Gift Card Granny Alternative: Where to Sell a Card Now That Granny Is Buy-Only

If you came to Gift Card Granny to get rid of a gift card you won't use, here's the important update: Gift Card Granny no longer lets you sell or exchange your own cards. The site is still running — but it's now a place to buy discounted cards and check balances, not to offload one. If your goal is to turn a card into cash, that's a dead end there. FlipGift is built for exactly that intent: sell the card's value through escrow, without ever sharing the code. Here's a fair, precise comparison.

What changed at Gift Card Granny

Gift Card Granny is still operating, but it has dropped the sell side. Per its own help center, it "no longer serves as a gift card exchange, purchases gift cards from individuals, or lists businesses that buy gift cards." In practice that means:

• You can still buy discounted gift cards through it, and check a balance — those features remain.
• You can no longer sell or exchange a card you own on Gift Card Granny, and it no longer aggregates buyer offers for your card.
• It's not shut down — this is a change of focus to buy-only, not a closure. (For a competitor that did close, see our Cardpool page.)

Why this matters if you want to sell

Searches like "sell on Gift Card Granny" now lead to a service that can't do that anymore. FlipGift fills the gap differently from a resale buyer: instead of buying your card at a discount, it lets you keep the card and sell its value through escrow — you fulfil a buyer's order with your own card, and the money is held in escrow until delivery is confirmed.

How FlipGift fills the gap

• It actually helps you offload a card. Unlike buy-only Gift Card Granny, FlipGift is for turning a card you won't use into cash.
• The code never leaves you. You redeem the card yourself to fulfil the buyer's order — nothing to drain, nothing to dispute.
• Typical net 78–89% of face value, after a flat 2.5% fee split with the buyer.
• Money held in escrow until delivery is confirmed, so the buyer can't take the goods and stiff you.

Gift Card Granny (today) vs FlipGift

If you want an instant offer

A FlipGift escrow sale settles when a buyer order matches your store, not the instant you list. If you need cash right now, a resale buyer pays out faster (at a discount, and you hand over the code): CardCash, GiftCash, or the Raise marketplace. Escrow keeps more of the value and never exposes your code.

How selling through FlipGift Escrow works

1. List your card's value — no card number, no PIN; the card stays in your wallet.
2. A buyer's money locks in escrow — held by FlipGift before you do anything.
3. You redeem your own card to fulfil the buyer's order, then upload proof (screenshots + tracking).
4. Escrow releases your cash once delivery is confirmed. Flat 2.5% fee, split.

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