Unfortunately the award catalogue for American residents is only a fraction of the German one.
As has been said before, the only thing I can see below 13k is an upgrade for 10k innereuropean and some innerasian routes.
Mind you that you can only transfer M&M awards to someone else if you have SEN or FTL status.
Maybe someone would barter for that, depending what you envisage in return.
[This message has been edited by HajoFlyer (edited 05-09-2002).]