I rarely check ebay, but decided to look at the travel board. 10 people were bidding on an E-Cert like the ones I get in the mail from NWA every few months or so. On mine it includes the name and address and the E-Cert number is the FF number of whichever family member. Why would people buy these? Can other people actually use them? $82?

These are still going on ebay for $30-40+. Do you think it's unethical to sell these certificates for that much?

I think it's unethical to sell them period; They're free coupons... (I am assuming these are the NW zone discount coupons which are highly restricted). Anyone can get them for free and if I ever have a spare one, I'd give it away for free if someone needed it.

Often published airfares are cheaper than the fares offered on these coupons. With the coupons, availability is also limited and I could just see someone buying one thinking they're getting a good deal for holiday travel and getting shafted because they can't use it.

I would suspect it's likely those who do not travel much who are buying them as they don't know any better. If they were to go through the valu-paks they get in the mail, they'd likely find their own free cert.

I get these coupons all the time in the blue 'valu-pak' coupon things that arrive in the mail from time to time.

Best,

SDF_Traveler

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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin

SFO-BOS is going for $490 now (even a 14-day advance purchase!)
so the $248 + taxes ($288) with the Zone saves
$200.

Personally, I haven't used a Zone in 2 years.
I fly mostly leisure and usually find better fares.
Luckily I don't live in MSP. ;-)

Mitchell