Sometimes you get stuck with a gift card for a store you don't use or isn't located nearby. A story the Wall Street Journal mentions several websites that will buy your gift cards or let you trade them for a gift card from another retailer. The sites listed in the article include:
There's also Card Avenue which is described in this MSN/Money article. People also sell gift cards on eBay. You can see some of the thousands of gift card and gift certificate listings on eBay here. If you are buying or trading gift cards online you need to know what the expiration date of the card is as well as any other pertinent information about the card. You also want to be careful not buy or trade for a gift card from a retailer that has filed bankruptcy or is about to file for bankruptcy.
Sometimes you get stuck with a gift card for a store you don't use or isn't located nearby. A 
