GameStop and Atari’s Backyard Baseball are hosting a competition this summer to find GamesStop’s Backyard Baseball Kid of the Year. Anyone can enter on GameStop’s website (click here) before August 16th to be eligible to win. The contest is open to any legal residents of the United States who are 6 years or older.

There are some great prizes available, first place takes home two $1,000 GameStop gift cards and a official MLB baseball autographed by David “Big Papi” Ortiz. There are also 100 additional $30 GameStop gift cards available and 500 trial subscriptions to Baseball Youth Magazine.

The GameStop gift card are obviously the major win in this competition, scoring $1,000 for GameStop could easily net you several of the newer consoles and some games to boot. If you’re not a gamer the contest still could be worth the time it takes to fill out your entry. You can always unload any GameStop gift cards you win for cold hard cash. Giftah the online gift card marketplace lets you sell gift cards for cash.

If you are a Toronto Hydro customer there is a new promotion available that offers $75 dollar gift cards to over 250 leading retailers of your choice. All you have to do is sign up for peaksaver a new service from Toronto Hydro that cuts down your air conditioners energy consumption during peak hours. If you sign up for the service Toronto Hydro will install a device to your air conditioner that will reduce its energy consumption. The service helps the power companies save money and consumers should not notice any major difference in the temperature of their homes.

After the peaksaver device has been installed you will be contacted to make your choice of the available gift cards. Gift cards are available for Harvey’s, Swiss Chalet, Winners, HMV, Cineplex, Kelsey’s, Canadian Tire, the Home Depot and hundreds more.

Head over to Toronto Hydro’s Website to sign up or call 1-877-487-8574 Mon – Fri between 8am and 9pm. Be sure to use the following promotion code: DM200901
If the electrical bill is still too large after installing the peaksaver system considering selling your cards on Giftah, a online marketplace for buying and selling gift cards.

American Airlines has gotten into the lucrative gift card business, the airline has issued their own gift card with the bold market pitch “40 countries, 250 cities” written across the front of the card. The American Airlines gift card can be purchased on the American Airlines website or at numerous retail locations like Kroger, Safeway or Dominick’s. Although the connection between grocery shopping and airline gift cards seems vague at best, supermarkets are trying to sell gift cards for just about anything except other supermarkets these days. One odd thing about the American Airlines gift card is that the denominations sold are currently only $50 or $100 which is not exactly enough to actually purchase a flight.

There is a better way to give someone the gift of air travel then airline gift cards. By giving an American Airlines gift card you are forcing the recipient to purchase their ticket from American Airlines, which will probably not have the best prices on the flight. Typically travel agents or air travel websites offer the best prices on flight. The gift card you give may end up never being used at all if the difference in the tickets price is more then the airline gift cards balance.

If you are going to be giving a travel gift card to someone, make sure it will not put them in an awkward position. Before you pay full price for an airline gift card check out Giftah a online gift card marketplace. The website has tons of travel gift cards sold by people who would rather have cash. All the transactions are 100% guaranteed and you can find a wide range of card including: Expedia gift cards, airline gift cards and travel agent gift cards. You can get a gift card with more flexibility and save a ton of money in the process.

Southwest Airlines was one of the first to offer airline gift cards. The company likes to call their gift card the southwestgiftcard to differentiate it from the competitions airline gift cards. You can purchase the Southwest gift card in any denomination up to $1000, and the card can be mailed via regular mail for $2.95. The Southwest Airlines gift card can also be sent via e-mail.

If the person you are shopping for insists on flying Southwest Airlines, then a Southwest airline gift card might be just the thing they need. However, if the recipient is not as picky about what airlines they fly one you may be able to find some better/cheaper alternatives to the Southwest Airline gift card.

There are two great alternatives to buying Southwest Airline gift cards. The first is Expedia, which offers flight, hotels and card rentals to just about anywhere in the world. The website searches dozens of airlines flight offers and finds much cheaper prices then both airlines websites and sometimes even travel agents. You can also book your airline ticket form the comfort of you own home. A real traveler knows that an Expedia gift card is a much better gift than a airline gift certificate.

If the person you are buying the gift card for insists on taking a specific airline or dealing with a travel agent there is a way to save a good deal of money when you buy the airline gift card. Before you buy check out a online gift card marketplace like Giftah. The website is full of people trading gift cards for cash, many of the gift cards are selling at a large discount. Sometimes the site even has unwanted Expedia gift cards or if none are for sale you can pick up a great airline gift card or travel agents gift card for a fraction of the price.

Airline gift cards have recently become available, a number of airlines now offer the shiny plastic gift cards. Before you rush out and get an airline gift card for the world traveler in your life, be sure to consider all the options available before you buy. Often airline gift cards can cause more headaches then fun times for their recipients.

