They know why I fly
The miles: that $1 click took me from $49.20 in e-Rewards money (where it'd been stuck for a bit) to $50.20 in e-Rewards to $0.20 after cashing in - again - for the 2500 mile cert.
I only hope I don't need to be calling Special Customer Service or whatever they called it at AA to get the miles posted this time...
Many thanks for this helpful tip.