Originally Posted by
levander
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If it's the case where you can get up to 10 pennies a UR point, why are people using 2 pennies a point as the common valuation for those things?
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People debate endlessly regarding how to value points. 2 cent / per is a common valuation because it takes into account a
reasonable redemption - even though it is possible to get much greater value for you points. For example, even WN gets you
almost .02/per.
One big sticking point with people is that in order to get to the .10/per valuation you need to use full fare price as the valuation of your redemption. Most people, however, would not be willing to pay full price for a first class seat - so that doesn't really make sense, does it?
Lots more debate about this elsewhere, but that's just some quick thoughts.