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Please don't post the exact amounts of miles that you have. It will cause has caused this thread to get deleted. Thanks.

Approximate Points and Miles valuations when selling to a broker*
Numbers in parentheses are (more) desirable account sizes.


Edit and add accordingly, but all edits *must* be based off of factual transactions that took place in the last 60 days.

Credit card, (unit), and transferable points:

SPG (SPG)             -1.8-2.1
Chase CLEAN [UP TO 200K](UR)           - 1.3
Chase UR-UR              -1.25
Diners Club (CR)   - 1.5
Amex (MR)            - 1.35
Amex (MR) BP 50% - 1.6-1.7
Amex (MR) BP 35% - ??
Citi (TY)                 - 1.2 small / Big 1.4
WF                        -1.51
Airline miles:

A3 - 1.6 (30,45,60)
AS - 2    (90
AS - 1.5 (50, 70, 75 100)
FB - 1.35 (125k)
LH - 1.4 - 1.6   (17, 52/55, 85
UA - 1.3-1.45    (12.5k, 25k, 30k, 50k, 57.5k, 60k, 70k, 80k, 110k
SQ - 1.2    (37.5, 57.5, 68, 75
AA - 1.2 small accounts 55, 62.5, 67.5 ect.
AA - 1.3    (110, 120
AC - 1.2
DL - 1.1
WN - 1.05
VS - ??
VX - 1.6-1.65
B6 - 1
BA - 1.05
HA - 0.6
QF: 1.35-1.45
NH/ANA - ?.?     (136
Hotel points:
(Status may increase the value)
SPG - 1.8-2.1 (20k increments are best)
Hyatt - 1.2-1.3
Wyndham - 0.7
Choice - 0.6
Marriott - 0.55-.7
IHG - 0.3
Hilton - 0.4
Club Carlson - 0.3

Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=13317.0

*These valuations assume the account has between 50k and 150k miles/points.

FAQ's:
1. Q. On a scale from 1 to 10 how bored were you when you decided to make this list?
A. No comment. :P
« Last edited by Miller96 on January 22, 2023, 04:43:25 PM »

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« Reply #2240 on: March 04, 2019, 08:26:11 AM »
What does 135k Delta go for ?

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« Reply #2241 on: March 04, 2019, 08:26:36 AM »
What does 134k Avios go for?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2242 on: March 08, 2019, 01:08:45 AM »
What's the going rate for Qantas?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2243 on: March 10, 2019, 03:54:27 AM »
What's the going rate for Qantas?
Buying 78K Qantas from a friend. What is fair to pay ?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2244 on: March 13, 2019, 11:33:04 AM »
Does anyone buy small (17k) Lufthansa?
What do they go for?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2245 on: March 13, 2019, 12:07:07 PM »
what does 152k AA go for ?

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« Reply #2246 on: March 13, 2019, 01:05:00 PM »
Does anyone buy small (17k) Lufthansa?
What do they go for?
what does 152k AA go for ?
From the wiki: Please don't post the exact amounts of miles that you have. It will cause has caused this thread to get deleted. Thanks.

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2247 on: March 13, 2019, 02:07:33 PM »
If you own a Schwab Platinum card, you can deposit your points directly into your Schwab brokerage account for a value of .0125 cpp at any time. Cash, immediately withdrawable. Also allowed and sanctioned by Amex. So simple and painless compared to selling points, with all the hassles of transferring, allowing account access, adding users, payments, trust, privacy issues, etc. plus risking Amex's wrath.I guess so. I have an account with well over 600K MR in it and I'm strongly considering going the Schwab cash-out route. Just so easy and painless and risk-free.

Do you get a 1099 for this?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2248 on: March 13, 2019, 02:24:53 PM »
according to the wiki TYP is 1.2-1.4 and QF is 1.35-1.45.

Is this outdated? shouldn't they move in tandem?


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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2249 on: March 14, 2019, 02:41:49 PM »
What does 100k Marriott go for ?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2250 on: March 14, 2019, 02:43:57 PM »
Anybody know a broker buying Hilton points?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2251 on: March 14, 2019, 02:57:12 PM »
I found them valuable if you hold on to them until Amazon has a promo to use your point purchases and then buy Amazon gift cards.

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2252 on: March 14, 2019, 02:58:22 PM »
I found them valuable if you hold on to them until Amazon has a "glitch which is not guaranteed to happen at all"  to use your point purchases and then buy Amazon gift cards.
FTFY

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2253 on: March 15, 2019, 02:33:50 PM »
accounts closed by FR what's now the most valuable [sellable] MR transfer to transfer out the points,

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2254 on: March 16, 2019, 07:03:24 AM »
Do you get a 1099 for this?

Unlike a new checking account sign up bonus or earned interest, credit card rewards are classified by the IRS as a rebate, and aren't considered taxable income.

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2255 on: March 16, 2019, 03:26:16 PM »
according to the wiki TYP is 1.2-1.4 and QF is 1.35-1.45.

Is this outdated? shouldn't they move in tandem?
wiki is very outdated

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2256 on: March 17, 2019, 03:45:30 PM »
Getting quotes for large account of Amex 1.25

Is that the going rate?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #2257 on: March 17, 2019, 03:55:49 PM »
Or less.
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« Reply #2259 on: March 17, 2019, 04:14:34 PM »
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