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Old Mar 24, 2016 | 2:03 am
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Originally Posted by mnredfox
Not sure if they can only offer the bid amount these days or what, but I'm still bidding $100 and if they want my seat they will have to pay me at least $300 depending on when I can get to where I need to go.

Don't want to negotiate DL? Fine by me, find another pax willing to VDB.
There are circumstances under which they'll just offer you your bid (especially if they can get you an earlier arrival). And if they use the bids as information, you're hurting everyone else, too.
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