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Sell your gift card for more.
Buy gift cards for less.

The peer-to-peer gift card marketplace. Sellers set their price and get paid via Stripe. Buyers save up to 15% on verified cards. No subscription — just a 7% buyer fee + 7% seller fee when a card trades.

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💸 The fee comparison

You keep more money on every trade.

CardCycle

7% seller + 7% buyer

Seller keeps ~93% on a $100 card

  • Auction pricing buyers bid the price up
  • No subscription flat fee per trade
  • No monthly fees for sellers

CardCash

Up to ~22%

Seller keeps ~78% on a $100 card

  • Fixed lowball quote no bidding, no leverage
  • Higher percentage on lower-value cards
  • Verbal 30-day payoff escrow delays

Raise

Up to ~25%

Seller keeps ~75% on a $100 card

  • Listed price minus buyer cashback
  • Seller payout after commission + listing fee
  • Physical card fulfillment delays

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🔒 Secure Stripe payouts✅ Verified listings only💳 Seller fee only 7% — no subscription

$21B

Gift cards go unspent yearly

15%

Avg. discount on cards

7%

Seller fee on each sale

🏷️ Discounted gift cards

Pay less for the same value

Community-listed cards at a discount. Buy before they're gone.

DoorDash

Food Delivery

$42.00$50.00
16.0% off
+4.0% cashback
20.0% effective

2 available · CardCycle verified

Nike

Apparel

$66.00$75.00
12.0% off
+6.0% cashback
18.0% effective

2 available · CardCycle verified

Sephora

Beauty

$44.00$50.00
12.0% off
+8.0% cashback
20.0% effective

4 available · CardCycle verified

Lowes

Home Improvement

$176.00$200.00
12.0% off
+4.5% cashback
16.5% effective

2 available · CardCycle verified

Home Depot

Home Improvement

$220.00$250.00
12.0% off
+5.0% cashback
17.0% effective

2 available · CardCycle verified

Ulta

Other

$44.00$50.00
12.0% off
12.0% effective

1 available · View seller

💳 Sell your cards

Got unused gift cards? Turn them into cash.

List on CardCycle and only pay a 7% seller fee when your card sells — no subscription, no monthly fee. Competitors take 8–15% per sale. We charge less.

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🔁 How CardCycle is built

One network, four engines under it

Shoppers, merchants and partners all trade in the same place, and every order runs down the same stack — so pricing, money and checks work the same way for everyone.

  1. 01Trading engineLive prices per retailer and every card locked to one buyer.
  2. 02CardCycle WalletYour sale money lands here first, then goes to your bank.
  3. 03Payment engineBuyer payments in, seller deposits out, every fee recorded.
  4. 04Verification engineIdentity, balance and retailer checks before money moves.

Where we're headed

  1. 1–2 · Live: Marketplace + verification engine
  2. 3–4 · Next: Instant Cash (selective buys) + spendable Wallet
  3. 5–6 · Goal: Merchant Network + CardCycle API
🔁 Cashback stacking

Stack discounts on top of discounts

Card discount + portal cashback + card rewards = more value on every dollar.

💄

Sephora

Beauty

Effective value on $100 spend

$115.00

Buy $100 Sephora card at $91 · 6% portal cashback · $8 Rakuten bonus

🔁 Stackable

🖥️

Best Buy

Electronics

Effective value on $200 spend

$226.00

Buy $200 Best Buy card at $174 · 4% Discover cashback · $26 Topcashback

🔁 Stackable

✈️

Southwest Airlines

Travel

Effective value on $250 spend

$291.50

Buy $250 SW card at $222 · 5% Chase portal · $28 in points

🔁 Stackable

🍕

DoorDash

Food Delivery

Effective value on $50 spend

$59.00

Buy $50 DoorDash card at $44 · 3% Citi Double Cash · $8 Swagbucks

🔁 Stackable

📈 Retail arbitrage feed

Community-sourced margin plays

Where card discounts meet retailer promos. Community-verified opportunities.

Walmart grocery + Ibotta + card discount

~18% margin

Buy $500 Walmart gift card at 12% discount. Use Ibotta for 3-6% back on groceries. Stack a 2% credit card. Net ~18% margin on grocery spend.

🕐 Posted 2h ago✅ Verified by 14 members🔥 High confidence

Lowe's project season + clearance promo

~21% margin

Lowe's running 10% off spring promo. Combine with 11% card discount. Stack Lowe's app 5% credit card for ~21% effective discount on home improvement.

🕐 Posted 5h ago✅ Verified by 8 members⏰ Limited window

CVS pharmacy rewards loop

~12% margin

CVS ExtraCare members get 2% back on most purchases. Buy $200 CVS card at 10% discount. Layer ExtraBucks rewards cycle for ~12% effective return.

🕐 Posted 12h ago✅ Verified by 22 members📅 Ongoing

Gap / Old Navy summer clearance

~25% margin

Gap end-of-season 40% off sale active now. Buy Gap card at 8% discount. Stack Gap credit card 5% back. Net ~25%+ on apparel during clearance.

🕐 Posted 18h ago✅ Verified by 31 members⏰ Ends soon

⚠️ Community-sourced opportunities. CardCycle curates but does not guarantee margins. Verify timing and terms before acting. Promos can end without notice.

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No subscription — 7% buyer fee + 7% seller fee per trade. Competitors take 8–15% of every sale. We charge less.