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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 11:23 am
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Originally Posted by mikeinseattle
Surprisingly, most of those speakers sold out of the back of a van are legitimate. They print fancy brochures to make you think that the speakers are stolen and you are actually getting a rock bottom deal, however, they are marketed through the company in this fashion. Which leads me to to thinking, maybe the mileage brokers are starting to sell real "consolidator fares" but marketing them as mileage tickets
Of course, FT'ers and other savvy travellers *should* generally be able to check fare codes. But hey, if they became more legit (and I could get miles on a legally obtained ticket from one), I'd buy it if the price were right
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