Trade in Credit & Giftcard Expiration Listings & Return Policies

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Trying to figure out what credit expires and what does not. Please post any stores you know of. Return Policy added.
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*check your state law here for Giftcard Expiration Policy which can override a store's general policy.
http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/co...es/003889.html

Amazon TIV Credit: Never Expires?
Giftcards: Never Expire?
Return Policy: ?

BestBuy TIV Credit: ?
Giftcards: ?
Return Policy: 30 days including online to store returns

Blockbuster Video TIV Credit: Credit on accounts expires after 6 months of not being used.
Giftcards: Is on the back of the card. I believe the card says that after 2 years you will either lose the credit or start getting charged a certain amount a month.
Return Policy: No returns on used items, but you can exchange them for other used items or get credit back onto your account/gift card. It is HIGHLY YMMV though. Full refund if the item is defective or exchange for an equally priced used item.

FYE TIV Credit:
Giftcards: Never Expire (fairly sure).
Return Policy:

Gamestop TIV Credit: Never Expires
Giftcards: Never Expire?
Return Policy: 30 days new including online to store/7 days used including online to store.

Gamecrazy TIV Credit: Company says it disappears after six months, though there's been a case of it lasting for years - possibly YMMV.
Giftcards: ?
Return Policy: 7 days unopened for cash or credit back, 90 days for defective used product. One year + 90 days if you buy game guard.

Hollywood Video TIV Credit: ?
Giftcards: ?
Return Policy: Only store credit given for defective returns if cannot replace with same item.

Target TIV Credit: ?
Giftcards: ?
Return Policy: 30 days and ?

TRU TIV Credit: Never Expires
Giftcards: ?
Return Policy: 45 days on video games and ?

Walmart TIV Credit: ?
Giftcards: ?
Return Policy: ?
 
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BBV Credit on accounts expires after 6 months of not being used.

BBV Credit on Gift Cards is on the back of the card. I believe that the card says that after 2 years you will either lose the credit or start getting charged a certain amount a month.

BBV Return Policy: No returns on used items, but you can exchange them for other used items or get credit back onto your account/gift card. It is HIGHLY YMMV though. Full refund if the item is defective or exchange for an equally priced used item.
 
FYE gift cards i dont think they ever expire.. i had 125 bucks on a FYE card for the last 3 + years and still is active even though i havent used it in 2 years (used it last xmas and down to 75 on it)
 
GC store credit can survive at least up to five years, I've seen it on someone's account (even though the company says it disappears after six months).

GC return policy is 7 days unopened for cash or credit back, 90 days for defective used product. One year + 90 days if you buy the game guard.
 
Gift cards will vary somewhat by state, but some retailers have policies when the cards expire but usually state law overrides that.

I am pretty sure gamestop gift cards never expire.
 
Hilarious. According to that consumersunion site, Pennsylvania has no restrictions on expiration dates/rules/regs for gift cards and store credit.

Just fuckin' lovely. Then again, this is the same state that allows companies to come in promising sky high wages, gives those companies the friggin' world, then turns a blind eye when the companies drop the wage rates to some abysmal almost minimum wage rate and then threatens to close up when more perks aren't given to keep them here.

I wouldn't expect anything less from the idiots in my state.:roll:
 
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