longtimeflyin

I don't understand this bidding process. Case in point today I was asked to consult and thus that organization paid for my comfort fare on Rouge, which is new to me. I ended up paying up to Premium Rouge today out of my own pocket. The cost to do this was around the same as the minimum bid (around $400) each way. With the latter though, I don't get 150% AQM/AP miles. So maybe my flight was a one off as I usually book in business class for personal travel and don't usually fly on someone else's dime but this whole process has left me wondering what the point of the bidding process is given the lack of a price differential as per my scenario above.