Purchasing a gift certificate from an online-only merchant is risky business. Never purchase a gift certificate unless you get a verifiable guarantee.
Our gift certificates are issued and guaranteed by PayPal. We don't get our money from PayPal until the certificate is used. If we close our PayPal account, all unused certificates less than 18 months old automatically get refunded to the purchaser. "Account closure: If merchant closes its PayPal account, the remaining balance of gift certificates less than 18 months old will be refunded to the purchaser."
Cancellation/Non-Expiration of gift certificates
Recipient Cancellations:Gift certificate recipients can cancel their gift certificate within 60 days of the purchase date and have funds refunded to the purchaser.
Purchaser Cancellations: If the recipient is not an existing PayPal member, the purchaser will have 60 days from the date of purchase or until the recipient opens a PayPal account, whichever comes first, to cancel the certificate and receive a full refund.
Refunds: Refunds on gift certificates that were purchased using a credit/debit card will have the face value credited to that credit/debit card. Refunds on gift certificates that were not purchased using a credit/debit card will be placed into the purchaser's PayPal account.
Expiration: Gift certificates do not have an expiration date.
