Re: Getting Bumped up!
Congratulations Mr Flyboy.
I'm pretty sure that you can find something better to do with the money. It's worth asking for an upgrade at the desk, but I wouldn't hold out any hope of getting one. Unless you are a Gold card holder with the airline, you are almost certainly too far down the pecking order to be considered. One tip on a previous thread said that you should always be early for check-in if you want an upgrade, while someone else said you should always be last to check-in.
Bottom line is that if you want an upgrade you almost certainly have to pay for it.