Originally Posted by
DallasEsq
I would guess that this is an Ambassador who has a Platinum to gift to someone this year. While it is clearly a violation of the terms, I'm not sure what the likelihood is that they would get caught, or how aggressively Marriott would go after an Ambassador over selling something for $200 that they have a right to gift to anyone.
The $206 offer mentioned in the OP seems to be for only three months of Plat status. AFAIK the Ambassador gift is Plat for a whole year.