We’re not buying American Express gift card gift cards

American Express gift card is one of the few things we turn down. Here is the actual reason.

The reason

Open-loop bank card. It spends like cash anywhere, which makes it far too easy to drain before we can verify it.

None of this means the card is a bad card. It means we cannot price it honestly and pay you quickly at the same time, and we would rather decline than quote you a number we might have to revise downwards after you have committed.

The practical advice is to use it or pass it on to someone who will. If you have other cards sitting around, the brands listed below are ones we buy today, at up to 80% of the balance.

That may change. Brands move on and off this list as their systems change, so if you want to know when American Express gift card reopens, leave your email and we will tell you rather than making you check back.

Cards we do buy, today

Up to 80% of the balance, paid within 24 hours. See all 419 brands.