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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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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1160 on: January 17, 2018, 12:06:00 PM »
100k will get you much better rates.
Why would they give better rates for fewer points?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1161 on: January 17, 2018, 12:07:15 PM »
Why would they give better rates for fewer points?
Talk to any broker, that's how UR sales work.
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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1162 on: January 17, 2018, 03:01:45 PM »
Larger balances and transfer carry different risks. For example, if a broker bought your 1MM account and it got shutdown after he only used 200k...that’s a lot of lost potential

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1163 on: January 17, 2018, 03:06:47 PM »
Larger balances and transfer carry different risks. For example, if a broker bought your 1MM account and it got shutdown after he only used 200k...that’s a lot of lost potential
talking about AA points?
otherwise doesnt make a difference

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1164 on: January 20, 2018, 11:55:00 PM »
talking about AA points?
otherwise doesnt make a difference
With UR it does.

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1165 on: January 21, 2018, 05:38:06 AM »
Why would they give better rates for fewer points?
Because you can only transfer to one FFN, and a broker is more likely to need 100k in any individual mileage account than 500k-1M. That lost flexibility equals lower value.
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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1166 on: January 22, 2018, 12:23:30 AM »
Does anybody know if ambit points are sellable / worth anything? I have over 200k ambit points

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1167 on: January 22, 2018, 10:57:41 AM »
Does anybody know if ambit points are sellable / worth anything? I have over 200k ambit points
what can you do with them?
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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1169 on: January 22, 2018, 09:58:06 PM »
is there a market for Hyatt points?
and what's the going rate ?

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1170 on: January 22, 2018, 10:47:07 PM »
is there a market for Hyatt points?
and what's the going rate ?
Yes and all over the place. Guess now would be 1.1-1.2 but I would never pay that.
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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1171 on: January 22, 2018, 10:57:49 PM »
Yes and all over the place. Guess now would be 1.1-1.2 but I would never pay that.
Where? I can't seem to find any.

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1172 on: January 23, 2018, 04:48:44 PM »
What do Lufthansa Miles n more go for? I have 55k. Thanks!

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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1173 on: January 23, 2018, 04:49:23 PM »
What do Lufthansa Miles n more go for? I have 55k. Thanks!
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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1174 on: January 23, 2018, 04:52:57 PM »
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« Reply #1175 on: January 23, 2018, 04:53:47 PM »
Starting to see a trend here eh? Spoiler alert, it will happen again and again and again.
This thread will probably get deleted soon because of it.
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« Reply #1176 on: January 23, 2018, 04:57:49 PM »
This thread will probably get deleted soon because of it.
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« Reply #1177 on: January 23, 2018, 04:58:30 PM »
How long have you been here again?
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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1178 on: January 23, 2018, 04:59:06 PM »
This thread will probably get deleted soon because of it.
It's not just this thread, it's the world. There are always those people who don't give a crap about the rules, and would never spend a second of their time making sure they doing things right. It's all about them. They need something, so they post. They want something so they take. No cares about anyone else. It's a sickness. A selfishness. Not speaking of OP specifically, this may have been an honest mistake, but for others it isn't uncommon.
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Re: Points/Miles Values NO BUYING/SELLING ALLOWED
« Reply #1179 on: January 23, 2018, 04:59:34 PM »
You were the one who requested that, don't complain
I said that this thread should be deleted for a totally different reason.
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