Monday, August 31, 2015

Gift Cards on Sale on eBay


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HT - Doctor of Credit


There are a lot of gift cards on sale today on eBay.


These are all physical gift cards.


$100 Conoco Gas Gift Card for $90 - Limit 3 - Can be used at Phillips 66 and 76.
$100 Choice Hotels Gift Card for $90 - Limit 3
$100 CVS Gift Cards for $90 - Limit of 3
$50 Catherine's Gift Card for $40 - Limit of 3
$50 Jiffy Lube Gift Card for $40 - Limit of 3
$50 Cabela's Gift Card for $40 - Limit of 5
$25 Michael's Gift Card for $20 - Limit of 3
$50 Boston Market Gift Card for $40 - Limit of 3
$50 California Pizza Kitchen Gift Card for $40 - Limit of 5
$60 The Limited Gift Card for $50 - Limit of 5
$25 Fuddrucker's Gift Card for $20 - Limit of 5
$50 AĆ©ropostale Gift Card for only $40 - Limit of 5
$50 Regal Entertainment Group® Gift Card for only $40 - Limit of 5


Sunday, August 30, 2015

Earn $10 in Shop Your Way Points for a $10 Purchase at a Partner in August - 1 Day Left

ShopYourWay.com has a shopping portal run by Sears, Kmart etc.  Your rewards for the shopping portal is in the form of Shop Your Way points which can be redeemed in the same stores.

For August, they are offering $10 in Shop Your Way points for one $10 purchase. You will also earn the regular bonus for going through the Shop Your Way portal.



They have some decent partners including Bed Bath and Beyond, Staples, Macy's, Best Buy and Target.  Browse through, I'm sure you will be able to find something to buy that is $10.

Terms and conditions:

*Offer valid 08/01/2015 — 08/31/2015. Limit one offer per member. Purchase requirement before taxes and after other discounts. Offer not valid at Sears, Kmart, Lands’ End and Sears Marketplace. Points may take up to 40 days to be awarded to member account. Offer valid for original recipient only. We reserve the right to cancel or modify the offer at any time in the event fraud, abuse, unintended virality or if technical or other issues arise. By accepting Shop Your Way member benefits and offers, you agree to the Shop Your Way terms and conditions, available at www.shopyourway.com/terms.

5% off eBay Gift Cards at Dollar General This Week

HT - @Yeshu1984 on Twitter

This week, Dollar General is offering 5% off eBay Gift Cards.  Combine it with the current American Express offer of $5 off a $25 purchase at Dollar General (expires tomorrow) and you can get a really nice discount when purchasing  the gift cards.






In store only.

Offer expires on 9/7/2015


eBay Gift Cards are great for purchasing discount gift cards and merchandise to resell on eBay.

Please keep in mind that there is a limit of using $5,000 of eBay gift cards per PayPal account, per rolling 180 days.

$10 off $50 Physical Whole Foods Gift Cards on Staples.com

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HT - Friend via electronic communication


Staples.com is having a sale on Whole Foods gift cards.  $10 off.  You can buy a $50 gift card for $41.99 ($1.99 shipping), a $100 gift card for $91.99 or a $200 gift card for $191.99.






You can sell the physical gift cards for 88% of the value ($44) at SaveYa according to Gift Card Wiki.  Not an amazing deal for reselling but you can make some money.  Keep in mind that there are shipping costs as well for most companies and prices can go down.

 This is really much better if you are interested in using Whole Foods Gift Cards for your own purposes.

Limit of 1

You can try to use a shopping portal, but lately they haven't been working for gift cards bought on Staples.


Use your Chase INK Business card for 5x Ultimate Rewards points as well.

Great Posts from Around the Web

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Friday, August 28, 2015

Playstation 4 on Sale at eBay - $75+ Potential Resell Moneymaker

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eBay has a sale on Sony PlayStation 4 500GB Gaming Console The Last of Us: Remastered Bundle.  Price is $350 and has no taxes in NJ.

I actually wrote about the same deal a few weeks ago.  I took part and it was great!  The Playstations sold in a matter of hours, before I had a chance to change my price.  I sold them for slightly more than $400.  They are basically the same price on Amazon as before ($400-$420) and they should still sell really fast.  The only difference is that now it is 4% in eBay Bucks instead of 8%.  It's a still a decent deal, but not as lucrative as last time.

Limit of 5 per person.



