Trade Amex Gift card for paypal?

[eovnu87435ds]

i believe it is because he does not have a credit card on file. I have a similar condition. joint savings account, linked with paypal, but... when I taught my parents about ebay, I put their credit card in my paypal account. now my order of payment methods is
1. paypal balance
2. bank acct
3. mom's CC

I believe paypal allows the instant transfer from the bank account, only because they know if they cannot withdrawal the funds from the bank account, they can charge the credit card. they cant instantly suck the money out because it sits as a pending transaction, and then they front the money to the seller.

of course I could be all wrong, but at least this theory makes sense to me