I have to chuckle...
Up thread I was basically shouted down after I stated "As a lowly" gold I should be able to pick these as full fare payer (booking class F). Note it was a domestic leg SFO-IAD.
I ended up booking a lie flat on AA. The general consensus was "Good riddance" and my seat would be filled by an uber-loyal high dollar flier anyway.
Am I now to understand that the seat I never purchased might actually end up going to a non-rev? Now that's rich.