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Old Mar 30, 2018, 2:31 pm
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HNLbasedFlyer
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Originally Posted by nomad420
I don't like it when I am waiting at the gate with an upgrade instrument in play at #1 on the upgrade list and they sell the seat out from me but I do get it. This has been going on for years as Baze just pointed out.
On the flip side, if I'm #3 on the upgrade list, with 1 or 2 seats left (especially my HNL-SFO) flights, I like the flexibility to jump the queue so to speak. As a 1K, I'm rarely #1 on the list anymore from HNL or SFO (or DEN or EWR) with so many GS, so it works for me to be able to buy up more cheaply than paying for it a ticketing.
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