Disney Gift Card Deals

[JKalai]

Here's a good example of a trade in flip I found just now even though It's out of stock on the website. You'll have to find it in an actual Microsoft Store or see if a store can price match it.

Just Dance 2015 is on sale at Microsoft Store for $9.99

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Just-Dance-2015-for-Xbox-One/productID.306231900

You can then flip it at Gamestop for $16.50 ($15 if you don't have a membership)

http://www.gamestop.com/trade/quote/xbox-one/games/just-dance-2015/115438

If you flip three, depending on tax, you could profit around $15-$17. Keep in mind that the gamestop trade in credit > gift card varies by store (different stores have different policies). You should ask up front if you can convert trade in credit to GC. You can trade in 3 of the same game max per Gamestop per person, but some stores will only let you trade in one game of the same title at a gamestop, so you'll have to go from store to store if they won't let you trade all three at once which is what some people do.

You can bank up a ton of trade in credit, and buy a used game from gamestop when they have good deals and trade it in to Best Buy when they have 30%-50% promos and buy GC with Best Buy credit (which always works). You'll have to do the conversion and find out what game you can get at Gamestop and trade to Best Buy with minimal loss.

It's a lot of work for profit, but depending on the specific deal/offer it can be a great flip.

EDIT: I remember last year or even two years ago, there was a promotion at the Microsoft Store in which they were taking in any video game for $10 with 5 games max per day for like a week. Everybody was going around buying 99 cent-$2 used video games at Gamestop and trading them in. Me and my roommate went everyday and I ended up getting a new Xbox One for $35 since they don't have gift cards to convert to. They probably won't do it again considering they must have backfired on them. Lots of people went. Just an idea for of how good of a profit game flipping can be...

 

[ski_mom]

Here's a good example of a trade in flip I found just now even though It's out of stock on the website. You'll have to find it in an actual Microsoft Store or see if a store can price match it.

Just Dance 2015 is on sale at Microsoft Store for $9.99

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Just-Dance-2015-for-Xbox-One/productID.306231900

You can then flip it at Gamestop for $16.50 ($15 if you don't have a membership)

http://www.gamestop.com/trade/quote/xbox-one/games/just-dance-2015/115438

If you flip three, depending on tax, you could profit around $15-$17. Keep in mind that the gamestop trade in credit > gift card varies by store (different stores have different policies). You should ask up front if you can convert trade in credit to GC. You can trade in 3 of the same game max per Gamestop per person, but some stores will only let you trade in one game of the same title at a gamestop, so you'll have to go from store to store if they won't let you trade all three at once which is what some people do.

You can bank up a ton of trade in credit, and buy a used game from gamestop when they have good deals and trade it in to Best Buy when they have 30%-50% promos and buy GC with Best Buy credit (which always works). You'll have to do the conversion and find out what game you can get at Gamestop and trade to Best Buy with minimal loss.

It's a lot of work for profit, but depending on the specific deal/offer it can be a great flip.

EDIT: I remember last year or even two years ago, there was a promotion at the Microsoft Store in which they were taking in any video game for $10 with 5 games max per day for like a week. Everybody was going around buying 99 cent-$2 used video games at Gamestop and trading them in. Me and my roommate went everyday and I ended up getting a new Xbox One for $35 since they don't have gift cards to convert to. They probably won't do it again considering they must have backfired on them. Lots of people went. Just an idea for of how good of a profit game flipping can be...

Thanks for the detailed information!

 

[eeyoresmom]

Question about postal service delivery of large value orders. I know I won't be home to sign. Does it go back to the post office for me to pick up or do they try to deliver the next day?

 

[MrInfinity]

Question about postal service delivery of large value orders. I know I won't be home to sign. Does it go back to the post office for me to pick up or do they try to deliver the next day?

Large orders come UPS. If I'm not home they get rerouted to the nearest UPS pickup location, then I have to go in. Your local UPS guy would be the one to ask since this probly varies everywhere.

 

[CMNJ]

Question about postal service delivery of large value orders. I know I won't be home to sign. Does it go back to the post office for me to pick up or do they try to deliver the next day?

