Buying status?
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: Delta, Marriott, SPG
Posts: 22
Buying status?
Is it legal to sell SPG status like this guy on ebay is doing ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPG-Marriot...8AAOSwaLJbTjNX
How is this never removed? I've seen stuff like this on ebay for months now...
How is this never removed? I've seen stuff like this on ebay for months now...
#2
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: Starwood:Lifetime Platinum, Air Canada:Basic, Asiana:Lifetime Diamond Plus, ANA: Basic
Posts: 980
I don't even know how you can buy Plat status. I don't know any legit way to gift someone status.
Did the guy hack the system and so can just upgrade someone? Or if the whole thing a fraud...
Did the guy hack the system and so can just upgrade someone? Or if the whole thing a fraud...
#3
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: BC, Canada
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium Elite, VSE/MVC Chairman's Club
Posts: 547
Probably signs the buyer up for a Platinum challenge...
#4
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Ambassador, AA Platinum, Avis Pres Club, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 564
Is it possible to buy or transfer SNA’s?
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
Is it legal to sell SPG status like this guy on ebay is doing ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPG-Marriot...8AAOSwaLJbTjNX
How is this never removed? I've seen stuff like this on ebay for months now...
How is this never removed? I've seen stuff like this on ebay for months now...
#6
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
No, SNAs require the member to be present. Now, will the property check? Maybe not. Will the "seller" request access to your CC? Expect a lot of bogus charges and since your volunteered your account info may not be covered as theft.
#7
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Ambassador, AA Platinum, Avis Pres Club, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 564
#8
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Watergate
Posts: 94
Perhaps a shady hotel employee willing to process the check-in as if you were there?
#9
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 83
How are sellers actually doing this? Is it a challenge or what? :/
Another listing with 100+ sold: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPG-Marriot...QAAOSwgFJa8jdw
Another listing with 100+ sold: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPG-Marriot...QAAOSwgFJa8jdw
#10
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
How are sellers actually doing this? Is it a challenge or what? :/
Another listing with 100+ sold: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPG-Marriot...QAAOSwgFJa8jdw
Another listing with 100+ sold: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPG-Marriot...QAAOSwgFJa8jdw
#11
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Dubai
Programs: SPG 100 Ambassador, LH M&M Senator, Skywards Silver
Posts: 250
My best guess is that they just mass-crack accounts, single out plat50’s who didn’t select their reward and then redeem the reward for guest gold pass on the cracked account.