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I believe that they buy the miles directly from AA (as well as other airlines) and then resell them with a mark-up.
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It looks as if I mistyped the URL & got mile4sale.com who
'To buy/sell your miles you must first call, email, or fax us the type and amount of miles you want to buy/sell. We will contact you for confirmation within two (2) business hours.
Once a seller is matched with a buyer, the seller must take appropriate action, e.g., make the reservations or begin the transfer of miles (which normally takes 3 business days).'
which must be against the rules.
miles4sale.com do appear to operate with the co-operation of the airlines.
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It appears that the "rules" are not the rules when it benefits the airlines.</font>
Ain't that the truth.
I got a call from AA this morning telling me they had made a mistake & I could buy miles directly from them with a UK credit card after all.