Have you ever received a voucher from an airline for a delayed or canceled flight? If you have then you can begin to understand why airline gift cards are not such a good idea. By buying airline gift card you are committed to buying your ticket from that specific airline, regardless of the cost. If the recipient of the airline gift card finds a ticket that is hundred of dollars cheaper they may be stuck using up their entire airline gift card on the difference. Alternatively they may end up not using the airline gift card at all! Airlines websites and booking agencies rarely have the lowest prices, by getting someone an airline gift card you are simply forcing them to pay more for their ticket.

There is still a way you can get airlines gift cards without bogging down the recipient. You may even be able to save a significant amount of money on the card. Before you buy airline gift certificates check out Giftah.com. The website is full of people selling gift cards they do not need at amazing discounts. There are even travel agent gift cards so you can book a flight on any airline you want. Giftah’s travel section has amazing deals on a wide variety of travel gift cards. Don’t settle for an airline gift card until you have checked out the world’s best gift card marketplace.

There is still a large number of unused Linens n’ Things gift cards out there, tens of millions of dollars worth. Although the Linens n’ Things bankruptcy was highly publicized many unlucky consumers were left holding Linens n’ Things gift cards when the company went under. So what can you do if you still have a Linens n’ Things gift card? Are the Linens n’ Things gift cards worth anything? What can you do in the future to make sure you are not left holding a worthless gift card? We will answer all of these questions and try to find the optimal solution to this problem.

What can you do with Linens n’ Things gift cards?

If for some reason you are reading this while standing you had better sit down. We are sorry to inform you that the Linens n’ Things gift card you own is now worth the price of the plastic in the gift card. If you had a very large gift card you may still be able to get some cash from it, but if your card was in a lower denomination you might want to consider using it for some sort of arts and crafts project. Several other retailers who are still in business allow you to recycle gift cards in their stores. Look up a retailer in your state and do the environmentally friendly right thing with your piece of plastic.

Are Linens n’ Things Gift Cards Worth Anything?

Linens n’ Things has re-launched as a website, but cards issued by the retail store Linens n’ Things will not be honored. The website does not offer any gift cards, so essentially every single Linens n’ Things gift cards are useless on the site. Basically Linens n’ Things gift cards are worthless, every one of them. Linens n’ Things gift card holders can make a claim on what is left of the company’s assets. Consider a Linens n’ Things gift card to be like a share in the company…a really weak share that gets what’s left after every other form of shareholder is paid. If you have a Linens n’ Things gift card worth a couple thousand or tens of thousands of dollars it might be worth filing a suit against whatever is left of the company, just don’t forget those expensive legal fees! What we are trying to say is your Linens n’ Things gift cards are completely useless.

How Can You Make Sure You Gift Cards Do Not Become Worthless Pieces of Plastic?

With the way the economy is shrinking you can expect many more retailers to go bankrupt. In the future consumers may not have as much of a warning of a retail gain collapsing as they did with Linen n’ Things bankruptcy. The best thing consumers can do is use their gift card immediately or sell the gift cards. If you are not planning on using a gift card soon get cash for your gift card. It is not worth hanging on to a card that you will forget about, lose or have the store go bankrupt on you. Its much smarter to sell unwanted gift cards for cash, you can always invest the money you get or use it to buy something you actually need.

The best place to sell gift cards online is Giftah, the gift card marketplace. Let thousands of dedicated users bid on your card. After a short auction you will have real money for your gift card, not some weak promissory note belonging to an even weaker corporation. Free your purchasing power by selling your gift cards before it’s too late.

If you want to check the balance on your Ikea gift card you have come to the right place. Although Ikea does not offer the option of checking gift card balances online there are two alternative ways to check the balance on a Ikea gift card. The fastest ways to check an Ikea gift card balance are as follows:

1) Check Ikea Gift Card Balance By Phone, Call 1-800-558-5961.

2) Check Ikea Gift Card Balance At Any Ikea Location.

If you have had your Ikea gift card for so long that you do not even remember the balance you should consider selling the gift card. You can sell any gift card online with Giftah – a online marketplace for gift cards. Simply list your gift card for sale on the site and Giftah’s dedicated user base will bid up the value of the card. It’s a fast, easy and fun way to get cash for your gift card.

For a limited time AMC Theatres gift cards can be purchased with a special edition Star Trek image. The exclusive Star Trek collectors AMC gift cards come in denominations of $25 each. The cards are available online and at AMC box offices while supplies last. There are four different AMC Star Trek gift cards available featuring the image of four characters from the movie: James T. Kirk, Spock, Uhura and Nero. If you order all four designs you will also receive a free card display stand while supplies last.

Surprisingly gift cards have often become collector items. Harry Potter gift cards with no balance remaining have been sold to collectors on e-bay and other fan sites. Its hard to imagine collectors going after mass produced pieces of plastic, but certain cards are produced in limited quantity making them slightly more valuable to collectors. There is no word on how many AMC Theatres Star Trek gift cards have been produced, but the success of the movie should make the AMC gift cards more desirable to collectors.