In regards to the OP topic, would not pay more for a(n) (im)possible opup. But if the higher booking class gives you 100% Miles and you can cancel the ticket if needed, that's when I would pay more.
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more4less
A few days ago I flew BOG-FRA and I saw that they confirmed several ID90(LH staff) in C.
I wonder if it was because there were no other elites in Y, there were elites but those had tickets with very cheap booking classes, not suitable for op-ups, or because their prefer to put in C their colleagues.
By confirmed you mean they got a seat allocated to their BP at the gate. Their is a difference whether those LH guys where on duty flight (non crew on a business trip) where they are entitled to fly C if available or if they were holidayers on standby tickets. Even then you can get a confirmed ticket in C but sth you end up on the WL.
But if you pay Y as a standby you end up in Y, unless it's a very last minute decision at the gate. If there were elites in Y with a lower booking class, and assuming all elites with higher booking classes have been pushed to C already it's a tricky thing and probably up to the flight manager to decide.