Very long time lurker, first time poster as I thought it's about time I contributed. Flying EY407 BKK-AUH on 21 JUL and offered 45,000JPY (approx. 420 USD / 335GBP) to upgrade Y --> J.
My bid was accepted approximately 48 hours before departure. The bid was slightly above minimum (firmly in the red on EY's bid scale online) and I was fully expecting it to be rejected. The acceptance email early this morning took me by surprise. I'm looking forward to getting some sleep on this red-eye