I am surprised nobody mentioned that the OP broke all FT etiquette for such cases by calling both the agent and the airline!

You are correct as I assumed they contacted him but indeed it seems that he has contacted them. A definite NO NO.

So what was OP supposed to do, show up on the date of travel and demand to be placed in First? There was no way TK was going to do that.

Let's be realistic. The OP knew 99%, after looking a bit into this and starting this thread, that he would NOT be sitting pretty in First Class. The whole thing behind such deals - even when they are real - is that there is an element of risk. If you are not willing to accept it, simply don't buy. But do NOT ruin it (prematurely) for everyone else. I think this is the generally accepted logic on FT.

Get real. He called the airline to get seat assignments, not to question the fare.

Dude, get off your high horse. She only called after getting feedback here and having folks tell her it likely wasn't really in first. It's not like this was some jumbo fare mistake that people were booking like crazy. There was no "deal" to "ruin" for other people.

Sure. And nobody investigated it further:

I have to agree with Nomad here. It isn't like the seat assignment needed to be made in F this far ahead of time regardless. Let it play out and see what happens, but don't force the action as nothing good can come from that for others.

When i called, it looked like the issue i had couldnt be replicated anymore. I was unable to find it on CT or Orbitz. I wouldnt have called anyone if i thought id be sitting in F. Id just snap some photos to post of me sitting up there to gloat.

After doing research, i was pretty much convinced this was a booking fare error, and 99.9% sure i wasnt going to be sitting up front. I found an older FT article where something similar happened, albeit domestically. Guess what the choices were for them? Sit in Y and take the issue up with booking site, or go home.

Calling asking for a seat was my discrete way of seeing what was really going on between Tk and CT. At this point, as a previous poster said, there was, "no deal to ruin." The last thing i wanted to do was show up to the airport in October expecting to sit in F and end up in Y, with no recourse. TK would probably laugh in my face.
As for the offer, it was
1) keep ticket in Y and get $350 credit to cc (only earn 50% miles)
2) keep ticket in Y and get $400 cheaptickets voucher (50% mi)
3) xl tix and get smaller voucher

4), my counter offer was to rebook in full fare Y, and get a voucher for less than the $400. (100% earnings)

Ill post again when its fully resolved!

Umm... isn't OP the person who found this mistake in the first place? So OP found the fare, shared it with the world, and now you're mad at her for calling for a seat assignment? What the heck is wrong with you people?

Him. Not Her...

Three calls ... 2 the OP initiated, one from CT