The Switch 2's launch is drawing very near, and I'd like to get my hands on one, but I know that Amazon and Nintendo have been at odds with each other, so I'd like to try and get the system from a physical store instead of through Amazon to avoid any chances of a third-party purchase turning out to be a scam.

Over the past few years on my birthday and Christmas, my aunt and uncle who live a few states away from me have been kind enough to gift me money through Amazon gift cards, and I've saved up enough money from those to cover $400 of the $500 Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle.

I've been trying to look up information on whether I can even feasibly transfer the gift card money in my Amazon account to my bank account, but the closest thing to a clear yes-or-no answer is a line I found from Amazon that said that gift cards can only be used for purchases from the website. While I could be wrong, I believe that shortens to a "no," which, to be fair, makes sense, but does anyone have a clearer answer on whether transferring gift card money to a bank account is possible or not?

Like I said, I'm hoping to avoid any potential of getting scammed by a third-party seller, but if I have to go third-party through Amazon to use the gift card money, I'll just do that and hope for the best.

I recently was waiting for a refund and although I vividly remember selecting that I'd like for my refund to be refunded back to my card, but it went to my gift card balance.

Is it possible that I can buy something with that balance and then just cancel the order, having it refunded to a specific account? I don't use amazon enough to have a gift card at all.

Or is there any other way to have it refunded?

UPDATE: I have contacted amazon through the online customer service and they were able to send the refund to my personal account. I will leave this post up for anyone with a similar question in the future!