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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer
I thought so. Two words...Caveat Emptor!
You just don't get it, do you? Wasn't there any hint of impropriety when you learned that these e-certs were purchased on eBay? What kind of above-board deal has one purchasing a dollars-off certificate on eBay? <b>Northwest is already giving you the benefit of the doubt by not completely canceling your tickets and keeping all of the money you paid.</b> They are allowing you to use the amount you paid and pay the difference in order to use your ticket. Just pay the additional $100 and chalk this up as a lesson learned. The e-cert was issued to the original party for compensation for a service recovery issue such as a delayed or overbooked flight. They aren't gift certificates that someone originally paid "real money" for.
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Gee, I really feel lucky that NW didn't stick it all the way in my a$$ by not cancelling my tix and keeping the money I paid ! No, I get it.. I took my chances and now have to pay the $100.00 back.. which brings the fare back to full price.. really nothing lost. Especially since alternative airfare has now gone up considerably.
There's no free lunches, but sometimes you can tickets heavily discounted as it's worked numerous times in the past with these eCerts (saving an average of $50.00/ticket for the last 10 years). But I would think that Northwest would simply offer the option of mutually cancelling the transaction altogether as it was invalid from the get go - that's my point. I had other coupons and itineraries that worked better. Am I trying to screw the airline? No, just trying to get the best deal possible - and if I happen to screw the airline along the way, well Jimmy Crack Corn cause I don't care. They've had numerous improprieties of their own and all I ever seem to get in consideration is a piping hot bowl of d!ck soup. If you've flown enough in coach clss fare you're gonna get the soup served to you occassionally.
I don't want to hear a bunch of BS about how the airlines need to make money, and all the DO GOOD BS.. save it for someone who gives a rip.