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Old Mar 24, 2002, 3:39 pm
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tom911
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One has to sit back and analyze "who" the people selling on EBay are, and what real risk they are at. If you had 800,000 miles (I actually reached that point last year before spending a bunch), I think I would be less likely to start selling miles than someone who just has 25-50,000 miles, as they have a lot less to lose it the airline takes all the miles away. Maybe the people are selling are really at minimal risk because they don't have a lot of miles to risk?

I've heard tales before about people showing up at the airport with frequent flyer tickets they have bought, and being denied boarding. Who does the ticket holder pursue then? They're going to want compensation from someone. I guess it really is a case of "buyer beware" when you decide to market your miles to the highest bidder.
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