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"  Last week Starbucks held a special sale on Gilt.com for a limited edition &amp;quot;luxury&amp;quot; version of a coffee gift card. The cards, made of steel, sold for $450 each, but are only good for $400 worth of coffee credit due to the cost of the actual piece of steel. The sale only lasted one day, but the craziness continues as people are buying the Starbucks cards for double the price on eBay. According to Forbes, the 5,000 Starbucks steel cards sold out in less than a minute on Gilt.com. Despite the cards being worth only $400 at face value, people are now putting their steel cards up for sale on eBay. More From Delish: 8 Delicious Ways Starbucks Has Tried to Take Over the World So far the cards are going for around double the asking Gilt price. One sold for $1,074 and another went for a whopping $1,500. The reality of the situation is that these steel cards should be worth no more than $400. Executive Vice President of Gilt.com explained that buying the card isn&amp;#039;t about financial investment or having a collector&amp;#039;s item: &amp;quot;When you&amp;#039;re waiting in line at Starbucks, the next person in line won&amp;#039;t have it,&amp;quot; he stated. The cards are so valuable because people simply want to say they have them. More From Delish: Perked-Up Recipes: Coffee In Drinks, Dinner, and Dessert The only benefit associated with the steel card is that Starbucks is offering owners automatic membership in its Gold Rewards Program. So far, over 100 people have put steel cards up for sale on eBay. What do you think of the Starbucks steel card? Do you want one? Find more great food content on Delish: Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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