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A $100 Target gift card pays ₵683.11 in Ghana right now. That figure comes off the GiftCash rate page tonight, and it's the number that matters if your card is never going to see a checkout lane in Ohio.
Telegram is the cheapest shopfront in the world. No domain to register, no office, no company name.
Nobody in Lagos asks you for a Best Buy card. That's the interesting part.
A Google Play card is the easiest gift card in Ghana to get stuck with. Almost every phone here runs Android, so credit burns fast once it lands on an account.
In Accra, the card is rarely the problem. Getting the cedis is.
A $500 Steam card and a $500 Xbox card sit a few rows apart on the same page. One pays ₦411,953.
A Steam card is the easiest gift to buy for someone in Ghana. Your brother in Toronto grabs one at a pharmacy, types your email, and it's done.
eBay cards don't get the attention Amazon cards get. That's a mistake, and the rate table shows why.
Selling a gift card in Lagos shouldn't feel like a gamble. You've got a $100 Amazon card a cousin sent from Houston, and you want Naira in your account without driving to Ikeja or trusting a stranger in a WhatsApp group.
You've got a Google Play card in your drawer, or maybe a balance a friend sent from the UK. In Nigeria, that card isn't only for apps and games.
An Amazon card is the easiest gift to send from abroad and the hardest one to spend in Accra. Your cousin in Maryland buys it in thirty seconds.
Amazon cards are the card Nigerians sell most often. Almost everyone has one sitting in an email inbox somewhere, usually from a relative abroad or a small online gig.