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<\/a>The easiest way to protect yourself is to validate the certificate by typing the code into the reservations system.\u00a0 The seller may be reluctant to offer the code before receiving the money, just as you might be reluctant to offer the money before receiving the code.\u00a0 Thus, it\u2019s best to use paypal or some other method of payment where you have some form of recourse \u2013 basic practice for any transaction.<\/p>\nTheoretically, though, the seller could record the certificate number and later use it, thereby invalidating the voucher they sold to you.\u00a0 This is one reason I\u2019d only recommend buying a voucher once you\u2019re completely ready to book, so that there\u2019s no time lapse there at all.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re a little skeptical, that\u2019s normal, but if you\u2019re feeling like a seller is really shady, go with your gut and don\u2019t take the risk.<\/p>\n
Also remember that one of the beauties of using these vouchers is that you’ll also collect frequent flier miles for the routes you travel.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t already, be sure to check out our original\u00a0post on secondhand vouchers<\/a> and our follow-up post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a question that was recently asked by one of our readers. In most cases, vouchers are non-transferable, \u00a0but that doesn\u2019t mean that you can\u2019t transfer them.\u00a0 I know that doesn\u2019t make a lick of sense, but that\u2019s how … Continue reading