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Sell your REI gift card for cash

Sell your REI gift card for 80% of the balance. $10 to $2,000 per card, with payment initiated within 24 hours.

REI is a co-op, and that shapes how its credit behaves. Members accumulate an annual dividend alongside any gift cards they hold, and the two are separate instruments — the dividend is tied to the membership and is not a transferable gift card. Only an actual gift card can be sold, so check which one you are holding.

REI gift cards go unspent mostly because outdoor gear is a considered purchase. People hold credit waiting for the right piece of equipment, the right sale, or the right trip to justify the spend. That deliberation is sensible and it is also exactly how a balance survives several years untouched.

The store footprint matters too. REI has a strong but geographically concentrated presence, and the in-store experience — trying on boots, fitting a pack — is much of the point. Someone who moved away from their nearest store often stops thinking of the card as usable at all.

We pay 80% of the verified balance, flat, on cards from $10 up to $2,000. A $250 card pays $200. Partial balances are priced the same per dollar as untouched ones.

REI gift cards do not expire and can be used in store, online, at REI Outlet, and towards classes, adventure trips and the bike and ski shop services. Those services are the most efficient way to clear a balance without buying equipment — a tune-up or a lesson absorbs credit and leaves you with something useful.

REI also runs one of the better return policies in retail, which lowers the risk of buying gear with credit. Sell when distance defeats you: the store network is concentrated, and if the nearest branch is hours away, the in-person advantages that make REI worth shopping at simply are not available to you.

REI's member sales happen a few times a year and are when most co-op members do their bigger buying. A card held until one of those goes materially further. If two of them have passed without you using it, that is a reasonable signal that the balance is not going to find a purpose.

REI has a straightforward balance page at rei.com/GiftCertificateBalance which takes the card number and PIN. It is one of the cleaner balance checkers in this category, so use it before submitting and enter the figure exactly.

We confirm the balance with REI before paying. If it comes back lower than entered, the corrected offer is shown to you at the same 80% rate before anything is sent, and declining costs nothing.

Your cash offer
$0.00
80% of the balance · $10–$2,000 per card

Nothing is final until you submit. You can still back out at review.

REI payout table

What we pay for a REI card at 80%
Card balanceYou get
$25.00$20.00
$50.00$40.00
$100.00$80.00
$250.00$200.00
$500.00$400.00

How to check your REI balance

Check it on REI's own site before you sell. You will need the full card number and the PIN — usually under a scratch-off strip on the back, or in the confirmation email for a digital card. Enter the balance here exactly as it reads.

Check your REI balance

When you get paid

Three ways out, no fees on any of them. There is no bank transfer option — we removed it deliberately.

  • PayPal Initiated within 24 hoursUsually the same afternoon once the balance is confirmed.
  • Cash App Initiated within 24 hoursSent to your $Cashtag. Same timing as PayPal.
  • Paper check 5–7 business daysPosted to you. Slower, because the mail is the mail.
  • Card data encrypted and admin-onlyThe full number and PIN are visible to the verification admin and nobody else — not other sellers, not support staff.
  • No fees, everNo listing fee, no commission, no payout fee. The number you accept is the number that arrives.
  • We buy it outrightThere is nothing to list and no buyer to wait on. Once we own the card, the resale risk is ours, not yours.

Selling a REI gift card: common questions

80% of the balance we verify with REI. A $100.00 card pays $80.00 and a $250.00 card pays $200.00. The rate is flat — it does not improve with larger balances and it does not drop for smaller ones.

$10.00. Below that the payment processing costs more than the trade is worth to either of us. The most we take on a single REI card is $2,000.00; if yours is larger, submit it as two cards.

PayPal and Cash App payments are initiated within 24 hours of you submitting the card, and often the same afternoon. A paper check takes 5 to 7 business days because it goes through the mail. The only thing standing between you and the money is the balance check.

We recalculate at the same 80% rate and show you the corrected offer before any money moves. If the new number does not work for you, say no and keep the card. People misremember balances constantly and it is not held against you.

Yes, and most of what we buy is partially used. A REI card with $37.18 left is worth the same per dollar as a full one. Enter the exact remaining balance, down to the cents, as long as it is at least $10.00.

Other sporting goods cards we buy

Same process, same payout timing. See all sporting goods brands.