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    Default Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    I think we all can agree that can't live on giftcards....and have to hear a repeated stream of guys who ask if we can take them as payments. (Most are willing to drop extra on a giftcard, rather than pull out their credit cards to our payment processors, which are getting very hard to come by as continue to stop allowing adult transactions.)

    This has been endlessly annoying to me because while I love Amazon giftcards, my OPI and shoe addiction will not pay my rent. But I still always feel like I'm loosing money when I turn away someone who was wanting to pay in giftcards.

    So, I sat and thought about it and came up with some ideas. (not originally by any means - most of you might already know these tricks. )


    Here's two simple ways to get your money "back" from a giftcard. Feel free to post if you have any other ways, and I can update this post.



    Lets use Amazon Giftcards as an example. Amazon e-cards are always fast to receive (within 5-10 minutes max), you can redeem them immediately and use them to buy hundreds of thousands of different items on Amazon.com


    Example #1) This way takes a little longer, but you might even get back extra $ in the end. So you stock pile and save your giftcards - purchase a large $100+ item (Electronics/Game Systems/TVs/etc... - With most items on Amazon you can get free shipping on orders over $25 so you won't have to worry about that)

    So you get your item, keep it new in the box. Put it for sale on Craigslist as new in box (say you got it as a B-day present, you do not want/need it.) You can price it above the retail value or keep it the same.

    The second option is to post it to eBay. If you put it up for auction you could get MORE than what you paid for, depending on the item and make the buyer pay for shipping. You will at least break even.



    Example #2) The simple way, just turn around and sell your giftcard. E-mailed or physical - it doesn't matter. eBay auction is the way to go and you can do this with any giftcard. You may have to pay a few eBay fee's but you'll still be making 85%-90% of your profit back in Paypal cash - that's more than we get from any mainstream camming site! Or you might get really lucky and some retard will bid above the giftcard dollar amount and you'll end up profiting from it.

    Either way, you're #winning







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    Default Re: Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    You can also post the gift cards on craigslist (or other local classified ads) yourself and skip the middleman (eBay) and the associated fees!

    Of course, oftentimes with gift cards I find it can be tricky to sell them for the full amount on the card, so you may have to take a cut in terms of accepting an offer that's slightly lower than the card is worth.

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    Default Re: Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    I am saving all my giftcards to spend on christmas presents for family.
    That way it'll feel almost like Xmas was free because it won't take anything away from my rent money
    Plus I only get the giftcards as gifts and not for actual shows so big bonus

    ahaha just thought..

    "so here you go mum do u like ur present, i got my tits out for those ahaha" that would go down well around xmas dinner lol.

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    Default Re: Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    Great post! I get a lot of amazon giftcards, and I just use them on stuff like toilet paper, lube, baby wipes, toys, cat food, lightbulbs....stuff that I would normally buy at the grocery store anyway. So at least that way it's like getting "real" money lol

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    Default Re: Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    Now, if only you could pay rent and utilities with gift cards... hmmm.

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    Default Re: Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    I know there's a website where u can turn your gift cards in for cash , (not sure of the website but I'm sure if u Google it, it'll come up)... I'm sure there's a fee but it just seems a lil easier thn posting ads on cl and such...

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    Default Re: Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    PlasticJungle.com is the website. They pay up to 92%. They don't accept Amazon G-cards though.







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    Default Re: Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    I have never received gift cards for payment, but I do get asked a lot if I do skype shows, ym..etc. and take other payment methods. How do I go about setting all of this up without getting banned? I have both skype and messanger so thats not a problem, I'm just wondering how the gift card thing works. I have only been camming for a few months so I am still learning all of the ins and outs.

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    Default Re: Getting your buck back - Flipping giftcards

    I buy everything I can with my gift cards which means I hardly ever shop for anything but groceries with real money. My real money goes to rent and groceries and savings and paying off debts, for everything else, there's Amazon gift cards
    "Sex is currency. What's the use of being beautiful if you can't profit from it?" - Lily St Cyr (40's burlesque dancer)

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