<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">For practical purposes, you may only be "buying" medallion status for Sept-Feb.[/B]</font>
For 'practical purposes' this is the first example I am aware of any airline offering to 'sell' elite status (minus DL's own prior attempt to help 'sell' elite status through the Amex Plat Card with 10,000 Base miles) to someone that might have never flown at all. If anyone else can think of any other examples, please share...