Originally Posted by
kaitlyn2004
Just registered for an AAvantage account, and I see this:
We're sorry! You have a new account and cannot currently buy, gift or share miles. Please try again later.
Is that just a timeframe thing, or do I have to fly/earn before I can buy or something?
Also looks like it's 85k roundtrip when I look at my options, but it is a bit scary as dates seem to randomly jump up to 70 and even 90k (for one leg of the journey)
From the T&C (
https://buymiles.americanairlines.com/en/buygift/tc):
AAdvantage accounts less than 30 days old are not permitted to Buy or Gift Miles
so this pushes you out of the current sale (though there may be another along soon). If you make a dummy booking then before purchasing you can read all the fare rules. Usually the return can be changed, after the outbound has been flown, without a fare change as long as there are seats in that fare code. You must still pay the change fee but, if you are flexible enough, that is all.
Edit: my last comments apply to purchased fares.