terms-of-service
Can I resell my Amazon gift card?
<p>I bought an Amazon gift card, and I would like to sell it to my friend.
However <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=3122091" rel="nofollow">Amazon Gift Card Terms and Conditions</a> §2 states:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Gift Cards cannot be reloaded, resold, transferred for value or
  redeemed for cash, except to the extent required by law.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Is there a a law that will allow me to resell my gift card? Or would I be violating the terms that I agreed to when I purchased it?</p>

<p>At the federal level, <a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?rgn=div5;node=12%3A2.0.1.1.6#se12.2.205_120" rel="noreferrer">gift cards</a> seem to be treated as a special case of electronic fund transfer. <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1693l%E2%80%931" rel="noreferrer">15 U.S. Code § 1693l–1</a> and the corresponding <a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?rgn=div5;node=12%3A2.0.1.1.6#se12.2.205_120" rel="noreferrer">regulations</a> presently regulate disclosure of fees and expiration, and do not directly say anything about sale of such a card. There might be relevant state laws, though Washington state laws mostly mirror the federal law (also allowing issuing a card with an expiration date if given for no value to a charitable organization). You can actually get your last $5 back in cash in Washington per <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.240&amp;full=true" rel="noreferrer">RCW 19.240.020</a>.</p>

<p>A gift card / certificate isn't a "thing" in the way that an apple, hammer or table is, it's a contractual relationship. If you own a thing, you can freely re-sell it to whoever you want (assuming there isn't an express statutory prohibition against the sale of the thing). You cannot universally sell (assign) a contract right – there is a default preference that you should be able to, but Amazon has in this case said "No, you can't".</p>
