If Apple isn't going to accept gift cards, it shouldn't claim it accepts gift cards.
He should take this to small claims court, I think.
He should take this to small claims court, I think.
And what everybody here is saying is that gift cards are basically high-fraud, and it's unsurprising that using gift cards could get you banned. So what's the takeaway? As one user said, don't use gift cards at all. If that's what people are recommending, I don't see how the title could be considered click bait.
By that logic, anything happens only because of one tiny thing, and context doesn't matter ever?
"You're not allowed to have any fraud detection" would be a silly rule. I think there should be an appeals court sort of thing for these scenarios; I suppose that's probably small claims here.