Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/research-trends/jcb-gift-cards-jmarket-september-buyback-inquiries/ --- description: The reseller’s October 14 report puts JPY1,000 JCB cards first among inquiries about selling vouchers. The rankings measure platform inquiries, with no transaction totals disclosed. title: JCB gift cards lead J-market September buyback inquiries image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/jcb-gift-cards-lead-j-market-september-buyback-inquiries-20fda452b1ba4202fe6b4f847a871b6b.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Research & Trends](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/) # JCB gift cards lead J-market September buyback inquiries The reseller’s October 14 report puts JPY1,000 JCB cards first among inquiries about selling vouchers. The rankings measure platform inquiries, with no transaction totals… By [Emma Carter](https://giftcard.news/author/emma-carter/) October 14, 2026 3 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fresearch-trends%2Fjcb-gift-cards-jmarket-september-buyback-inquiries%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=JCB+gift+cards+lead+J-market+September+buyback+inquiries&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fresearch-trends%2Fjcb-gift-cards-jmarket-september-buyback-inquiries%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=JCB+gift+cards+lead+J-market+September+buyback+inquiries+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fresearch-trends%2Fjcb-gift-cards-jmarket-september-buyback-inquiries%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Archival photograph of the shop-lined central walkway inside Tenjin Chikagai underground mall in Fukuoka.](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/jcb-gift-cards-lead-j-market-september-buyback-inquiries-archival-photograph-shop-w1280.webp) Tenjin Chikagai underground shopping mall in Fukuoka, photographed in August 2008\. Archival geographic context for J-market’s store operations; this is not a photograph of the September 2026 inquiry data or of its current shop. JKT-c / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0\. Resized and cropped. Photo: JKT-c / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 JPY1,000 [JCB](https://giftcard.news/company/jcb/) gift cards ranked first among September inquiries from customers looking to sell vouchers to [J-market](https://giftcard.news/company/j-market/), according to findings released by the Japanese reseller on October 14\. The denomination moved up one place from August, while JPY5,000 JCB gift cards held fourth position. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) The results cover inquiries submitted through J-market's website from September 1 to September 30\. The company publishes separate rankings for its buyback and sales activities. They describe interest expressed to one reseller, not completed transactions or the size of Japan's gift-card market. ## Cash conversion and the limits of inquiry rankings Several gift products appeared as new entries in the September buyback top ten. JPY1,000 nationwide department-store certificates ranked sixth, JPY2,000 [QUO Card](https://giftcard.news/company/quo-card/) products eighth, JPY1,000 children's gift certificates ninth and JPY5,000 Hankyu Tomonokai shopping bonus vouchers tenth. JPY1,000 VJA gift cards rose two places to seventh. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) The same release gives dated cash-conversion terms for two of those products: a JPY1,000 department-store certificate had a JPY970 buyback quote and a JPY5,000 Hankyu Tomonokai bonus voucher a JPY4,850 quote on October 9\. Both amount to 97% of face value. These quoted discounts put a price on the proposed move from restricted spending value to cash; they do not establish that holders accepted the offer. 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