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selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« on: December 21, 2014, 03:14:44 AM »
This may have been discussed before but I found nothing in the search results. I've been wondering for a while now why on earth Amazon gift cards sell for more than their value on eBay almost %100 of the time!
Should I take the risk of selling Amazon gift cards/codes on eBay or will I likely be scammed. I have a feeling that scammers can just easily open a case on eBay, get their money back while they have already redeemed the code, which can leave me with potentially a big loss.
Then again, being that they have lots of positive feedback won't assure me, since sellers do not have the ability to leave negative feedback.

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2014, 03:21:30 AM »
This may have been discussed before but I found nothing in the search results. I've been wondering for a while now why on earth Amazon gift cards sell for more than their value on eBay almost %100 of the time!
Should I take the risk of selling Amazon gift cards/codes on eBay or will I likely be scammed. I have a feeling that scammers can just easily open a case on eBay, get their money back while they have already redeemed the code, which can leave me with potentially a big loss.
Then again, being that they have lots of positive feedback won't assure me, since sellers do not have the ability to leave negative feedback.
Most of the buyers are scammers. I've been through this before.

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2014, 08:20:59 AM »
You have to pay 10% fees as well.
No room for profit.


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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2014, 08:43:05 AM »
You have to pay 10% fees as well.
No room for profit.
That's why I said they sell for more than their value, by at least 10%! Furthermore when I buy from Amazon with my Chase Freedom I get 5% UR points till the end of the year, so you technically would end up with at least 5% profit

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2014, 09:29:57 AM »
Be sure to send it with a tracking number otherwise they'll win a dispute easily.
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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2014, 09:40:10 AM »
Be sure to send it with a tracking number otherwise they'll win a dispute easily.
and even with a tracking, they will still win a dispute easily. :(
These guys are excperinced.


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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2014, 10:03:21 AM »
Be sure to send it with a tracking number otherwise they'll win a dispute easily.

Is there anyway I can win a dispute against the buyer if I send them the gift card-code via email? Would it make it safer if I send it through eBay Messages?

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2014, 10:08:12 AM »
Is there anyway I can win a dispute against the buyer if I send them the gift card-code via email? Would it make it safer if I send it through eBay Messages?
IINM it's against the T&Cs to do that so you would automatically lose.

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2014, 10:36:03 AM »
Most of the buyers are scammers. I've been through this before.
What did they claim in the dispute
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2014, 10:51:11 AM »
If you sent the code in Paypal as the tracking number that's not good enough?
Money talks...mine says goodbye!

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2014, 10:55:29 AM »
If you sent the code in Paypal as the tracking number that's not good enough?
no,
How are you going to prove the card has a complete balance?
They will claim you used it after it was shipped...


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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2014, 11:04:33 AM »
no,
How are you going to prove the card has a complete balance?
They will claim you used it after it was shipped...
Can the use of the card be tracked on Amazon?
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2014, 11:48:39 AM »
sellers do not have the ability to leave negative feedback.
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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2014, 11:52:33 AM »
Be sure to send it with a tracking number otherwise they'll win a dispute easily.

FWIW I have sold before on Amazon SC, shipped a memory card with tracking number, and got negative feedback that package was received, but the memory card was not there..

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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2015, 12:40:58 AM »
How do these buyers mess you over?
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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2015, 12:51:12 AM »
How do these buyers mess you over?
From reading the thread they clearly claim they never got it or that the balance was wrong and the seller ends up losing.
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How can a seller leave negative feedback?
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Re: selling Amazon gift cards on eBay for more than their value
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2015, 01:16:10 AM »
Only sell to buyer with more then 20 feedback