Not too long ago, Becky and I were invited to our nephew’s first birthday party back in Chicago. While we weren’t able to make the trip back home, we did want to send a gift but didn’t want to go with the standard clothes and toys option. His parents were insistent that they already had plenty of […]
Category: Gift Card Arbitrage
‘Tis the Season for Amex Offers
If you have at least one American Express credit card, this is the time of year you’ll want to be sure to pay attention to the various Amex Offers that are available. There have already been some very profitable ones and there may be more to come! The best ones will fit with your regular […]
Ebay Gift Card Arbitrage Update: It Lives, but Keeps Getting Tougher
Over the past month or so, ebay has changed numerous rules that make flipping gift cards on ebay a little harder, but the good news is that it isn’t dead yet. First, ebay added back the limit on using ebay gift cards by restricting everyone to $2,000 per rolling 60 days. There was a brief […]
Might Be Time To Check Your Raise Account Status
One of my current side gigs is buying and selling discount retail gift cards and reselling them to gift card exchanges through a process I call Gift Card Arbitrage. I’ve written about it numerous times and while I don’t move as much volume as I used to, ebay is still great source for easy flips […]
Ebay Gift Card Arbitrage Basics
I’ve been reselling gift cards for over a year now and was able to profit over $3,000 in cash last year while generating a ton of credit card rewards to fuel our travel habit. My system since the beginning hasn’t changed too drastically and one website continues to be the best source of deals any given […]
Our Side Gig Successes In 2015 – Churning, Arbitrage, and More
As 2015 winds to a close, it’s a good time to look back over the year and see how we did financially compared to our goals. Back in 2014, we discovered the idea of financial independence and decided to set ourselves up with a lifestyle that balances maximizing life in the present and setting ourselves […]
Maximize the 5x Ebay Bucks Promo for Profit and Over 19k miles
Ebay frequently offers bonus ebay bucks promotions and while they are targeted, it’s extremely common to get them if you have an open ebay account and allow them to send you emails. Yesterday, ebay sent out a 5x ebay bucks offer for 48 hours only (ends today [11/24/15] at midnight) which brings the return up […]
SaveYa Is Launching A New Bulk Seller Program
SaveYa is launching a brand new ‘Bulk Seller Preferred Pricing’ program in which bulk sellers can qualify for increased sell rates! This is big news because other gift card exchanges have had increased payouts for their bulk sellers for a while and SaveYa has been simply paying the same to everyone selling gift cards up until this […]
How to Check Your Ebay Gift Card Usage on PayPal
As you may already know, PayPal limits the usage of ebay gift cards to $5,000 per rolling 180 days per account. Why does that matter? Because ebay gift cards can frequently be found at a discount from various promotions and websites which can then be used to buy items on ebay at a steep discount. […]
Tax Implications of Reselling and MS
Let me start off by stating that I’m am NOT a tax expert or certified in any way to consult on your personal or business taxes. My plan with this post is to go through the different statements the IRS has made on the taxation of miles, points, and cash back and how this may […]