Gas cards should be (or maybe they are) treated like credit and debit cards; they can't be used right out of the envelope, you have to call an automated activation service and put in the last 4 of your TIN, billing phone number, etc. Then as long as the thief doesn't know that, it wouldn't matter if card is stolen.
well when i say gas cards i mean a gift card but for a gas station- i am just trying to be able to buy a gift card for places that sell gas which are very common. just like a restaurant or clothing store gift card
How do you like the idea of buying a re-loadable card for a small one time fee and being able to add money at any time (there would be a delay before the funds are added, but usually within 12-24 hours) by sending money to a Bitcoin address?
There would be a one time fee of about $7.50 or so per card (including shipping) and after that a small (3% or so) fee to reload the card. About $3 of the fee would be direct expenses (the card companies charge fees and there is shipping to me and then to you.). So $4.50 - $5 would be profit and then the 3% fee would be partially profit and partially expenses such as running the website.
Only some brands (namely Shell) offer re-loadable cards though.
Here's the list of stations I plan to offer based on how common the stations are nationwide.:
Priorities (Shell and Exxon are common in all 50 states):
Shell
Exxon Mobile
If they seem to be selling I'll add these:
Chevron
Bp
And these and some others would be added if there is enough demand.
Sunoco
Phillips 66