With all the devaluation, maybe this will become a less popular question. But I doubt it. I’ve been asked this maybe more than anything else…
“Yo MileNerd, where can I sell my miles?”
There’s a lot of misinformation about this, so let me make it very clear. There’s a giant difference between being illegal and being against program rules. This is not something that’s going to get you tossed in jail. What it can do is get you banned from an airline mileage program. A great friend of the blog lost over 500,000 miles for violating airline program rules. No, he’s not rotting away in a cell, but the situation was still sad. It takes effort to earn so many miles and it’s obviously a valuable currency to lose.
If you interact with enough people in this game, you’ll be able to get some offers for your miles/points. They won’t be the most impressive offers in the world, but you will be able to make a few bucks. Just be very, very careful. Stay away from Craigslist, Ebay, and other obvious websites for the airlines to look. If this is something you’re very serious about, let me know and I can give you some ideas. Just know that the best option is usually to do this with close friends and family
