Roundup: Articles From Around the Web
Here are some posts from around the web that I thought you may find interesting. Let me know if there is anything good I missed. Email me anything awesome that you find, or write, at Mark@milestomemories.com.
Articles
THIS Is Why TSA Employees Can Be So Rude & Irritating – Now It All Makes Sense! – Your Mileage May Vary
When people are not properly trained they will become angry and burned out quickly. That could lead to unhappiness on the job which leads to poor performance at work. Hopefully they get better at giving their people the support they need although the TSA agents at DTW are almost always pretty pleasant.
Complete Guide To Gift Card Reselling On The Card Bay – GC Galore
While I do not personally use The Card Bay I have heard nothing but good things from several people that do.
[New Link; Targeted] American Express Business Platinum 50,000 Point Upgrade Offer – Doctor of Credit
Worth a try if you have a lower tier American Express business card. If you are not eligible remember that they recently increased the standard offer to 100,000 points (Learn More).
Conclusion
Which article did you find most interesting? Remember to let me know of anything you come across that you want added into the next edition at Mark@milestomemories.com.
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When you sell gift cards on 3rd party sites like these, what happens if the buyer of the gift card lies and claims the card had no value? Who ends up being out the money?
It’s pretty easy to find out when the card was used. I’ve never run across that problem before.
There is a possibility of getting burned but I have only had it happen for $100 worth after selling a few hundred thousand dollars in the gift cards over the last several years. I can’t guarantee anything but it hasn’t been a huge issue for me. There are always some risks involved but it has been pretty minimal.
It generally depends. On Raise it depends on the brand, but in many cases they have relationships with the brands where they can investigate. They will see where it was used and how, etc. They also auto-check balances as a card is sold so they know they are delivering a good card. That isn’t possible with all brands, but it does protect sellers in a lot of cases. Ultimately though there is fraud and sometimes you have to eat the value of cards. This happened with The Children’s Place awhile back. I won’t touch one of their cards with a 10 foot pole now. Terrible company.
I’ve been selling for The Card Bay for over a year now. It’s much better run than TPM was. I know a lot of people are afraid of being burned after what happened at TPM, but I’ve been very satisfied and haven’t seen any red flags.
Thanks for sharing Karen