: You must have a registered eBay account (US-registered for US cards) to use a gift card; you cannot use them as a "guest" checkout.
eBay updated its policies to prevent the "chaining" of gift cards, largely to combat fraud and money laundering. ebay gift card buy other gift card
: According to eBay's Gift Card Policy , you cannot use an eBay gift card to buy: Other eBay gift cards. : You must have a registered eBay account
: Scammers often try to "wash" stolen credit card funds by buying eBay gift cards and then immediately converting those into more liquid gift cards (like Visa or Amazon). ebay gift card buy other gift card
The short answer is : you generally cannot use an eBay gift card to purchase other gift cards on eBay.