Originally Posted by
deirdre
Originally Posted by
anabolism
Wow, I'm amazed that she got such a good deal. Better than 1:1 for DL->AA is terrific! I've posted a lot of offers at just below 1:1 (e.g., 12k DL for 10k AA) and not had any takers. I always see tons of offers for terrible ratios (e.g., 10k DL for 5k AA).
Well, you always have the option of posting your own trades, you know. My first trade was accepted (it was 1:1).
Um, I know I can post my own; my text that you quoted said I'd posted a lot of offers.
Originally Posted by
deirdre
For my 2nd and 3rd, I opted for equal fees on both sides of the trade, which turns out to be a bit under 1:1 (10k CO for 9k AA and 19k CO for 16k DL), so we'll wait and see what happens on those. If they don't budge, I'll re-post as 1:1. Stupid Delta's $30 surcharge.
I think a lot of people post what they want but don't see consider what the fees are for the other party in the transaction and whether it's a good deal (relatively speaking in the points.com world) for them.
I may make a suggestion to points.com to clarify what the other side of the transaction would pay if the trade's accepted, because I think it could give some people pause about posting such bad trades. Or not.
Sounds like a good idea. I try to post an offer where chunk of miles the other party gives up isn't too large but also the fee isn't too disproportionate, but maybe I'm not looking at all the factors. I didn't know about a Delta $30 surcharge.