Bidding help SMF - SNA

[spex2004]

Hello,

I'm trying to bid on a plane ticket going from SMF (Sacramento) - SNA (John Wayne) or neighboring LGB (Long Beach)/LAX departing Thursday, Apr 28th and returning Monday, May 2nd. I don't mind flying off-peak hours either. I've tried to bid multiple times but without success. I've gone up in my bids to $120 so far.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thank you!

[thereuare]

What is the 'retail' fare for this route on these days? What is the breakdown of fare vs. taxes/fees?

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[spex2004]

Price breakdown:

SMF - SNA: Ticket base price - $146.05; taxes+fees - $21.65 each way. Total: $335.40

SMF - LAX: Ticket base price - $137.67; taxes+fees - $21.03 each way. Total: $317.40

SMF - LGB: Ticket base price - $136 each way; taxes+fees = $21.40. Total: $293.40

[thereuare]

So how much of a discount would you need to make an opaque purchase worthwhile? (given that you can't choose your deparature/arrival times, layover city or length, etc)

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[spex2004]

I'd like to pay no more than $190 for a roundtrip ticket. Ideally, I'd like to pay $150 or less.

[thereuare]

You have an almost unlimited number of re-bids as per the second post of this Priceline Airfare thread.

Using the techniques in that threads, i'd start at $100 and increase $10 per bid until you reach your $200 limit.

Any questions feel free to ask.

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Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[spex2004]

Again no luck on airfare bidding. Bought ticket directly.

[AaronJB]

Thank you for closing the thread.