unwanted gifts

There are approximately $30 billion in unused gift cards sitting in kitchens, wallets, car doors, and sock drawers. Don't be a statistic: Here's how to get cash for, or otherwise make productive use of, your unwanted gift cards.

As you ponder how to unload your unwanted holiday gifts, eBay reminds you that it's here and, odds are, you'll be glad it is. About 50% of folks who don't like a present they received for Christmas will either regift it or sell it, according to an eBay survey. Given that 300,000 signed up with eBay...

While it may sound more Scrooge than Santa Claus, Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, has filed a patent for technology that would allow customers to return -- or "convert" -- gifts they don't like, even before they actually arrive.

If the thought of getting another cable-knit sweater or basket of bath products this Christmas makes you roll your eyes, know that Amazon.com is in your corner. The online retailer has just patented a technology for converting unwanted gifts into things consumers actually want without letting the...

The Christmas gifts have been unwrapped and all of the good stuff has been played with. And alone under a pile of wrapping paper sits the hideous sweater from a sweet aunt who doesn't know any better. What to do with the unwanted Christmas gifts you received? If you get a gift you'll never use, is...