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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 3:56 pm
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Originally Posted by gooselee
I would assume that the company is saying whoever wins the auction will receive 500k points worth of redemption "stuff", which they can choose off the SB redemption menu.
However, then the "winner" would be at the mercy of another person to book the "stuff" quickly while there's availability, to get it right, and to handle certain issues arising from schedule changes, etc.

Originally Posted by flyerCO
Howeveras noted above, AFAIK these can't be sold/bartered and thus it's a violation of the rules. I'm betting it never crossed someone's mind that it can't be sold.
That's my guess too. The rules are clear, and they would apply equally for auctions to benefit charity unless advanced written permission has been obtained from an appropriate DL official who is authorized to issue the exception.
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