If somehow they do send it USPS signature required my experience (with other documents sent that way) has been that USPS waits days in between attempts. Most recently I went to pick up some tax documents sent that way and they had dates written on the envelope for the scheduled 2nd and 3rd attempts-from those dates it appears they wait 5 days in between attempts. UPS however will attempt to deliver 3 days in a row (Mon-Fri) and after that they will hold the package at the distribution center for pickup for 1 week before returning it to the sender. You can also reroute the delivery to a UPS store or have it held at the distribution center customer service for pickup (I assum the 1 week pickup applies to that too). Retiring the delivery has to occur the day before the delivery attempt.
Sign up for the my ups choice and you will be notified the day before deliveries so you can reroute if necessary (it will give you all the possible places to reroute to for free or let you change the address for a fee).

 

[eeyoresmom]

Thanks so much

 

[davper]

So, has anyone come up with a standard calculation of what amount to invest to receive a certain amount in what period of time?

And when you say a solid initial investment...any idea how much $ that might mean? I don't want to start too slow, but I honestly haven't a clue how much a good initial investment would be for a $3,000 trip... TY!

I think I can give you some numbers that will help you determine a starting point.

Assuming status quo at Ebates, Target, Ebay, Paypal, & GCM
Assuming we get 7 #x offers a quarter
Assuming you churn every 10 days at an average of 3x ebay bucks (churns will be between 1x and 5x)

 

[Narnia_girl]

Amazon has a one time offer: buy a $50 gift card and get $10 credit. I found the deal on the front page of ign deals.

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[davper]

I guess I need to get some Groupon GCs at the ready so I can take advantage of these Target card specials at Groupon. Oh, and signup for Groupon.
I just need GCM to have a special on Groupon GCs.

 

[ski_mom]

Amazon has a one time offer: buy a $50 gift card and get $10 credit. I found the deal on the front page of ign deals.

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Where did you find this? I'm not seeing it?

 

[PopGirl26]

It appears as though it's targeted.

http://www.maximizingmoney.com/shopping/amazon-gift-card-promotion/

 

[StuckInKS]

I would not project ahead like this. There are so many variables that it's almost sure to not work out how it's projected.

FWIW, I'm not suggesting anybody do this. PP asked more than once how much she would need as an investment, and I gave her a scenario based on churning once a month. I also emphasized that she should assess her own risk and how much she is comfortable with. It is also good to have a plan B in place. I personally think this reduction in Ebay limits will force Target to update their system to reject 5% on purchases when someone inputs a GC as payment. I know there is a work around now, but I think they will be hit with so many orders from some types of people (those who don't care about getting banned) that it will force them to find a way to close that loophole. I wouldn't be surprised if it were before 6 months is up either. This is why I am trying to save as much as I can on this vacation, so that we can upgrade to APs and need less for our planned fall trip.

 

[TeresaMRoberts]

Hey Guys, So I use to just buy all my GC from Kroger and get the fuel points. WOW have I been missing out my last 4 trips to WDW! So I just did my first order of $190 of Target Gift cards from Cardpool and purchased $200 of Disney GC for only $170 (had an extra coupon code for 5% off my first order at Cardpool)... So looking into this further I found thread and went back to page 470 and found all the EXTREMELY helpful posts by you guys. (THANK YOU) I'm SUPER UPSET that I never heard of Ebay Bucks!!!!!!!!!!! I USE EBAY ALLLLLLLL THE TIME! I just finished getting supplies for all costumes I made for my kids school play and used Ebay A Ton. All the money I spend I got reimbursed but labor was free. I COULD HAVE EARNED $$$ BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH! Ok Sorry back to my posting... So I don't have much time before my next trip to Disney (July 6-10) I'm going to beach for week and half this summer and just doing a mini trip for last 4 days to do a full two week vaction! (I usually only take a week so I'm super excited to 2 weeker!) SO but I want to do my first Disney Cruise next year or year after. So as soon as I get back I want to start saving for that. I think I'm just going to do the buy discount Target cards and straight getting Disney cards and putting them on my DVC for the bonus. (I've had the account open since last October but haven't really used it much). But for the cruise I'd like to to try this churning. I'm actually really nervous about it! So do you have a tips that might make me feel no so scared. Also tips on how to stay organized for it. Like some kind a spread sheet or how long you usually keep it going before you buy Disney GCs. I have to have my up coming trip paid off June 2nd just don't think its time to try new stuff. But saving 100's and 1000's sounds freaking awesome and could help me pay for longer cruise or even better time like Christmas that so expensive! Also what size cards you usually have going at one time things like that I'd love to hear. Maybe try copy by example!

