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Anonymity?

Buy gift card from random ebay person.

Pay for something that you'd rather keep secret using gift card.

Reduced chance of getting caught?

You can buy amazon gift cards at almost any retail store, with cash.

That's even less trackable than a payment to an eBay seller.

That does not apply in the non-US world (Maybe also EU, I don't know if they are being sold there)