UpgradeMe pricing and success

[fletty]

Success at T-25 for SYD to BNE, +$25 from minimum bid of $65

 

[luckypierre]

MEL to ZQN At T-30 2/8 seats taken. At T-24 5/8 seats taken (guessing their bids higher than mine). My bid successfull at T-12.5 @ $210 each. 7/8 seats taken .

 

[BRIS_VA_HAWK]

MEL to ZQN At T-30 2/8 seats taken. At T-24 5/8 seats taken (guessing their bids higher than mine). My bid successfull at T-12.5 @ $210 each. 7/8 seats taken .

What was the minimum?

 

[luckypierre]

What was the minimum?

Good question, I placed the bid months ago. I think it was around $190

 

[BRIS_VA_HAWK]

Good question, I placed the bid months ago. I think it was around $190

Always interested to see how far above minimum for a successful bid.

 

[kamchatsky]

If I made an UpgradeMe bid on a return trip, would they need to accept bids for both flights together? Or they will accept bid on each individual flight? I've just made my first upgradebid but no idea if it will work.

Also, when does VA announce that you have been outbid? Is it as soon as someone outbid me, or it has to wait until T-xx before starting to clear the upgrades?

 

[fletty]

If I made an UpgradeMe bid on a return trip, would they need to accept bids for both flights together? Or they will accept bid on each individual flight? I've just made my first upgradebid but no idea if it will work.

Also, when does VA announce that you have been outbid? Is it as soon as someone outbid me, or it has to wait until T-xx before starting to clear the upgrades?

It's per sector.

You'll get an email stating if you've been successful or not, I find they're at about T-8

 

[fletty]

Success BNE > MEL tonight for $90 (min + 20). Loadings were pretty light when I booked a week or so ago (J8) and then J2 this morning.

 

[luckypierre]

Also, when does VA announce that you have been outbid?

Places two upgrademe bids for two sectors on the same booking, for the two of us. The first sector I knew had 7/8 seats taken, hence no outbid notification received. The second sector MEL -ADL , there were >4 seats available, received the outbid email about T-19.
Didn’t change my bid, then was advised successful @ T-13 . Successful bid $75 (minimum+15)

 

[NoName]

BNE-MEL for tomorrow morning. Put in a bid a few days ago. Min bid $65, I put in $100. Got the “you have been outbid” email yesterday but this morning I see I have been successful.

 

[lovestotravel]

BNE-MEL for tomorrow morning. Put in a bid a few days ago. Min bid $65, I put in $100. Got the “you have been outbid” email yesterday but this morning I see I have been successful.

Ah yes the fake outbid email...

 

[tedii]

Does anyone know if bid upgrades get the full status credit?

 

[MooTime]

Does anyone know if bid upgrades get the full status credit?

That's a hard no.
Unfortunately.

 

[kamchatsky]

VA412 SYD-ADL morning flight. Bid $80. T-25 received email that I have been outbid. Did not receive the upgrade. Lucky I allocated myself on 5A YX seat at T-48 and had no one sitting next to me. Also my AC physical Gold card (expiry date 31/12) got me lounge access, even though my digital AC card is Red as I cut my HSBC CC last month.

VA439 ADL-SYD night flight. Bid $90. Received upgrade at T-13. I took the 7th J seat.

 

[BRIS_VA_HAWK]

Bid minimum + $1 (yes, $1) and was successful on tonight's MEL-BNE....Mrs Hawk also bid minimum + $1 and was unsuccessful as we're on separate PNR's.

Is the protocol to send back a glass of red and crackers?? #askingforafriend