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Cardpool (YC W10) Speeds Up Gift Card Selling By Removing The Snail Mail Option

26 pointsby ansonover 14 years ago

6 comments

vegashackerover 14 years ago
I'm a fan of Cardpool. I've purchased two orders of iTunes cards already, and I've told a friend about it who's made a purchase. Glad you guys are becoming even more efficient. But, what's this technology? Can you say anything more about it?<p>Seems you can't guarantee that the person doesn't sell a card to cardpool and then go out and spend the money quickly. Unless you can maybe contact that company and request a re-issue with a different number? Or you just trust that the seller is honest and in the rare (?) case they screw you you don't do business with them and just eat the loss. Or something I'm not thinking of...
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tocommentover 14 years ago
When you guys getting rid of the $25 requirement? I have lots of partially used Gift Cards that I'd love to get rid of.<p>Do competitors to cardpool offer that?
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pkambover 14 years ago
I don't know if they work like this, but can you guys buy up a few small dollar gift cards and then combine them onto a single bigger value card?
tocommentover 14 years ago
Wow, how is that possible? Would there have to be special arrangements with each store?
gojomoover 14 years ago
I like that it's the perfect e-shippable product. I dislike that gift cards are, at an economic level, kind of a scam, a topic Slate has covered well over the years:<p><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2111769/" rel="nofollow">http://www.slate.com/id/2111769/</a><p><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2179320/" rel="nofollow">http://www.slate.com/id/2179320/</a><p>So my favorite gift cards are those from the Federal Reserve, with Presidents on them. Accepted almost everywhere!
daltonover 14 years ago
nice job, Anson :)