Gas Gift Cards on Sale at Gift Card Mart - All Brands 4.25% - Cash Price at the Pump

Gift Card Mart is running a sale on gas gift cards.  Every gas brand is 4.25% off.  Check gift card wiki or gift card granny before you buy to make sure you are getting the price on the brand you are purchasing.

The big advantage of gas gift cards is that you usually get the cash price instead of the credit price.

Sale price includes BP, Shell, 76, Chevron, 66

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Apple Watch from eBay for $375 - $200+ Reselling Moneymaker!

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Update: Black is sold out!  White is not as easy to sell.

eBay has a sale on the Apple Watch for $375, which is even better than the $390 from last week.  No tax in New Jersey.

Limit of 5 per person.





American Express Gift Cards Now 1% on $200 Denominations on Ebates - The Last Shoe has Dropped

MacBook on Sale on eBay - Great Reselling Moneymaker Possible - Only 14 Left - Buy, Buy, Buy!

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Update 3 - sold out again

Update - Back on Sale with about 70 Left! In two hours it's gone from 70 to 12.  If you interested, buy it now!
Update - Dead! 

This is ranked #14 in Laptops so they sell really fast.

There's only 14 left so I won't go through the math now.

MacBook 13" for $799 right now on eBay with no tax in NJ.  I've sold three of them as new in the last week for between $915-$930 before fees on Amazon.  I made 5-7% on the sale price alone.  Everything else was gravy!

Add in 4% in eBay Bucks and 5.5% off from CardCash or 5% off from eBay with 5x Ultimate Rewards points and you have a great reselling moneymaker.

ShopAtHome.com is offering 2% cashback at eBay

Since there are only 14 left you won't have much competition either.

eBay Deals Still Available for Resell - Now with Increased eBay Bucks

Lenovo ThinkServe - ~280 left

$100 eBay Gift Cards for $95 with 5x Ultimate Rewards with Chase Ink - You might want to buy from CardCash at 5.5% to not eat up your 30 days PPDG limits.

Now that we have increased eBay Bucks, this is a better deal to take advantage.  Not amazingly better, but definitely better


I've got a new (kind of) one coming too.  Stay tuned

2x (4%) eBay Bucks - Today and Tomorrow - Targeted


HT - Miles Whip on Twitter

Check your emails for an offer from eBay for extra eBay bucks.


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2x eBay bucks on any item of $50 or more.

Recently, there have been targeted eBay Bucks offers of up to 4x so this is not as good as previously, but it is still a nice deal.  Sale continues until the end of August 28th.

Check out Doctor of Credit's post on targeted eBay Bucks promotions.

This a multiplier of the regular 2% eBay Bucks so 2x is actually 4% in eBay Bucks!


Wednesday, August 26, 2015

5% Cashback on All Your Amazon Purchases Through Giving Assistant Shopping Portal!

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Update: Terms and conditions state that the 5% will only be paid out if the item is shipped and sold by Amazon.


Giving Assistant is a shopping portal that I haven't been using for too long, but I have used it for quite a few Amazon purchases and it has tracked nicely.  Just read their tips on how to make sure everything tracks and you should be good.

Giving Assistant pays out 5% cashback on all Amazon purchases, it is not category dependent like other shopping portals.




$100 eBay Gift Card for $95 + 5x Ultimate Rewards with Chase Ink


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PayPal Digital Gifts is selling $100 eBay Gift Card for $95.  I did not see a limit, but I would not buy more than a few as I think orders would end up being cancelled.





These gift cards can be used to buy other gift cards. When you purchase non eBay gift cards you will also get eBay Bucks.  eBay gift cards are not eligible for eBay Bucks.




Lenovo ThinkServer on Sale on eBay - $75+ Reselling MoneyMaker

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eBay is selling a Lenovo ThinkServe for $285 with no tax in NJ.





(In other good news, I am seeing this a lot more, but many times you don't actually have to pay through PayPal when buying on eBay.  You can checkout right on eBay.  I hate PayPal so this is great!  I assume that if you use gift cards you still need to log in through PayPal.)


I don't really know what this is but I know that it sells for between $350-$360 on Amazon and is ranked 728 in computers so it is a good seller.


FBA fees at $350 are $39 so your takehome is ~$310 if you sell on the cheaper side.  Shipping will be extra and it weights 23 lbs so you might pay $10 per item to ship.

That's $15 on the sale alone.  You can buy 5 of them so you can make $75 on the sale price.




