BA Silver status for sale on eBay?
Feb 19, 2018, 1:18 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Brexile in ADB
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Risky to buy as well at that price with some careful planning you could probably get silver for that amount without the risk of BA cancelling your card and leaving you with nothing.
But why pay that amount if you don't fly enough to get silver? Mind you not as daft as buying someone else luggage tags.
But why pay that amount if you don't fly enough to get silver? Mind you not as daft as buying someone else luggage tags.
Feb 19, 2018, 1:21 am
#17
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: MME (midway between NCL and LBA)
Programs: BA Gold, AF/KL Gold, Hilton Gold, Nordic Choice Gold
Posts: 743
Some interesting BA related items on eBay at the moment. Concorde inaugural LHR-JFK flight menu for £1,000 or for £2,000 you can have the final flight menu. Some original BOAC posters for around the £400 mark or for £123 you can get a chubby model 747 handmade in mahogany!
Wonder how many takers there will be for an AF Concorde Omega chronograph: £31,000?
Wonder how many takers there will be for an AF Concorde Omega chronograph: £31,000?
Feb 19, 2018, 1:31 am
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: M&S, Radisson
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Not sure if selling the giftable status is within the T&C, but to give a different perspective on selling amenity kits, pyjamas, and stuff on ebay..
I think it's okay to do it. I don't because I don't fly all that much long-haul premium cabin and have a use for the stuff I get (or sometimes, I give it to friends).
It might not be mightily attractive financially (even though selling on ebay has gotten more convenient and less time-consuming over the years). But those little somethings are very valuable to some people. Some people even collect stuff like amenity kits, KLM huisjes, Lufthansa rubber ducks or even chocolates or promotional material from defunct airlines.
IMO, it's better such stuff gets in the hands of people who value it than to be thrown away. It's not just about the money, but also about the environment, about reusing stuff. I donate books I don't need anymore. I sell old smartphones on ebay. In my mind, that's preferable to have those things rotting in some drawer or shelf, only to be thrown away a few years down the line.
(But of course, I do understand that some people's time is just to valuable to sell little things on ebay.)
I think it's okay to do it. I don't because I don't fly all that much long-haul premium cabin and have a use for the stuff I get (or sometimes, I give it to friends).
It might not be mightily attractive financially (even though selling on ebay has gotten more convenient and less time-consuming over the years). But those little somethings are very valuable to some people. Some people even collect stuff like amenity kits, KLM huisjes, Lufthansa rubber ducks or even chocolates or promotional material from defunct airlines.
IMO, it's better such stuff gets in the hands of people who value it than to be thrown away. It's not just about the money, but also about the environment, about reusing stuff. I donate books I don't need anymore. I sell old smartphones on ebay. In my mind, that's preferable to have those things rotting in some drawer or shelf, only to be thrown away a few years down the line.
(But of course, I do understand that some people's time is just to valuable to sell little things on ebay.)
Feb 19, 2018, 1:36 am
#19
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Sapporo, Japan
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Are you not supposed to leave pillows, blankets and sound cancelling headphones though? I don't know, I've never been tempted to take them.
Feb 19, 2018, 1:44 am
#20
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: BA GGL, A3*G, Mucci de l'expertise des Apps
Posts: 3,366
Not sure if selling the giftable status is within the T&C, but to give a different perspective on selling amenity kits, pyjamas, and stuff on ebay..
I think it's okay to do it. I don't because I don't fly all that much long-haul premium cabin and have a use for the stuff I get (or sometimes, I give it to friends).
It might not be mightily attractive financially (even though selling on ebay has gotten more convenient and less time-consuming over the years). But those little somethings are very valuable to some people. Some people even collect stuff like amenity kits, KLM huisjes, Lufthansa rubber ducks or even chocolates or promotional material from defunct airlines.
IMO, it's better such stuff gets in the hands of people who value it than to be thrown away. It's not just about the money, but also about the environment, about reusing stuff. I donate books I don't need anymore. I sell old smartphones on ebay. In my mind, that's preferable to have those things rotting in some drawer or shelf, only to be thrown away a few years down the line.
(But of course, I do understand that some people's time is just to valuable to sell little things on ebay.)
I think it's okay to do it. I don't because I don't fly all that much long-haul premium cabin and have a use for the stuff I get (or sometimes, I give it to friends).
