{"id":34068,"date":"2019-12-26T06:50:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T14:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=34068"},"modified":"2019-12-26T07:06:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T15:06:47","slug":"how-to-convert-unwanted-gift-cards-into-cash-amazon-gift-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/features\/how-to-convert-unwanted-gift-cards-into-cash-amazon-gift-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"How to convert gift cards you don’t want into cash \/ Amazon gift cards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you have a Visa gift card from last year that has a remaining balance of $2.73?\u00a0 Did your great Aunt Erma send you a gift card for the\u00a0Old Country Buffet? Did you receive yet another $5 Starbucks gift card that’s probably going to get lost before you spend it? Did you receive a gift card for a retailer that’s an hour drive away and doesn’t have an online site?<\/p>\n

Fear not, you can convert those gift cards into something you can actually use; cash or perhaps something as good as cash, an Amazon gift card. Here are a number of options to convert your unwanted gift cards:<\/p>\n

Option 1: Turn your Visa gift card into an Amazon gift card.<\/h4>\n

Particularly useful when you have a few Visa \/ Mastercard \/ AMEX \/ Discover gift cards with a few bucks left on each, converting these will let you bank all the balances on your Amazon account.<\/p>\n

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  1. Log into your Amazon account, go to your account page<\/a> and add your gift card as a payment option.<\/li>\n
  2. Check your remaining balance on the card (either online or via phone), then go to an Amazon eGift card page<\/a>. Set the remaining amount as the eGift card’s value and put your own email address in as the recipient.<\/li>\n
  3. Go back to your Account page, click Gift Cards and apply the gift card code (received via email) to your balance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Option 2: Sell your gift card on a 3rd party gift card site.<\/h4>\n

    There are a number of these types of sites, CardPool, CardCash, Raise, etc… Ultimately, you are going to take a percentage hit when selling the card, but you will have something more valuable if you weren’t planning on using the card in the first place.<\/p>\n

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    Here are some examples with a $50 Best Buy card (as of 12\/26\/19):<\/p>\n