Great Posts from Around the Web

Here are some great posts from the around the Blogosphere to know about.


Wow, it's been almost 2 weeks since I did a roundup post.  Strap yourself in because a lot happens in two weeks.


Monday, August 24, 2015

My Gap.com Purchase

The other day I posted how to save a lot of money on your Gap purchase.  Well, I needed new pants so I thought I would try it out for myself.

I started with a pair of pants that costs $60.  I've never paid $60 for a pair of pants in my life and I wasn't about to start now.


Do You Know Someone Moving? Make Sure They Get a Discover Card

I know a family who is in the process of moving homes.  They were in need of appliances and called me.  They asked me for a card which has a promotional 0% APR for a while.  I never keep a credit card balance since that ruins any benefits of credit cards so I didn't know the information offhand other than the Chase Slate.

I quickly looked up Discover, hoping they would have a 0% APR and found that it did for the first 12 months.  We were in business since I knew I would be able to save them a ton of money.


Sunday, August 23, 2015

$15 off $300 of Visa Gift Cards at Office Max



HT -  Chasing the Points



OfficeMax is having a sale on Visa Gift Cards.  $15 off $300 of Gift cards. These will not last long on the shelves.
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Buy $50 Staples eGift Card and earn $10 Promo eGift Card from CashStar - Limit of 4

Cashstar is running a promotion on Staples eGift Cards.  Buy a $50 Staples eGift Card and earn a $10 eGift Card.  You can also buy 1 $200 eGift Card and earn 4 $10 ePromo Gift Cards.  You will see the ePromo cards added to your shopping cart before you have to buy.

Promotion ends 8/29/2015 and the ePromo card can be used from 8/30 until 9/12.

The $200 eGift Card is sent immediately.  The $10 promo gift cards will likely come on 8/30/2015.


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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Discounted Gift Cards on eBay - Chevron, Bed Bath and Beyond, Sears, CVS, The Limited

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eBay is a having a sale on a few brands of gift cards.  None are awesome deals, but you might be interested in some.  Keep in mind that you can buy eBay Gift Cards from   Raise at 5% off so that makes some of these deals better but there is a limit of using $5,000 of eBay Gift Cards per PayPal account in a rolling 180 day period.

Keep in mind that we may see increased eBay Bucks coming sometime early next week (Sunday, Monday or Tuesday) which will make these deals better.


$100 Chevron Gift Card for $90.  HT: Miles Whip on Doctor of Credit

These will go fast, more than 5,000 sold in 24 hours and there are fewer than 2,000 remaining.  These are good for using yourself for the most part.  You can sell to ABC Gift Cards for 90.3%.  You can keep 0.3% and all the eBay Bucks and 1.2% from Top Cashback


Friday, August 21, 2015

Lenovo Laptop at Best Buy - $90++ Reselling Opportunity



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Update - Price up to $330 - Dead as a reseller


HT - DA via Email


Lenovo laptop on sale at Best Buy.  It costs $250 at Best Buy.  After tax, it costs me $267.   Limit of 3 per person.    





The same item is $325 on Amazon.  After FBA fees, your takehome is ~$295.


That's a profit of ~$30 per item.  You can buy 3 for a profit of $90!  It gets much better.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Simply Best Coupons Returns with 1.5% Cashback with Maximum $200 Denominations

HT  - @DocMaur on Twitter

I'm sorry for all the posts on this but this keeps on developing.

Earlier I reported that Simply Best Coupons and Be Frugal removed American Express Gift Cards entirely and I thought maybe it was to update their Terms and Conditions.  Unfortunately that is correct.

Simply Best Coupons has brought American Express Gift Cards back at 1.5% but only for $200 denominations and below.  I am sure that the rest of the portals will follow suit.

It was wonderful while it lasted, but American Express Gift Cards are effectively useless at this point unless something changes.

American Express Gift Cards Disappear from Be Frugal and Simply Cashback

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Following the devaluation of Top Cashback's payout on American Express Gift Cards due to the denomination maximum changing to $200, I recommended to buy from Be Frugal today at 1.5%.  Simply Best Coupon was the other possibility at 1.5%.


Janol commented that Be Frugal has removed American Express Gift Cards entirely.  Simply Best Coupons has done the same.

The best available now is 1%.  Mr. Rebates is one such example.

