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Old May 8, 2025 | 9:17 am
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Originally Posted by zombietooth
I told him that the upgrades from S cost 80 Plus Points so they would be worth $600- + (30K miles x 2 cpm = $600-), for a total of $1,200-. $1,200- divided by 80 = $15- per point, or $600- per 40 points. I know the 2 cpm valuation is overly generous, but is this a reasonable maximum valuation for Plus Points, since they are only worth what the equivalent cost in miles and cash would be?
W class is 30k + $550 versus 40 points, so I think a better upper bound is probably using that as a metric: $28.75 at 2 cpm. This is definitely an overly optimistic valuation, but I think it's a fairly firm upper bound.
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