FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Complimentary vs. eVIP at the 4 hour mark

Nov 22, 2007 | 4:50 pm

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kkirk2

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: Southern California

Programs: AA EXP (Lifetime Plat)

Posts: 123

Quote:

Originally Posted by SethLevy

I think the point is once the OP has enough posts, he should try CC to trade his EVIPS. Folks would gladly trade 15k for 1 evip without question whihc is the value the OP has placed on this particualr EVIP.

I would even think folks would offer him 30k for 1 EVIP, which to the OP would allow a r/t upgrade on a transcon, saving him 1 EVIP (assuming he would be so inclined to use 2 vips to upgrade a r/t trans con).

So, believe it or not. I asked the EXP desk to put in a request to revenue management to open up an A inventory seat for me and they did! The EXP agent was a bit surprised. At the time, the flight was F4 and zeroed out in Y. So, in lieu of the Evip I used miles and will take the advice of several postings here and visit the CC now that I have enough posts.