GIFT CARDS
While it sounds funny to buy a gift card secondhand, there is a niche for used (or unused) gift cards. Often people get them as gifts to places they won’t go, prompting them to resell the card for less than face value. Find secondhand gift cards on local buy/sell/trade sites, or gift card-specific sites such as Carpool.com, where they can be found at low prices or exchanged for others you have no use for. Word to the wise: Before forking over cash, call the number on the card to check the expiration date and balance.