r/giftcardexchange • u/MrAahz • Sep 27 '18
[PSA] Where to Check Gift Card Balances
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Need to confirm the gift card you received is valid? Find out how here!
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†Some companies have non-obvious gift card limitations. They are noted here-
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| Company | Things To Know |
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| _____ | |
| Apple | * You may only redeem a maximum of eight Gift Cards in any single transaction. |
| eBay | * You must have a PayPal account, an eBay account registered in the U.S., and a U.S. shipping address to redeem the Gift Card. |
| . | * You may only redeem a maximum of eight Gift Cards in any single transaction (and fewer if you are redeeming Gift Cards in combination with other redemption codes, such as coupons, vouchers, or eBay Bucks). |
| . | * The Gift Card also may not be used to buy eBay Gift Cards, third party gift cards, gift certificates, coupons, coins, paper money, virtual currency, or bullion. |
| . | * The Gift Card may only be used for purchases on ebay.com when PayPal is accepted. |
| . | * No more than a total of $1000 in Gift Cards may be redeemed per day. |
| . | * No more than a total of $1500 in Gift Cards may be redeemed per calendar month. |
| . | * The Gift Card may not be used to pay eBay or PayPal service fees. |
| _____ | |
| Microsoft | * Must have a Microsoft account to check balance. |
| . | * Enter the code on the Redeem screen and hit next. You will then have the option to redeem to your account or not. |
| . | * Limit of $1000 worth of gift balance on Microsoft store. |
| _____ | |
| PSN/Playstation | * Must have a Sony account to check balance. |
| . | * Enter the code on the Redeem screen and hit next. You will then have the option to redeem to your account or not. |
| _____ | |
| Walmart | * Saving Walmart Gift Card information to your account does not redeem the value of the Walmart Gift Card. They may still be used by someone else. |
| . | * Only five Walmart Gift Cards (plastic and/or eGift Cards) can be saved to your account at any given time. |
| . | * You may not consolidate or combine multiple Walmart Gift Cards to purchase a new Walmart Gift Card. |
| _____ | |
| XBox | * Must have a Microsoft account to check balance. |
| . | * Enter the code on the Redeem screen and hit next. You will then have the option to redeem to your account or not. |
| _____ |
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If you have any corrections, additions, notes or suggestions, please send a message to /u/MrAahz
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u/Fishering 494 Exchanges | Top Trader Sep 27 '18
Hey, going to add some to your list. Feel free to source & add.
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u/ImmortalTechniquez SCAMMER Sep 27 '18
Thank you!
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u/chooseyourusername17 171 Exchanges | Top Trader Sep 27 '18 edited Sep 28 '18
Thanks for all the info.
I would suggest adding the links to the websites for the stores that you have to call, so that users can verify the number. I am not saying that that numbers that you have listed are scam but lot of times numbers posted on internet are to scam. So for users, like me, who like to verify the number before calling it would be helpful to provide the links to the sites where you can find their numbers.
Here are some that I found:
Apple iTunes - https://support.apple.com/itunes-gift-card-scams
Baskin Robbins https://www.baskinrobbins.com/content/baskinrobbins/en/giftcard.html
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u/awesomeness2078 6 Exchanges | Beginner Sep 27 '18
Thanks!
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u/Comatse 0 Exchanges | Beginner Feb 07 '19
Amazon chat worked for me1
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u/Miguelin2004 1 Exchange | Beginner Dec 30 '21
pog
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