Selling an Xbox gift card: what actually pays

Can you sell an Xbox gift card on FlipGift?

No. An Xbox gift card is a 25-character code that redeems into a Microsoft account, where it becomes balance for games, add-ons or Game Pass — nothing a seller could order and ship to a buyer, which is how FlipGift's escrow works.

Who buys Xbox cards, and for how much

• CardCash buys Xbox Game Pass codes, not general Xbox gift cards: its September 23, 2026 list paid 28% for Game Pass, 43.5% for a one-month Ultimate code and 67% for a three-month one — all mail-in.
• GCX lists Xbox prepaid cards as restricted: sellers must agree to extra terms before listing.

Before you try to sell a code

Xbox codes are single-use and tied to a region, and the value lands in whichever Microsoft account enters the code first. Once anyone sees an unredeemed code, the balance is effectively theirs — never send it to a private buyer who promises to pay afterwards. The FTC's gift card scam guidance covers the pattern.

Using the balance instead

Redeem it on your console or at the Microsoft Store while signed in; the balance appears in your Microsoft account's payment settings and pays for games, add-ons and subscriptions. See the Xbox balance guide.

Holding a store gift card too? FlipGift sells those without the code ever changing hands — see how.