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Buy Back and Boost / Buy Up Status for 2019

Old Dec 13, 2018, 1:35 pm
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AAdvantage Buy Back and Boost / Buy Up Status

AA generally offers members reasonably close to requalifying for status near the end of the year the option to buy back their existing status, or on occasion to buy up to the next highest status tier.

These offers are generally made by email to AAdvantage members beginning some time in November.

If you have not received an offer or would like to see your offer (if any), you can see it by visiting https://elite.aa.com

If you havent flown sufficiently, youll probably sign in and see

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Buy Back and Boost / Buy Up Status for 2019

Old Dec 21, 2018, 7:05 am
  #286  
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Denver, CO, USA
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AA has now updated my offer to a Platinum Pro boost for $3215.

I am $2942 EQD short of PPro and 11.5K miles or 39 segments short of PPro. So the offer at least makes a kind of math sense.
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Old Dec 21, 2018, 7:46 am
  #287  
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 227
Currently PPRO.

EQD - 18,813
EQM - 81,655
EQS - 76

Offer to EXP - $2,895

I think I said before, its a shame I cant justify it, because looking at rolling EQD figures, I suspect id do ok for domestic upgrades.
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Old Dec 21, 2018, 8:37 am
  #288  
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA PPro, 1MM
Posts: 505
Originally Posted by george 3
You might have to take it to retain - I was looking at some sample fares next week from ORD (your assumed location) and paid F just about anywhere is not to much less than their offer to you. And you'd have to burn the day or part of it.

I was in the same situation as you after last week's trip to PHX and I finished my mile run a two hours ago JFK-BOS in F - was $458, but I rode in front on the 328.
Fortunately I won't have to since I already have Xmas travel that will net me 2k EQM. That flight, even at peak holiday times cost ~$400 and the buyup would be more than 3x as much. That was more my surprise...
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Old Dec 21, 2018, 11:06 am
  #289  
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NCL
Programs: UA 1MM/*G. DL Gold for one more year.
Posts: 5,305
The miles that requalified me for ExPlat posted yesterday. I was very impressed to find that my 4 SWUs had been posted immediately. But less impressed to receive an e-mail today offering to renew my ExPlat status for $1,395.
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Old Dec 21, 2018, 12:30 pm
  #290  
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Dallas, Texas
Programs: AA Exp. Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Gold, IHG Platinum.
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Originally Posted by Passmethesickbag
The miles that requalified me for ExPlat posted yesterday. I was very impressed to find that my 4 SWUs had been posted immediately. But less impressed to receive an e-mail today offering to renew my ExPlat status for $1,395.
Congrats on ExPlat again! The same thing happened to me when I qualified for Platinum Pro. I got an email the same day offering to buy up to PlatPro. Clearly a lag on the elite buy up site from the actual postings on our accounts. Probably a batch update for the buy up.
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Old Dec 21, 2018, 5:05 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Originally Posted by MorganB
Congrats on ExPlat again! The same thing happened to me when I qualified for Platinum Pro. I got an email the same day offering to buy up to PlatPro. Clearly a lag on the elite buy up site from the actual postings on our accounts. Probably a batch update for the buy up.
Thanks very much!

I'd like to think they'd automatically refund if somebody is confused enough to pay up, but I'm not convinced.
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 9:08 am
  #292  
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: aadvantage, skymiles
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Originally Posted by thedeeg
Currently PPRO.

EQD - 18,813
EQM - 81,655
EQS - 76

Offer to EXP - $2,895

I think I said before, its a shame I cant justify it, because looking at rolling EQD figures, I suspect id do ok for domestic upgrades.
Comparing your levels with mine, it seems the trigger for an offer lies somewhere in between, as AA has not made me any offers to retain my EXP:

EQD - 11,906
EQM - 84,813
EQS - 47

Curious if my trip to Maui tomorrow will trigger anything right before year-end.
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 9:46 am
  #293  
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Laguna Niguel, CA
Programs: AA PLT, 1.8mm
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Originally Posted by MorganB
... I got an email the same day offering to buy up to PlatPro. Clearly a lag on the elite buy up site from the actual postings on our accounts. Probably a batch update for the buy up.
Evidently. I got the buy-up offer a few days ago to "buy" PLT for $ 295, even though I qualified 2 weeks ago. When I logged into the buy up site, it showed me as GLD, even though I am PLT in the regular site. Clearly, those 2 sites aren't linked to pull actual status levels.
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 9:55 am
  #294  
 
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA Plat Pro, HH Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 124
Probably my last offer as no flights remaining and all recent activity has posted:

Current Plat
EQD - $9,085
EQM - 67,069
EQS - 50

Plat Pro buy up offer $1,245
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 10:26 am
  #295  
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 7,700
YTD numbers:
$8.2K EQD
86.7K EQM
65 EQS

Got two offers.

Plat Pro for $1035 or EXP for $4055.

Two observations:
  • The buy up numbers have been decreasing as I have earned more EQDs
  • The offer can be accepted until 31 July 2019
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 11:13 am
  #296  
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Im up to $11,782 EQD and 100,057 EQM 47.5 EQS. Buy up for EXP is now $545. I will make it via flying though.
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 11:49 am
  #297  
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
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I am a plat. However, this year I had only 18K miles and $1900 EQD and it was the beginning of Dec. AA offered me renew plat for $1300. Although I was going to be flying one more RT before Dec 31, I was still miles from plat and even close to not making it to Gold. I jumped at the opportunity. Most of my AA flying is business related in small RJs around the South. The benefits of plat on just the travel side (seating, boarding and international availability of lounges) made it obvious where I wanted to go. (For me the decision was a no-brainer.)

I already have my first trip on AA booked for Feb.
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 12:54 pm
  #298  
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 160
73 EQMs short of requalifying for Gold and they want $465 on elite.aa.com

EQD: $4,299
EQM: 24,927
Segments: 23

Thoughts on whether this is worth it? Any recommendations on a cheaper way to get 73 EQMs?
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 12:59 pm
  #299  
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Originally Posted by billygoat27
73 EQMs short of requalifying for Gold and they want $465 on elite.aa.com

EQD: $4,299
EQM: 24,927
Segments: 23

Thoughts on whether this is worth it? Any recommendations on a cheaper way to get 73 EQMs?
You can do a quick roundtrip to Boston on Christmas day for $111, or to DCA and back on Dec. 30th for $206. Up to you to decide whether the cost savings are worth taking a half day of flying.
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Old Dec 22, 2018, 9:50 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: SNA/LAX, PHL
Programs: AA Gold, AS MVP, WN A-List, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Exp, Hertz PC
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$3.1k EQD, 54.5k EQM, $2,999 for Plat per usual.
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