 

[havaneselover]

Hey Guys, So I use to just buy all my GC from Kroger and get the fuel points. WOW have I been missing out my last 4 trips to WDW! So I just did my first order of $190 of Target Gift cards from Cardpool and purchased $200 of Disney GC for only $170 (had an extra coupon code for 5% off my first order at Cardpool)... So looking into this further I found thread and went back to page 470 and found all the EXTREMELY helpful posts by you guys. (THANK YOU) I'm SUPER UPSET that I never heard of Ebay Bucks!!!!!!!!!!! I USE EBAY ALLLLLLLL THE TIME! I just finished getting supplies for all costumes I made for my kids school play and used Ebay A Ton. All the money I spend I got reimbursed but labor was free. I COULD HAVE EARNED $$$ BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH! Ok Sorry back to my posting... So I don't have much time before my next trip to Disney (July 6-10) I'm going to beach for week and half this summer and just doing a mini trip for last 4 days to do a full two week vaction! (I usually only take a week so I'm super excited to 2 weeker!) SO but I want to do my first Disney Cruise next year or year after. So as soon as I get back I want to start saving for that. I think I'm just going to do the buy discount Target cards and straight getting Disney cards and putting them on my DVC for the bonus. (I've had the account open since last October but haven't really used it much). But for the cruise I'd like to to try this churning. I'm actually really nervous about it! So do you have a tips that might make me feel no so scared. Also tips on how to stay organized for it. Like some kind a spread sheet or how long you usually keep it going before you buy Disney GCs. I have to have my up coming trip paid off June 2nd just don't think its time to try new stuff. But saving 100's and 1000's sounds freaking awesome and could help me pay for longer cruise or even better time like Christmas that so expensive! Also what size cards you usually have going at one time things like that I'd love to hear. Maybe try copy by example!

I save a lot more by starting at Kroger than a reseller. Plus the cards are clean.

Disney Cruises are amazing. We started in 2006 and got hooked.

 

[StuckInKS]

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I know this was directed at PP, but I have a few questions for my own planning purposes. The last row of this chart is based on churning $900 once per 3 months? So, it would take $1,800 to arrive at the total after 9 months? This seems like the perfect strategy for our fall trip (assuming everything stays the same).

Amazon has a one time offer: buy a $50 gift card and get $10 credit. I found the deal on the front page of ign deals

None for me I wonder if its because I did the bonus $5 for $100 GC a few days ago. Was anyone able to do both?

 

[Narnia_girl]

Where did you find this? I'm not seeing it?

I found it on ign daily deals. If you do a google search for that you should find the site. Its half way down the front page.

None for me I wonder if its because I did the bonus $5 for $100 GC a few days ago. Was anyone able to do both?

That's probably why you can't get it. Sorry. I didn't do the prior offer but this one worked for me.

 

[disfanforlife]

It appears as though it's targeted.

http://www.maximizingmoney.com/shopping/amazon-gift-card-promotion/

It says I am not eligible and I haven't done an offer in a very long time. I also was not able to get any of the groupon offers for target.

 

[Cydney]

The last row of this chart is based on churning $900 once per 3 months?

No @davper stated the chart was based on 7 times per quarter at a 3x offer, and it would take 3 quarters assuming those circumstances were met.

ETA: but the math is for 9 times a quarter.

 

[eeyoresmom]

I asked earlier about postal service delivery. I just checked my eBay account and the $600 order of Target card was shipped USPS and the $750 order I bought the next day was sent UPS. I thought the cut off for USPS was a lot lower than that.

 

[Lain]

I asked earlier about postal service delivery. I just checked my eBay account and the $600 order of Target card was shipped USPS and the $750 order I bought the next day was sent UPS. I thought the cut off for USPS was a lot lower than that.

It was. GCM used to deliver anything under $200 (or $250?) via USPS Critical Mail. Sometime in the last few months, they changed the cutoff to $750, with anything over via UPS.