Timobear From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1618 times:
Has anyone ever purchased tickets (or anything to do with travel) off E-BAY.com? I have seen some incredible prices (example: $29.99 USD for 2 round trip airline tickets). Is this too good to be true? Is it a scam? How would I know I'm going to get what I pay for? ANY INSIGHT TO MY DILEMA IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
Hawaiian717 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 3039 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1515 times:
Sounds questionable. Most inexpensive airline tickets are non-transferable, meaning that you can't use them. And most flights aren't so full where getting a ticket through e-bay would be the best way to go.
Flybulldog From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 362 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (11 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1385 times:
If it's that cheap, you might want to try it (as long as you realize that you might get what you pay for).
Tritanic From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (11 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1387 times:
Some very good advise from someone within the industry, DON'T DO IT. All airline tickets are non transferable! Airlines even prohibit mileage being sold or bartered. All vouchers or "transportation credits" hold the same stipulation. Have and do people do it, yes, but always expect some complication if buying cheap tickets from a non authorized dealer. BE VERY SUSPICIOUS! If a certain rt price seems to good to be true, well it is.
Maha From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 16 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (11 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1379 times:
Goingboeing From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 4875 posts, RR: 22 Reply 9, posted (11 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1367 times:
You do run a risk buying a ticket on E-bay. Most FF rewards aren't transferable, Southwest being an exception - except that they prohibit selling an RR ticket, so that's why you see drink coupons for sale that just "happen" to come with a ticket.
On the other airlines, it's pretty risky. Just tell another passenger what a great deal you got thru e-bay, and if an airline employee hears you and reports it, you might find yourself sitting at the gate when the plane leaves. Or, if you happen to be at your destination, the return will be voided and you'll have to buy a full fare ticket to get home. And since most airlines have pretty decent advance purchase fares, why not book thru them and get a guarnateed seat?
Cle_tim From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (11 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1365 times:
If you read the fine print on these, you will see there is a scheme involved. In order to use the coupon, you must stay a maximum of 7 nights (basically, they pick your flights and days of the week). In those nights at your destination, they put you in a hotel wherever they want and for as much as they want. So, they could put you in a Super 8 for $29, charge you $129, thats a profit of $100, times a minimum stay of 5. That covers more then the ticket.
MCOtoATL From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 474 posts, RR: 6 Reply 12, posted (11 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1338 times:
Most of the tickets sold on e-bay (and there are tons of them,) and being sold by brokering firms. If you read the fine print, you'll notice that you can fly to Las Vegas (for example) for $29. But you'll have to pay for four nights worth of hotel rooms (which their company sells.) I have done some investigating into this, and I would stay away from such things.
The hotel rates that they charge are outrageously high, and that's how they make up for the low cost of the airline tickets, which is how they "bait" people into falling for their scheme.
It's a legal practice, but I think it's somewhat unethical. Either way, I would never ever ever ever buy airline tickets off oa E-Bay.
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