Holiday Gift Cards: Should You Sell Them Or Cash Them In?

The Christmas gifts are opened and once again, you have a fistful of gift cards. But which cards should you keep and which should you cash in this holiday season? According to financial information provider WalletHub, despite gift cards being the most popular type of present for the ninth consecutive year, nearly $1 billion in gift card value went unused in 2015.

Just in time for the Christmas holiday, WalletHub released its list of 2016’s “Best Gift Cards,” which includes the average resale values for several leading retailers’ cards. Topping the list were Nike, Walmart, Best Buy, Safeway and Costco.

Read the full list here and check out the top 10 average resale values below.

1. Nike - $93.66
2. Walmart - $83.94
3. Best Buy - $83.12
4. Safeway - $83.04
5. Costco - $82.67
6. Target - $81.88
7. Shell - $81.87
8. Netflix - $81.75
9. ###strong- $81.67
10. Ticketmaster - $81.31

Written by By Eric Kiefer (Patch Staff)

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