GameStop & CardPool have a deal that is similar to the previous Walmart & CardPool deal (which is now dead), where consumers can exchange their 3rd party gift cards for GameStop giftcards online. They’ve now announced that consumers will now be able to sell their 3rd party gift cards in store as well as online.
Unfortunately you will not be able to receive cash, instead you’ll receive in store GameStop credit (you’ll be given a GameStop gift card which is loaded with funds). Jon Haes, senior director, pre-owned merchandising at GameStop, had this to say:
We’re excited about our growing partnership with Cardpool. This is the logical ‘next step’ in revolutionizing the way major retailers offer prepaid gifting exchange while providing customers even more ways to access immediate value both in their retail stores and online.
It’s unclear if consumers will receive the same rates in store as they do online, or if these rates will be lower. GameStop gift cards can be resold for around 83% of their facevalue according to GiftCardGranny so the rates they are offering would need to be considerably higher than their cash rates to make up for this difference.
