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UA Status For Sale by brokers, eBay, .... (Warning these are not sanctioned by UA)
Nov 8, 2017, 10:16 pm
#1
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UA Status For Sale by brokers, eBay, .... (Warning these are not sanctioned by UA)
63 sold thus far. There are other listings as well. 
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F122447011409
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F122447011409
Nov 8, 2017, 10:21 pm
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Nov 8, 2017, 10:26 pm
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And have a look at the top of the page. "People who viewed this item also viewed...".
Seems you can buy pretty much any status you want.
Seems you can buy pretty much any status you want.
Nov 8, 2017, 10:35 pm
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Nov 8, 2017, 11:48 pm
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United really needs to get on top of this sort of thing. They should get the details of those who purchased from Ebay and cancel their accounts as they are basically committing fraud by paying $500 to this scammer to submit fake credentials. They should also put in a system with the other airlines to verify status and cancel accounts accordingly.
Nov 9, 2017, 12:24 am
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I would not try this with any US based airlines' FFP. They are very aggressive at banning accounts for life and I've even heard rumors of entrapment schemes to ban accounts. (airline employee buying GPUs, etc. on auction).
If someone really wants *G for $$ then AV sells it outright and TK is often available for sale via Elite Plus members.
If someone really wants *G for $$ then AV sells it outright and TK is often available for sale via Elite Plus members.
Nov 9, 2017, 3:51 am
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Nov 9, 2017, 6:04 am
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Well, it sounds like these eBay sellers are likely providing falsified documents to United showing that you have status on another airline.
Certainly not worth $500, creating fake "proof" of status on another airline is pretty easy. Plus there's also the risk of a lifetime ban from MP.
Certainly not worth $500, creating fake "proof" of status on another airline is pretty easy. Plus there's also the risk of a lifetime ban from MP.
Nov 9, 2017, 6:06 am
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Nov 9, 2017, 7:24 am
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Nov 9, 2017, 7:39 am
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What could make sense (even though I don’t recommend it) are those $39 Thai Airways Star Alliance Gold listings, like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Allian...IAAOSwX61ZF67P
Anyway, I, like everyone else, highly caution against doing any of this.
Nov 9, 2017, 7:48 am
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I don't expect a response or anything, but you never know:
And ouch, reviewing his feedback, it looks like a lot of people have paid a couple hundred EUR for AirBerlin upgrades in the past 6 months.
And ouch, reviewing his feedback, it looks like a lot of people have paid a couple hundred EUR for AirBerlin upgrades in the past 6 months.
Last edited by t325; Nov 9, 2017 at 7:53 am