10 Ways to Convert Visa Gift Cards to Cash - Wealth Teacher Use your Visa gift card to purchase an item when it is on a big sale. Then resell it at close to its regular price. For example, you might find a kid's electric scooter that normally retails for $100 on sale for $50. You can use your $50 Visa gift card to purchase it and then list it for sale on eBay, Craigslist, or a similar platform for $80.