Originally Posted by
vrbaba
Your profile says you are an AA Platinum. If so, you are actually losing money by buying the upgrades. You can get upgraded easily (if they are offering upgrades to non-elite members) with just buying 2 stickers for ORD-EWR = $60 ($30 each). So you paid an extra $30.
$90 is very cheap for a non-elite to upgrade, and I have done that a couple times myself before I became an elite.
Vrbaba, I just recently completed the platinum challenge, so I don't have any experience yet with buying stickers, however that is what I plan to do in the future. I just wanted to rave about how I love the ability to buy these upgrades at the airport.