Has anyone bought the tix that are offered by Amtrak on eBay? Some of the offers seem too good to be true The time frame being offered is for Jun2 to Jul2. The only down side I see is no Guest Rewards points
------------------ "My other car and my plane is AMTRAK!" - Bob
[This message has been edited by piedpiper13 (edited 05-07-2003).]
Posted by Charles Reuben (Member # 2263) on :
Although I have not bought an Amtrak ticket on ebay, I would not hesitate buying one in a heartbeat. This is not to say I have the least bit of confidence in ebay (except as a source of amusement and appraisal), but I do have enormous faith in Amtrak and they, afterall, are the people auctioning the tickets.
You will, of course, be able to get your Guest Rewards points if you pay for the ticket using your Guest Rewards credit card. And, unless there is some stipulation, you should be able to get double points since you are travelling by Amtrak.
The Amtrak deals are very good but so are the rail sale deals on the Amtrak web page, should you be lucky enough to get a ticket.
I recently scored a roundtrip ticket from Albuquerque to Los Angles for $50 on the Amtrak rail sale page ($25 each way) and that, too, was too good to be true. It was true however. But not nearly as good as my recent Albuquerque to Chicago round trip ticket which was absolutely FREE, thanks to 10,000 Guest Rewards Points that I recently cashed in on.
Posted by piedpiper13 (Member # 2473) on :
Chucky - You're right! I forgot about the Amtrak MC!!!!
Posted by coachclass (Member # 2382) on :
Yes, I have bought Amtrak tickets three times on ebay and have gotten great deals and no problems. Keep in mind that the tickets are non-refundable and you have to let them know exactly what days you want to travel within three days of the end of the auction. (you can email them or they will call you) As an added bonus- you can buy up to five more tickets for the same trip at your ebay price!
Posted by norse62 (Member # 2490) on :
Bought two from Omaha to San Francisco in June. Winning bid $80 roundtrip per ticket. A very satisfied EBAY customer here. Amtraks customer service is also excellent in assisting with the purchase.
