ConciergeKey Status (challenge?) For Sale on eBay for $2,000
Aug 14, 2022, 2:14 pm
#1
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ConciergeKey Status (challenge?) For Sale on eBay for $2,000
What the heck??
And this seller has a lot of history selling DL and UA's top-tier status, too....(along with tons of sports trading cards? LoL)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284931587180?
And this seller has a lot of history selling DL and UA's top-tier status, too....(along with tons of sports trading cards? LoL)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284931587180?
Aug 14, 2022, 2:25 pm
#2
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Rather odd
My first thought was that this is an attempt at scamming people out of $$$, or it is a honey pot by AA themselves.....
But with such a high seller rating, one would tend to think the seller actual can follow thru on his items/packages for sale. Or historically they have at least.
But I am 100% sure AA (or really any airline for that matter?) would not appreciate someone outside the organization selling status. After all, the airline wants their cut
How has this seller not got caught in the cross hairs of an airline yet, and been issued a rather decisive cease and desist?
My first thought was that this is an attempt at scamming people out of $$$, or it is a honey pot by AA themselves.....
But with such a high seller rating, one would tend to think the seller actual can follow thru on his items/packages for sale. Or historically they have at least.
But I am 100% sure AA (or really any airline for that matter?) would not appreciate someone outside the organization selling status. After all, the airline wants their cut
How has this seller not got caught in the cross hairs of an airline yet, and been issued a rather decisive cease and desist?
Aug 14, 2022, 2:31 pm
#3
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I would guess the seller (or someone he is working with) is a corporate travel agent or otherwise has access to a large corporate account with the pre-negotiated ability to give out CK challenges to employees. Can't imagine he will be able to keep this up for too long before AA shuts it down.
Aug 14, 2022, 7:17 pm
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based upon aa holding executive platinum members accounts hostage until the paid the difference for hidden city tickets this can't possibly end well.
Aug 15, 2022, 1:36 am
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Apparently two have been sold. Man, I wish I could be concierge key…I actually legitimately dream about it (I know that’s weird)…but I wouldn’t touch this auction with a ten foot pole.
Aug 15, 2022, 3:36 am
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Looks like the seller is primarily a memorabilia dealer, but has been selling various car/hotel/airline status (some challenges) since at least May.
Aug 15, 2022, 6:38 am
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Aug 15, 2022, 7:37 am
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This doesn't sound like a particularly good deal to me... you have to spend $15,000 in 3 months to extend your status. At that pace of spend, you might qualify for CK outright. I realize you could time it with a couple big J trips, but it's still a really high bar for most people to meet.
Aug 15, 2022, 7:49 am
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This doesn't sound like a particularly good deal to me... you have to spend $15,000 in 3 months to extend your status. At that pace of spend, you might qualify for CK outright. I realize you could time it with a couple big J trips, but it's still a really high bar for most people to meet.
Aug 15, 2022, 8:16 am
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I think the best guess given in this thread is that it's someone affiliated with a corp travel agency (or similar) where the airlines allot these to them to give to their employees. Either way, it would still seem to be a violation of both the airline(s) T&C as well as the respective employer of the seller. I don't think it would take much for the airline to send a letter to ebay to cease and desist these listings. And if these chits handed out to agencies have any way of tracking, that would also be pretty easy to not only trace back to the seller but to revoke it from the buyer.
Aug 15, 2022, 8:18 am
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Most definitely a scam. They said the time it takes to process it is 3 weeks which gives them enough time for the money to be available reach their account and cash it out. After 3 weeks and you don’t get the status you will put in a chargeback and will be refunded however PayPal will lose out as they won’t be able to recover the funds from the seller.
Aug 15, 2022, 8:22 am
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I think the best guess given in this thread is that it's someone affiliated with a corp travel agency (or similar) where the airlines allot these to them to give to their employees. Either way, it would still seem to be a violation of both the airline(s) T&C as well as the respective employer of the seller. I don't think it would take much for the airline to send a letter to ebay to cease and desist these listings. And if these chits handed out to agencies have any way of tracking, that would also be pretty easy to not only trace back to the seller but to revoke it from the buyer.