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Old Mar 11, 2020 | 2:49 pm
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Originally Posted by jsloan
I have 100K miles in my UA account. I would consider buying 100K more for $500 -- so, half a cent each. I might still pass. At $250, I'd certainly do it.

There's no way that UA will sell them to me for a price I would be willing to pay. They value them much more highly than I do.
Agreed. I very rarely see even 1c of value in UA miles nowadays - except to the extent I need a refundable fare, which is rare.

As to UA going bankrupt, that seems unlikely - the government will bail them out as it always does.
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