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Old 11-14-2012, 07:09 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by nogle View Post
How is this a scam? As far as I can tell, they purchase giftcards from consumers at a discount to value on the card then re-sell the card at full value. They keep the difference as the brokering charge.

As for unethical, I think I need an explanation as I can't see what morals are being broken here.
Because they buy the cards for far less the face value this makes it unethical and preys on desperation of people in a bind.
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