It's a long shot, but I wish there was a way to convert Gift Cards...

[Gopi Passiflora]

...into Lindens.

I got the idea from various MMORPGs that have offers which allow you to earn free credits for submitting unwanted gift card codes.

[Jules Catlyn]

There are several giftcard systems in Second Life but i don't know any who will let yo do that. Plus i think they are all not owned by Linden Lab (as far as i know). I don't think merchant will just give away free cash.

[Mollymews]

am not totally sure but I think that Linden would disallow the purchase of off-world (RL) products with L$

 

[Talligurl]

You mean buy Lindens with one of those giftcards you can buy at a store? They used to, but the government made them stop because it was a way to launder money. When i first started I bought some Lindens that way.

Edited February 28, 2020 by Talligurl

[Selene Gregoire]

4 minutes ago, Talligurl said:

You mean buy Lindens with one of those giftcards you can buy at a store? They used to, but the government made them stop because it was a way to launder money. When i first started I bought some Lindens that way.

I remember. I also remember being able to use gift cards backed by Amer Exp, Visa, MC etc to pay for my premium account. I don't see how that could be considered money laundering but they stopped it, too. Mostly because they didn't want to pay the processing fees that can't be recovered from residents directly. 

[Bree Giffen]

The banks just want complete control over our money, which they profit from, and how convenient for governments to roll out money laundering as the bogey man to keep us under the bank systems.