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Received $50 Amazon.com gift card - what to do?

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xbethany
xbethany Posts: 69 Forumite
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I received a $50 Amazon.com gift card for taking part in an online research panel. I understand I can't use that on Amazon.co.uk, and I don't really need to use Amzon.com. So what are my options? Is the only option to try to sell it? If so, where, eBay?

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  • lexbubbles
    lexbubbles Posts: 971 Forumite
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    If you have an American friend/relative/whatever, sell it to them and have them paypal you money.

    I had that happen once and had already added it to my account before I realised so I had to purchase the item and send it to them myself and have them pay me back so... careful you don't accidentally add it to your account.
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  • xbethany
    xbethany Posts: 69 Forumite
    What kind of thing wouldn't attract import fees?
  • cally6008
    cally6008 Posts: 7,629 Forumite
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    Contact the panel and ask them to exchange it for an amazon dot-co-uk voucher
  • Enterprise_1701C
    Enterprise_1701C Posts: 23,411 Forumite
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    You could get a few smaller items such as CDs, you pay VAT on goods over £15 in value, I am fairly sure there would be no customs duty on items that small. Of course the postage on these items could make this idea prohibitive.

    https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty
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  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    xbethany wrote: »
    What kind of thing wouldn't attract import fees?

    Books.

    No duty, no VAT.
  • lexbubbles
    lexbubbles Posts: 971 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    antrobus wrote: »
    Books.

    No duty, no VAT.

    Postage is atrocious though. Tried that with mine and postage on one book was $25... which was the entire gift voucher. That's why I sold it on to an American who could actually make use of it and get the same book on .co.uk for a fraction of the cost
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    Make £10/day Nov-Dec £814.04 Jan-Apr £1689.78 May £233.57/310
  • lovesites
    lovesites Posts: 1 Newbie
    Call for the customer service and they will solve your problems.
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