Have an Unwanted Gift Card? How and Where to Buy, Sell, Trade Your Consumer Gift Cards

Do you have gift cards that you will never use? Do you have an Olive Garden gift card but would like to trade it for a Target gift card? Now you can buy, sell and trade your unwanted gift cards at several online websites.

Sellers can dust off their unused and unwanted gift cards and trade them in for money or gift cards they will use. Buyers can find bargains where they can purchase gift cards at a savings of 10-50% off the face value.

Up until recently the only outlet to buy, sell and trade consumer gift cards was eBay. Consumers can still list their gift cards at eBay but they have restrictions. Sellers can only list gift cards under $500; they must physically have the gift card in their possession and can only list 1 gift card at time.

eBay charges a fee to list items of between $.30 cents to $4.80 depending on price of item listed. eBay also charges a closing fee after the item sells from 5.25 percent to 1.50 percent.

eBay is still a good place to buy and sell gift cards if the cards meet eBay's regulations. In order to sell your gift card sellers need to find buyers and eBay is by far much busier than any of the other sites. But some folks get overwhelmed with all the options on eBay and don't want the hassle of using an auction to sell their card or learning how to use eBay.

- Other Places to Buy - Sell - Trade Gift Cards -

There are other websites that offer a marketplace for buyers, sellers and traders to exchange gift cards. The sites have many gift card categories including: automotive, books, music, DVDs, clothing, department stores, electronics, entertainment, food and grocery, health and beauty, home and garden, home furnishings, jewelry, optical, office and business, pet supplies, restaurants, sporting goods, toys and hobbies, travel and lodging.

The gift card exchange sites offer gift cards by many diverse retailers such as: Best Buy, Blockbuster, Pier 1 Imports, Red Lobster, Walden Books and Starbucks.

- Here are a few sites where consumers can buy gift cards at less than face value and sellers have a place to trade or sell their unwanted cards.

- CardAvenue -
[http://www.cardavenue.com]