$100 Toys R Us Giftcards For $85, Small Money Maker

The Offer

Direct link to offer (make sure you shop through TCB to get 1.5% cash back)

• eBay is currently selling $100 Toys R Us giftcards for $85 shipped, this is a potential small money maker (see our verdict section)

The Fine Print

• Limit of two gift cards per registered eBay user
• Offer is while supplies last only
• Giftcards are supplied via GiftCardMall
• May be used on purchases at Toys R Us or Babies R Us in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, or at Toysrus.com or Babiesrus.com

Our Verdict

Here is how to make this a profitable deal:

• Purchase $100 gift card for $85 (-$85)
• Use a rewards earning credit card, you should get at least 2% cash back (+$1.7)
• Make sure you’re signed up to eBay bucks, which gives you another 2% cash back (+$1.7)
• Shop through topcashback to get 1.5% cash back on your eBay purchases (+$1.275)
• Sell $100 gift card to giftcards.com for $84.5 (+$84.5)

You’ll end up netting $89.175 for a $85 outlay, which is a profit of $4.175. Given you can purchase two gift cards per account you’ll end up making $8.35. Keep in mind that this method relies on giftcards.com still offering 84.5% of the face value on Toys R Us gift cards. You also need to earn a minimum of $5 in eBay bucks to be able to redeem them.

Obviously the most profitable way to participate in this deal is to make purchases you already planned to make at Toys R Us/Babies R Us. If you go for this method you’re basically getting a discount of ~20%.

My plan is to purchase two gift cards, if possible I’ll flip them otherwise I’ll buy a bunch of toys from Toys R Us and donate them to charity in the spirit of Christmas. Will you participate in this deal? Do you like these small money makers or would you prefer we didn’t post them to the blog?