FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Nashville -Past DL Plat, FO, WN-CP, various hotel programs
Programs: DL-MM, AA, SW w/companion,HiltonDiamond, Hyatt PLat, IHF Plat, Miles and Points Seeker
Posts: 11,072
90-95% of all offers to buy points are a bad deal... with one exception. If you need a few more miles to get a reward, then they are valuable. But, as another poster discovered, it does not make sense.
I am amazed at how many people are unable to figure this out. Easy to do. Compare cash price of buying a ticket vs points - and what those points would cost you. Easy stuff.
And, as mentioned above, it does matter to some if they pay cash vs points for a flight. No credit for flight segment, or miles.