Jan 14, 2015, 7:42 am

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Let's put this in a wiki post!
Please include: route; original class - new class; original price paid; final price; where the upgrade was obtained [via bid or at check-in]; month of flight.First Letter of your last name.

AUH-SYD and MEL-AUH, J-F both at $1250 AUD.
NRT-AUH Y-J $950USD or ¥110,000JPY offered at check in.
AUH-DEL AU$150
IST-AUH AU$400.
JFK-AUH Y-J US$1,400 at check-in.
JFK-AUH Y-J US$1,180.
AUH-JFK Y-J US$1,150 (March 2015).
JFK-AUH Y-J US$1,100 (April 2015)
AUH-GRU J-F AED2575 (€650; US$700) minimum upgrade bid accepted (April 2015)
SYD-AUH J-F A380 US$1,050 $50 above min bid. (October 2015)

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Apr 21, 2015, 8:13 pm

#346

cookie_monster

Join Date: Mar 2015

Posts: 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by DebitNM

Well, I put my upgrade offer in. I have a long wait to see how this goes. Will follow up...

Can you share your offer amount?

I am looking for ORD-AUH this July in Business.

Thanks
CM

Apr 22, 2015, 6:24 am

#347

xSTRIKEx6864

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: BOS

Posts: 814

EY 100 (JFK to AUH): minimum bid $1100 from Y to J

Probably not going for it as I'd rather have $1100 to spend elsewhere

Apr 22, 2015, 7:03 am

#348

DebitNM

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe

Programs: Kimpton Inner Circle; IHG Spire elite; Marriott & SPG Gold, r

Posts: 838

4120 AED. $1121US
Changes are allowed as follows:
You will not be able to change or cancel your offer once it is accepted, or within 28hrs of departure

Since we are then continuing on the JNB, we think the $1100 is money well spent especially since our tickets cost $275 each.

May 4, 2015, 6:16 am

#349

cshel

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: ORD

Programs: AA ExPlat, DL Plat, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hertz PC

Posts: 109

JFK-AUH

JFK-AUH $1205 Upgrade Accepted

May 5, 2015, 8:33 am

#350

theseth

Join Date: Feb 2004

Location: Los Angeles CA, United States

Posts: 28

Coach to Biz

JFK-AUH $1205 ($1100-$1500)accepted
AUH-JNB $685 ($550-$1100)accepted
JNB-AUH $715 ($550-$1100)accepted

May 5, 2015, 11:50 am

#351

DebitNM

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe

Programs: Kimpton Inner Circle; IHG Spire elite; Marriott & SPG Gold, r

Posts: 838

theseth and cshel

- when are your flights?

any strategy used to pick your offered amouts

theseth - did you bid and not get AUH -JFK??

May 8, 2015, 12:43 am

#352

theseth

Join Date: Feb 2004

Location: Los Angeles CA, United States

Posts: 28

@DebitNM I did not bid on it had to drop the last segment on that ticket because my plans changed.

They were Apr 23, 25 and May 4th

May 11, 2015, 8:48 am

#353

Rocketman_77

Join Date: Feb 2015

Location: NUE

Programs: Etihad Gold; AirBerlin Gold; GHA Black; IC Platinum Ambassador

Posts: 12

MUC - AUH minimum bid was €530.- I bet €560.- and it was accepted.

C to F

May 11, 2015, 11:09 am

#354

alexwuk

Join Date: Feb 2002

Location: London. Or a plane.

Programs: "Only" 50,000 TPs until BA GGLfL

Posts: 2,779

any data point for J->F on the A380 AUH-LHR?

Jun 1, 2015, 6:42 am

#355

DebitNM

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe

Programs: Kimpton Inner Circle; IHG Spire elite; Marriott & SPG Gold, r

Posts: 838

Any new auction results??

Jun 1, 2015, 10:05 am

#356

Desirees

Join Date: May 2004

Location: Raleigh-Durham

Programs: HH Diamond; Marriott Gold; AA Platinum

Posts: 758

Flying next week - will post if I get the bids accepted. Seems like there are about 16 open seats available in Business IAD-AUH so we will see.

Jun 1, 2015, 10:11 pm

#357

Rocketman_77

Join Date: Feb 2015

Location: NUE

Programs: Etihad Gold; AirBerlin Gold; GHA Black; IC Platinum Ambassador

Posts: 12

Offered a paid upgrade

Return from AUH - MUC...

Bid another 560,- Euro from C to F and got it. Minimum bid was 550,-

Jun 22, 2015, 2:57 am

#358

walkingtall

Join Date: Feb 2012

Location: Jakarta

Programs: BA GGL, GA PLAT, SQ Gold

Posts: 527

Offered £450 ($700) LHR -AUH , Business to First , Bid was accepted

Jun 22, 2015, 1:44 pm

#359

MacMyDay

Join Date: Jan 2015

Location: England

Posts: 1,361

Quote:

Originally Posted by walkingtall

Offered £450 ($700) LHR -AUH , Business to First , Bid was accepted

For the same journey, I couldn't even make a bid less than £540. Did you bid very close to the date of departure?

Jun 27, 2015, 9:06 pm

#360

cshel

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: ORD

Programs: AA ExPlat, DL Plat, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hertz PC

Posts: 109

Quote:

Originally Posted by DebitNM

theseth and cshel

- when are your flights?

any strategy used to pick your offered amouts

theseth - did you bid and not get AUH -JFK??

Sorry man, completely forgot about this tread, my flight was back on May 7th. Honestly I didn't really have a strategy, I just figured the lowest amount probably wouldn't clear so bumped it up by like 50 bucks.