I have to assume that they have been removed until new terms and conditions can be put up but I don't actually know.  We will see.

iPads on Sale at Staples with 5% Cashback from Be Frugal - $20++ Reselling MoneyMaker

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HT - Big Habitat


Update 3 - Back in Stock

Update 2 - Currently Out of Stock.  They may come back into stock so check the Staples site every once in a while this weekend  


Update: Be Frugal terms and conditions exclude tablets.  Use Upromise instead for the same 5%.  Anyone who needs a referral to Upromise can email me and we will both get $20 (though it takes a long time to get paid).


Staples is having a nice sale on iPads, up to $100 off .

There are a few opportunities here for reselling.

The iPad Mini 3 is on sale for $289 (That's actually $110 off).

The space gray version goes for $349 on Amazon and it is the only one in stock until about $370.

Let's assume you are paying $310 after taxes.

Be Frugal is Still Paying out on $2,000 American Express Business Cards at 1.5%

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Today we learned that Top Cashback is no longer paying out for American Express Business cards at lower than $200 denominations, making them essentially useless.

This may change going forward but Be Frugal (my referral link - haven't checked other portals but I assume they haven't changed yet either) is still paying out on denominations $2,000 and below at 1.5%.

I plan on buying as much as I can today from Be Frugal.  I suggest you do the same.  Limit of $100,000 per 14 days. Keep in mind that they still may not pay on these orders as this might be a mistake. 


American Express Business Cards - 2.25% Today from Top Cashback - $200 Denomination is the Highest Available for Cashback


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HT - Frequent Miler Quick Deals



Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Heavily Discounted Clothes at Gap - Stack the Savings

HT - PB via Email


There are a few promotions right now which can be stacked to get some pretty cheap clothes at The Gap.

1) AmEx Offers for you - Spend $75 earn a $25 Statement - Only works in store.  Expires 9/7

2) Gap Cash - Spend $50 at Gap and earn $25 of Gap Cash, spend $100 at Gap and earn $50 in Gap Cash.  You can spend more and earn more as well.

$25 in Gap Cash can be redeemed against a future $50 Gap purchase.  $50 in Gap Cash can then be redeemed against a future $100 Gap purchase.  They expire quickly.

3) Spend $10 at Staples and you will earn a $25 coupon off a $50 purchase at the Gap.  Offer will be issued until 8/22/2015 and valid until 8/25/2015.



Or a purchase at Gap can earn a 20% off coupon good for school supplies at Staples (I wish iPads were school supplies!). Coupon can be issued until 8/22.  Coupon will expire on the the 29th.




eBay Playstation 4 Is Now Safe to Be Sold on Amazon

For those that got in on the Playstation 4 deal from eBay, the warning from Amazon has been removed.  I would feel safe sending in the item to Amazon, though the price has dropped closer to about $400 instead of $410.

Happy listing!

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 i3 64GB from eBay - $150+ Reselling Opportunity - Take Advantage of Increased eBay Bucks

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HT - Dan's Deals and @tgere79 on Twitter


Update - Price drops by $5 if you buy 2 at a time.


eBay has the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 12" 64GB i3 on sale for $630, with no tax in NJ.  Limit of 5 per account.







Top Cashback Uplifts Raise Reselling Promotion to $10!

In what should be a great ending to a crazy story,  Top Cashback has uplifted gift card reselling promotion to the correct $10.

Combined with the good news we got two days ago,  this means I will be listing more gift cards with Raise.

A few people have already left comments or tweeted at me with this news so it is widespread.

This only affects listings from July, listings in August are not supposed to uplift until the end of August.

Turnover Tuesdays - What Happened to My Surface Pro 3?

Monday, August 17, 2015

2% Cashback on American Express Business Gift Cards on 8/25 from Simply Best Coupons

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HT: AL via email




Simply Best Coupons will be giving 2% cashback on American Express Business Gift Cards on Wednesday (8/25/2015). That is better than the usual 1.5% from Top Cashback and others.

Don't use a promo code and don't buy denominations greater than $2,000 since they are not eligible for extra money.


$100 Sears Gift Card $85 on eBay - $15+ Reselling Money Maker - Take Advantage of 6% eBay Bucks

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Update: Shop at Home dropped down to 1%

HT - Dan's Deals

eBay is selling $100 Sears Gift Cards for $85 - Limit of 2 per account.  This is a physical gift card.


You can sell the Digital Code to SavYa for 84% according to Gift Card Wiki so you will lose $2 if you buy 2.