It might not be mightily attractive financially (even though selling on ebay has gotten more convenient and less time-consuming over the years). But those little somethings are very valuable to some people. Some people even collect stuff like amenity kits, KLM huisjes, Lufthansa rubber ducks or even chocolates or promotional material from defunct airlines.
IMO, it's better such stuff gets in the hands of people who value it than to be thrown away. It's not just about the money, but also about the environment, about reusing stuff. I donate books I don't need anymore. I sell old smartphones on ebay. In my mind, that's preferable to have those things rotting in some drawer or shelf, only to be thrown away a few years down the line.
(But of course, I do understand that some people's time is just to valuable to sell little things on ebay.)
Feb 19, 2018, 2:09 am
#22
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Sapporo, Japan
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I thought as much. Although I have an unintentionally large collection of slippers. People are obsessed with slippers here.
Feb 19, 2018, 2:31 am
#24
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 439
As others have said. Cringeworthy in the extreme. I almost suspect he might even be an intermediary to all this, sourcing people who he’ll pay a few quid to nick a blanket or keep their amenity kits intact and then sell on at a ridiculously inflated price.
Arguably the most tragic part is every blanket he’s selling, he’s designated ‘rare’. That’s pretty much fraudulent. A CW standard blanket isn’t ‘rare’ so to speak. There are probably thousands of them if not more, it’s rare because this individual or somebody else has stolen it from where it belongs
Arguably the most tragic part is every blanket he’s selling, he’s designated ‘rare’. That’s pretty much fraudulent. A CW standard blanket isn’t ‘rare’ so to speak. There are probably thousands of them if not more, it’s rare because this individual or somebody else has stolen it from where it belongs
Feb 19, 2018, 2:33 am
#25
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: London, England
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Posts: 1,009
I wonder if the seller either has contacts in the cleaner/caterer side of aircraft servicing, where items such as PJs, blankets, amenity kits, etc. are loaded/removed from aircraft. Some could conveniently fall off during transit. Items such as amenity kits used to form part of customs bonded stores, but perhaps not any more due to lack of cologne/perfume with many carriers, and/or size of product.
Was there not a pax arrested by an airline downroute (for some reason AF and MRU pop into my mind) a few years ago as he had been clocked repeatedly removing cabin items and subsequently selling items online?
Was there not a pax arrested by an airline downroute (for some reason AF and MRU pop into my mind) a few years ago as he had been clocked repeatedly removing cabin items and subsequently selling items online?
Feb 19, 2018, 3:08 am
#28
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: South East, UK
Programs: BA Gold / GfL, Hilton Diamond
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Maybe one of our resident BA staff should flag this to BA's Security and/or Legal teams. I'm sure they would be interested to take a look at his ebay account details. It's not like this guy is just taking a small souvenir from an occasional trip. He's running a business!
Feb 19, 2018, 3:09 am
#30
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Not sure if selling the giftable status is within the T&C, but to give a different perspective on selling amenity kits, pyjamas, and stuff on ebay..
I think it's okay to do it. I don't because I don't fly all that much long-haul premium cabin and have a use for the stuff I get (or sometimes, I give it to friends).
I think it's okay to do it. I don't because I don't fly all that much long-haul premium cabin and have a use for the stuff I get (or sometimes, I give it to friends).
"11.1. Any purported purchase, sale, transfer, unauthorised use (including bartering), procurement or redemption of Silver/Gold partner Cards and/or Hilton HHonours Diamond Cards issued or awarded to another person or any other use contrary to these Terms and Conditions will constitute a fundamental breach by the Member of these Terms and Conditions and therefore the contract between British Airways and the Member.
11.2. Each Member acknowledges that a breach pursuant to Clause 11.1 above may also constitute an inducement to breach the contract between British Airways and the Member, intentional damage to the business of British Airways, conspiracy and criminal offences under applicable local or national law. Any breach pursuant to Clause 11.1 will constitute Fraud and/or Misconduct and will be dealt with in accordance with Clauses 12 and 13 below."
The removal of blankets, pillows, glasses, plates etc is theft, even if the OP is not the one stealing the items they are nonetheless handling stolen goods. Pyjamas, slippers and amenity kits are provided to the passenger and are theirs to keep.
Whilst I appreciate some onboard items are legitimately acquired, that is not necessarily always the case.