Apple Store now selling iTunes Gift Certificates

indigo12 writes "Now you can send iTunes store gift certificates up to $200 from the Apple Store. Just in time for the holidays."

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Secondary market for gift certificates: Ebay???

[Anonymous Coward]

Is it true that Apple will only allow US residents to redeem the gift certificates? Then how does Apple check if the gift certificate holder is a US resident? Anyone can fake a US address and Apple expressly states you don't need a credit card for gift certificate redemption.

So I'm thinking that there is the possibility for a secondary market in gift certificates, which Apple will ignore.

The Gift Certificates will become the first possibility for non-US residents to buy songs from iTMS. I predict savy americans will purchase gift certificates and sell these to Europe based buyers at a premium on auction sites such as Ebay. I wonder how much the premium will be? An interesting question is whether Apple will tolerate or ignore this secodary Gift Certifcate market? I guess the secondary market will put additional pressure on the music labels to finally come to a european wide agreement.

Last Minute Shopping

[Golias]

I had a friend (who owns an iPod) who's birthday was yesterday. She's been getting into the iTMS ever since the Windows version of iTunes came out a couple weeks ago.

Right before going over to her house for a small party, I fired up iTunes on my iBook and bought a $20 certificate for her. When I got there, I just said "check your e-mail for your gift." She loved it. I'm sure I will use it again one of these days, as it saves shopping time while seeming less impersonal than cash.