However, if you buy 2 you can earn:

eBay Reselling Deals Still Available - Now with Increased eBay Bucks

Here are some eBay deals which are still available from last week. They are even better now that there is increased eBay Bucks


First of all, you can still buy eBay Gift Card for 10% off from Target, they can take a couple of hours to be delivered.  15% if you use your RedCard (even more if you combine discounted Target Gift Cards with RedCard savings.



3x eBay Bucks (6%)- Today and Tomorrow - Targeted

Check your emails for an offer from eBay for extra eBay bucks.




3x eBay bucks on any item of $50 or more.

Recently, there have been targeted eBay Bucks offers of up to 4x so this is not as good as previously, but it is still a great deal.  Sale continues until the end of August 18th.

Check out Doctor of Credit's post on targeted eBay Bucks promotions.

This a multiplier of the regular 2% eBay Bucks so 3x is actually 6% in eBay Bucks!


Sam's Club Plus Membership on Sale at Living Social - $45 with a $20 Gift Card

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HT - Slickdeals

Update: Use Promo Code 15OFFLS for an additional 15% off.  Thanks Marc.  Promo code no longer working.

Living Social is selling a Sam's Club Plus Membership for $45 (this is normally $100) with a $20 Sam's Club gift card and $22 in vouchers for food.  I have diet restrictions and my local Sam's Club gave me $42 of gift cards instead of the food vouchers. That is definitely YMMV.

Sam's Club gift cards can also be used at Walmart.

This is a no brainer if you are a reseller.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Top Cashback Changes Terms for Raise Seller Promotion, Again - This Time it is Good News, Again

Top Cashback has an awesome promotion where you can earn $10 for every $50 gift card you sell.

There has been a never ending saga with Top Cashback constantly changing the terms.

At first it wasn't clear what the terms were, then they changed them for the worse so that you needed to sell the gift cards for $50 or more.

Next, they changed it for the better that it was based on the value of the gift card.

Then, they changed it back for the worse, again.


Well, now we are back to the promotion that we like, again.  I don't think I've ever seen a promotion flip flop like this so much.






The only problem is that no one has actually been uplifted from $1.50 to $10.  We'll see if that ever happens. I was about to list some $50 gift cards for the $1.50 so this is good news for me.  $10 a gift card makes a big difference for margins.




Apple Watch on Sale on eBay - $60++ Possible Resale Opportunity - Potential is Much Greater

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Update: You will only be able to buy 2 per account, not 2 per color.  Still a good deal, but not quite as lucrative.

A couple of people have mentioned that the price directly from Apply is $400.  This will not definitely have an affect on Amazon, but it may, please be aware of this before you buy.


HT - DA via email


eBay has a sale the Apple Watch for $390.  Price is $390 and has no taxes in NJ or NY.

Limit of 2 per person per color





Roomba 880 for $499 on eBay - $699 on Amazon - Buy Now only 15 Left - Great Profit!

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Update: Dead!


eBay has the Roomba 880 for $499.  This sells for $699 on Amazon with about a $120 FBA (Steep, but worth it!)

Limit of 5

No taxes in NJ

It is a fast seller as well.

There are only 15 left so I won't go through everything so you don't miss it but make sure to go to Top Cashback (1.2%).  You could also use ShopAtHome.com for 2%.  Some have had success with them, otherwise have had the cashback track at 1% and needed to ask for an increase.  I've never used them for eBay, thought I should try it out.

Use eBay gift cards if you have them.  Don't buy them because it will be gone by the time you try.

10% off eBay Gift Cards and 15% off iTunes Gift Cards from Target.com - Limit of 3 per Transaction

HT - @esthery on Twitter 

Target.com is running a same on eGift cards.  You can buy eBay Gift Cards for 10% off and iTunes Gift Cards for 15% off.


I don't know how fast they are delivered. Update: takes about 10 minutes to be sent.

There is a limit of 3 per transaction, but reports are that you can make multiple transactions.


Use your target RedCard to pay and you will save an additional 5%. As long as you have a RedCard connected to your account,  you will still get the 5% discount even if you pay with Target gift cards.  You may need to pay some amount on the actual RedCard.


iPad Air 2 from eBay for $380 - $50+ Resell Opportunity

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Keep in mind that the time will come where prices will drop with new versions possibly coming out and you may also have extra returns because of that.  That issue is definitely on my mind.


eBay has a sale on iPad Air 2 16GB $380. Price is $380 and has no taxes in NJ

Limit of 2 per person.