[goblin89]

You still don’t get it. The original poster uses gift cards going for higher than face value on eBay as evidence of money laundering. I am pointing out that on eBay there is a demand for gift cards from buyers whose payment method is accepted by eBay but not accepted by gift card vendor. Those buyers may be located elsewhere in the world but want to use that vendor’s content or services, so they buy gift cards and use them as primary way of payment. eBay sellers respond to that demand by setting higher prices for gift cards.

[compsciphd]

I live in Asia and I can buy amazon gift cards without a problem using a non US credit card. they warn you that they are denominated in USD and hence might not be able to use one's preferred method of payment, but that's about it.

[sushid]

The original poster is simply wrong. First, most of the gift cards are selling close to or below face value. Second, people have other reasons besides "money laundering" for doing so. It can be eBay cashback promos, Paypal cashback promos, etc.

[goblin89]

The original poster provided an eBay link, and my personal experience confirms that gift cards for US-only services relevant to non-US residents are sold for above face value on online marketplaces accessible to non-US residents. I only disagree about the reason, I don’t necessarily see anything nefarious about selling them at higher prices than face value.