Originally Posted by
TravelinSperry
Meaning, if a properties retail price was $500 and someone said you can buy a CAT 1-4 cert for $400 (and you'd be guaranteed to be able to use it immediately), you'd be a fool not to take them up on your offer (using my method of valuing points). But using your method you wouldn't take the offer - since you only value the Cert at $324 and you refuse to pay any more than what you think points are worth.
I think
craigthemif would instead spend $324 to buy enough points to get the room going for the $500 revenue rate.
(of course, that assumes that there is a points sale ongoing at the time this deal is made, or that they were will to stock up in advance)