QR Avios boost

I suppose I can see how that would make sense but it seemed weird to me, it's not how BA Avios Boost works. Anyway it does now seem to be working. My transfers from Amex are boostable but weirdly the Avios I earned direct with Qatar by staying with ALL aren't (yet).
Annoyingly, the price seems to be terrible value at 1.8 USD/Avios. That's 53% more than the BA boost price! All boost multiples seem to be the same price.
Additionally, if you have several different avios earns/transfers (like I do), it seems that you can't pick and choose which avios earns you boost, like you can with BA boost. You can only select multiples of your total earn in the last 3 months. So that means fewer options and, in particular, a huge minimum purchase if you've a significant number of avios earnt recently.
 
I found a Boost option in my QR app today.I can apparently boost 5100 points by up to x6 (x6 would cost $871 AUD). Not sure if it is new thing but I have just noticed it.

Is that same as what BA do?
Can you confirm that you transferred points from an australian amex account into QR account and these avios were then boostable? I can't find any information in T&Cs why which specifically excludes amex points from being boostable. but it doesnt work for me.
 
Yes, I transferred from my amex MR into my QR account a few weeks before I noticed the Boost option in my QR app for the first time. The amount that I was able to boost was the exact amount I had transferred in from Amex.

I didn't boost at the time (don't have a redemption planned just yet).

I still have the Boost option appearing in my app today (the amount available to boost has increased as I have earned more Avios recently). I think it uses the amount you earned in the last 3 months.

When you say it doesn't work, is that option not appearing at all? What do you see?
 
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Can you confirm that you transferred points from an australian amex account into QR account and these avios were then boostable? I can't find any information in T&Cs why which specifically excludes amex points from being boostable. but it doesnt work for me.
Not sure about QR, but I've boosted BAEC Avios transferred from Amex before (obviously not an Aussie Amex, but I'm near as sure the same principle applies).
 
I made an Amex MR transfer in June 23 and have been offered this. I'm not biting at over 2c/Avios

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I made an Amex MR transfer in June 23 and have been offered this. I'm not biting at over 2c/Avios

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Out of interest, has this offer updated for you in the last few days? Apparently QR Boosts have reduced in cost by about 20% this month.


I'm seeing a 6x offer in my account for about 1.9c/point.
 

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