Raise.com Review — The Marketplace for Gift Cards

The Women Who Money Team uses different cash back and coupon sites, along with a variety of apps to save money when we shop in-store and online. This review of Raise — an online gift card marketplace, was written by Vicki, co-founder of Women Who Money and founder of Make Smarter Decisions. She’s been using Raise since December 2016. All of the Raise snapshots in this review are from her account.

What is Raise?

Raise was founded by George Bousis in 2013. In his role as CEO, Bousis worked with his team to develop a business allowing people to buy discounted gift cards from over 1,000 stores or sell their unwanted gift cards for cash.

According to the Raise website, over 2 million buyers and sellers have used the platform. Raise claims buyers have saved over $150 million to date buying discounted gift cards.

If you have questions about joining the platform and buying, selling, or using a gift card from Raise, you can access their online help center. Their “FAQ” section answers popular questions from Raise users. You can also contact Raise by email and by phone Monday — Friday from 9 am — 7 pm CT.

You can use Raise on your computer or download the Raise app from the App Store or Google Play to use on your phone. Raise also has a mobile wallet which…