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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #20 on: June 25, 2015, 12:45:17 PM »
MS? 300 points? or 600 if you use another account too?
i guess it does add up, but my point is you have some risks involved. maybe the resell price goes down slightly. you are still mailing out the cards.
Maybe not regular ms,  but for minimum spend,  it can make sense. If you are worried,  send it certified mail

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #21 on: June 25, 2015, 12:46:09 PM »
Maybe not regular ms,  but for minimum spend,  it can make sense. If you are worried,  send it certified mail
that trims your minuscule profit
i cant argue with the minimum spend need though

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #22 on: June 25, 2015, 12:46:42 PM »
that trims your minuscule profit
Plus you need to take a trip to the post office
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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #23 on: June 25, 2015, 12:50:37 PM »
Plus you need to take a trip to the post office
i took a trip for my recent sale. i wanted tracking. but i work a block away from the post office. so its a break from work. win win

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #24 on: June 25, 2015, 01:09:33 PM »
i took a trip for my recent sale. i wanted tracking. but i work a block away from the post office. so its a break from work. win win
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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #25 on: June 25, 2015, 01:21:17 PM »
Plus you need to take a trip to the post office
-1 you can print tracking from USPS.com
that trims your minuscule profit
i cant argue with the minimum spend need though
Even breaking even makes sense for min spend

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #26 on: June 25, 2015, 01:24:20 PM »
-1 you can print tracking from USPS.com
And then it's certified?

Even breaking even makes sense for min spend
yup! If you would pay $5.95 to MS $500, why wouldn't you do it for free?
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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #27 on: June 25, 2015, 01:36:25 PM »
are you sure you can sell it as a 76 gas card, if the card says philips 66 on it? I know it can be used at 76 gas, but I'm assuming they base their % off what customers would purchase it at...

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #28 on: June 25, 2015, 02:08:37 PM »
are you sure you can sell it as a 76 gas card, if the card says philips 66 on it? I know it can be used at 76 gas, but I'm assuming they base their % off what customers would purchase it at...
Not sure. But I would sell as Phillips 66 as well. Just want to break even

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #29 on: June 25, 2015, 02:09:42 PM »


And then it's certified?

I believe so. You can  print out a page for the mailman to scan

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #30 on: June 25, 2015, 02:22:18 PM »
-1 you can print tracking from USPS.comEven breaking even makes sense for min spend
i said i wont argue with doing it to hit a spending threshold
but to go through the hassle to make a few bucks isnt worth it to me, at least

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #31 on: June 25, 2015, 02:45:31 PM »

I believe so. You can  print out a page for the mailman to scan
and tape it to the envelope?
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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #32 on: June 25, 2015, 02:52:23 PM »
and tape it to the envelope?
Yup
i said i wont argue with doing it to hit a spending threshold
but to go through the hassle to make a few bucks isnt worth it to me, at least
Agreed

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #34 on: July 06, 2015, 08:57:56 PM »

I believe so. You can  print out a page for the mailman to scan
What option do you choose?
Is it one of these?

    Priority MailŪ Small Flat Rate Envelope
    6" x 10"
    2-Day Delivery $5.05

    Priority MailŪ Gift Card Flat Rate Envelope
    10" x 7"
    2-Day Delivery $5.05
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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #35 on: July 07, 2015, 09:06:21 AM »
MS? 300 points? or 600 if you use another account too?
i guess it does add up, but my point is you have some risks involved. maybe the resell price goes down slightly. you are still mailing out the cards.

Point taken on the risk.  It's true and hopefully one risk realized scenario doesn't wipe my analysis out... hasn't yet tho.

5x for me.  540x5 = 2700pts.  Like I said, it's for some of us less ambitious/time starved/MS desert types - especially when you haven't maxed those 5x opportunities for the year. Since 5/9 I've had ~5k worth of these opportunities for nearly 25k UR.  And these are all at least break even.  With some increased ebay bucks opportunities (on wife's acct), plus the refer to dan i've been profiting ON TOP of break even between 3-8%, and that includes the $2.04 for each sent sell order with tracking.

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Re: $100 Phillips 66 Gift Card for only $90!
« Reply #36 on: July 07, 2015, 09:14:05 AM »
I guess I could be misusing MS to refer to unloading certain debit cards too.. My lack of experience with MS is showing.