Originally Posted by Brendan

In the 1990s I actually sold a few awards thru brokers. I had lost my job requiring me to travel & I was working part-time as a restaurant manager, so I needed cash more than free vacations.
One broker told me only his first name Jeff & signed his check to me with an illegible last name, which I learned from my caller ID unit.
Another broker instructed me to book a ticket with only 7 days advance. When the check did not arrive, I cancelled the ticket the evening before the flight & re-deposited my miles. That con man or his buddy had no ticket on arriving at the departure airport ! Then I stopped selling miles.

Nowadays I need all the miles &or hotel points ( which make it easier to use miles ) that I earn.