Thank you for all those who contributed to this list.
Discounted gift cards make a huge difference in your bottom line when it comes to reselling or just plain old purchases. It can be the difference between a good deal and a great deal.
If you can add another layer of using American Express Gift Cards to pay, you can add an extra 2% of savings compared to your regular credit card if you buy them when Top Cashback is paying 2.25% (after activation fees). It will often make a difference in which site actually has the best discount.
It's also nice to know if your gift card will come immediately so you can purchase a discounted gift card right before making a purchase.
Here is an incomplete list of payment methods for the different resellers. I need your data points to complete the chart and help everyone!
| AmEx Gift Cards | Allows American Express | Speed of Delivery for eGCs | Scanable Barcode for eGCs | Shopping Portal | Loyalty Points | |
| Raise | Yes | Yes | Immediate | No | Top Cashback - Up to $1,000 | |
| Gift Card Mart | Yes - PayPal | Yes | Immediate | No | ||
| CardPool | No | Yes | Can be up to a few days | Yes | Top Cashback - Up to $1,000 | |
| Gift Card Zen | Yes - PayPal | Yes - Via PayPal | Immediate** | Yes - Depends on Brand | ||
| Giftcards.com | Yes - but Might be Banned | Yes | Fast - 30 minutes? | 1% in G Points | ||
| Gyft | Yes - PayPal | Yes | Immediate | Top Cashback | 2% in Gyft Points | |
| SaveYa | Yes | |||||
| ABC Gift Cards | Yes - PayPal | Yes | Most gift cards sent within 1/2 Hour | Yes | ||
| CardCash | Yes - PayPal | Yes | Most gift cards sent within 1/2 Hour | Yes | Sunshine Rewards - 1% for Purchases under $1,000 | |
| Monster Gift Card | Yes | |||||
| Gift Card Spread | No | No | ||||
| Card Kangaroo | Yes - Paypal | Yes - PayPal | ||||
| CardFlip | Yes - Amazon Payments | Website Claims to be immediate | Yes | |||
| Target | Yes | Minutes to Hours | ||||
| Staples | Yes | Next day - Sometimes Longer |
*When buying from Gyft, you can only receive 2% in Gyft points or 2% from a portal. The system will not allow you to doubledip.
There are mixed reports on the speed of delivery for some including CardPool. Some report immediate delivery and some report that it can take days. I assume both are true.
Gift Card Zen may require you to use your default payment on PayPal, which is a pointless (pun intended) bank account for many.
Random Points
- You may experience a delay during your first order or a large order. Security verification may be required, which will delay delivery.
- Walmart Gift Cards on Gift Card Zen are scanable. One report said that Neiman Marcus was not. It is possible that it has nothign to do with GCZ and everything to do with the specific merchant.
- Target eGift Cards can be added to the Target App which will create a bar code to scan at Target through the App.
- Giftcards.com allows AmEx Gift Cards but there have been reports of shutdowns.
Please comment with your data points so the chart can be filled as much as possible.
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