Originally Posted by
kspeed55
My most recent trip would have cost over 7.5 cents per point. I try to never redeem AGR or airline miles for less than 5 cents.
Would you have taken the trip if you would have had to pay over $0.075?
Originally Posted by
Ispolkom
I generally don't use AGR points unless I can get at least 3 points per cent at low-bucket fares, so I guess that I value them at price. I have paid more than $600 for a roomette from St. Paul to Washington for two people, so I'd certainly pay 20k points for a roomette from Minot to Washington.
In your case, you may get a higher value then others since you actually pay for sleeper.
Originally Posted by
nerd
Exactly. ^
I sell one-of-a-kind pet rocks that are normally $95 each. However, jackal, you can have one for just 95 AGR points.
At a redemption value of 100 cents/point, how many dozen pet rocks would you like to buy?
Keep in mind I'm offering a redemption value not twice, not quadruple, but 10x better than an Amtrak sleeper award! ^
You can sell one of a kind pet rocks, however you can't (well at least as far as the TOS go) sell AGR points.
There are two ways you can value anything monetarily.
1. how much you would pay to replace it.
2. how much someone else will buy it from you for
With tangible goods, like a house or a pet rock, you can actually sell them.
When it comes to points or miles, option two does not exist so you can only value points at option one.