merchant appears in the Preferred Merchant List at GiftCards.com, they will buy your gift card for between 60 - 70% of the value. You will then have to mail it in to receive your money, or you can take your gift card to one of GiftCards.com partner locations for instant cash today.

Plastic Jungle
Plastic Jungle will give you as much as 85% of the card value for your unwanted gift cards. After they receive your gift card, you will be sent a check or an Amazon.com gift card for the agreed upon percentage of the gift cards value.

Gift Card Rescue
Sell your unwanted gift cards to Gift Card Rescue and you could get as much as 80% of the cards value in the form of a check or another gift card to a store you like.

Regift the Gift Card
If you're not happy with any of the above methods for selling your gift card, you can always regift it.