My question...can I bid out of category while in seat lock, assuming DAL will make my conversion effective when my seat lock is up? Or do you have to be completely without seat lock to even place the bid? I'm aware that "new categories" and "existing category w/ new base" don't preclude those with seat locks from bidding.

While admittedly naive, I'm looking at upcoming AE bids. My guess is that the 350 in May and the CSeries in the Fall will be shiny and irresistible to those that suffer from the syndrome. I'm eyeing the leftovers(don't judge me).