Prepaid2Cash Alternative: Keep the Fees, Keep the Card
Prepaid2Cash converts prepaid Visa/Mastercard/Amex balances and retail gift cards into a bank deposit. Handy — but the convenience costs 7.5–15% plus $1.50 per card, payouts take days unless you pay extra for instant, and the process is, as everywhere, handing over the full card details. FlipGift covers both card types with less value lost.
How Prepaid2Cash works
- Fee per conversion: 7.5–15% of the balance + $1.50, depending on the card and payout speed. A $100 prepaid card nets roughly $83–$91.
- You submit the full card details — number, expiry, CVV — and the balance is drained to fund your payout.
- Standard payout takes days; instant costs a higher fee tier.
The FlipGift alternative
Retail gift cards → swap at full value
If it's a store card (Nike, Sephora, Best Buy…), a FlipGift swap trades it for a card you'll actually use — verified balances, simultaneous code reveal, zero fees.
Prepaid Visa/MC or any card → cash via escrow, code stays with you
Here's where it gets interesting for prepaid balances: on FlipGift Escrow a prepaid Visa or Mastercard is the most flexible card there is — it can pay for a buyer's order at any store in our catalog. You keep the card, place the order, ship to the buyer's verified address, and escrow releases your money on delivery. Typical net: 78–89% of the balance — and your card number, expiry and CVV are never typed into anyone's site but the store's own checkout.
Side by side
- Fees: Prepaid2Cash 7.5–15% + $1.50 · FlipGift Swap $0 · FlipGift Escrow ~1.25% on your side (the discount you offer the buyer is yours to set).
- Card details handoff: Prepaid2Cash — full details required · FlipGift — swap reveals codes simultaneously after verification; escrow never reveals them at all.
- Prepaid Visa/MC support: Prepaid2Cash — yes, its specialty · FlipGift Escrow — yes, spendable at any catalog store · Swap — retail store cards.
Turn a balance into cash — keep the card
Frequently asked questions
Is Prepaid2Cash legit?
Yes — it's an established app for converting prepaid and gift card balances to a bank deposit. The costs are the fee (7.5–15% + $1.50) and the wait for standard payouts.
Can I cash out a prepaid Visa on FlipGift?
Yes, through escrow: a prepaid Visa/Mastercard can fund a buyer's order at any store in the catalog, which makes it the easiest balance to monetize. You place the order, escrow holds the buyer's money, and you're paid on confirmed delivery.
Which loses less value?
For prepaid balances the math is close on headline rates, but FlipGift's platform fee is ~1.25% versus 7.5–15% + $1.50 — at the same buyer discount you keep more. For retail cards, a free swap keeps ~100% of value if you don't strictly need cash.
Do I ever share the card number on FlipGift Escrow?
No. You spend the card yourself at the store's own checkout. FlipGift verifies the order and the shipping address — never your card details.