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Barclay reconsideration line: 866-408-4064, Mon-Fri 8AM - 5PM EST.
The 24-hour number is 866-408-4064
New 24 hour number is 866-205-5973
you can finally fax documents to Barclays the number is 866-836-6959

Based on the phone reps, an application usually remains in the system for 90 days, during which you can ask for a reconsideration.
However, if 30 days have passed, it will incur another hard pull.

There have been a few reports of Barclay pulling credit again when reconsidering - even when specifically asked not to.
Make sure to explicitly tell the rep that you don't want another credit pull. The benefit of such action would be that if later you see they did pull your credit you can call up and speak to a manager and have the pulls removed (based on first-hand accounts from this thread).

If you want to guarantee that you don't get another pull, freeze your credit report.

While Barclay recon reps are usually very tough to deal with, there have been sporadic reports of them reconsidering by reallocating credit-line from other cards. Additionally, there are a few reports indicating success with the 3BM.
Personal and biz didn't combine

Barclay recon reps take notes of each phone call and subsequent reps usually regurgitate the previous rep's reply.

Barclays has a 6/24 rule similar to chase 5/24. Not hardcoded like chase though.

Random: see this great article about negotiating tactics with Customer Service Reps.
not working. Found it on the wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20161018151314/https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-negotiator-shares-negotiating-tricks-2015-1/ref=cyberdust.com

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1060 on: January 19, 2016, 01:15:02 PM »
It happened to me a few weeks ago. IME there is no getting around it. The system won't allow it. I was able to close my arrival and successfully recon the arrival plus a week later

Same story with me today. Thanks for the data point I will attempt that strategy.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1061 on: January 19, 2016, 04:39:37 PM »
Same story with me today. Thanks for the data point I will attempt that strategy.

Interesting article on how this guy got 3 approvals--not clear if they're open, but based on his earning of the bonus, I have to imagine that he had more than 1 open at the same time: http://www.welltraveledmile.com/getting-my-3rd-barclaycard-arrival-plus-40000-offer/

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1062 on: January 19, 2016, 04:42:24 PM »
Interesting article on how this guy got 3 approvals--not clear if they're open, but based on his earning of the bonus, I have to imagine that he had more than 1 open at the same time: http://www.welltraveledmile.com/getting-my-3rd-barclaycard-arrival-plus-40000-offer/

In this comment he mentions closing between apps:

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Rand Mod  Julien • 5 days ago
Between the closing the first and applying for the second card I waited a day or two, and between the second and third it was a couple weeks since I was waiting to apply for other card offers. I'd say you're better off waiting at a least a day to make sure the whole process went through when closing the existing card, so maybe not same day!

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1063 on: January 20, 2016, 04:00:07 PM »
I had a US Airways card that I converted to Arrival (not plus). With it open, I applied yesterday for arrival plus, and it got rejected. HUCA, rep told me it's because I already had that product (even though it was a non-plus), so I went back and read this thread abd decided to close and HUCA later. Closed via SM.

HUCA today and rep told me that my credit wasn't even pulled from yesterday. I tried applying again today (I don't care about TU inquiries anyway) and the app bounced back, said I applied within the last 30 days so it won't go through.

  • Will I be able to recon this (maybe I need to wait a few more days since I JUST closed)?
  • Where/(and when) can I check my TU report to see if that's true that my report wasn't pulled?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1064 on: January 21, 2016, 01:13:51 AM »
Call and have the rep pull your report manually.

IME they don't pull for the second app, by me it was after 2-3 months and the system still didn't allow it, called, rep pulled manually and "I see you have many new accounts, but i also see you manage them very well" and approved!

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1065 on: March 15, 2016, 12:56:55 PM »
Is Barclays declining if you already had that product?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1066 on: March 15, 2016, 01:11:09 PM »
Is Barclays declining if you already had that product?

No.
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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1067 on: March 15, 2016, 01:12:54 PM »
No.
It's not a clear cut no. They deffinetly do sometimes, when you need to call in.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1068 on: March 15, 2016, 01:13:40 PM »
It's not a clear cut no. They deffinetly do sometimes, when you need to call in.

And can then still get it. Thus,

No.
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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1069 on: March 15, 2016, 01:23:50 PM »
Is Barclays declining if you already had that product?
That was the reason for the "systematic" (no pull) decline, but recon approved it

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1070 on: March 22, 2016, 02:34:11 PM »
Hadn't applied for a while but just did. Went into pending and got approved.

BUT - and this was very interesting to me - they sure did ask me about all my AUs and new accounts opened with different banks.  :o
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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1071 on: March 22, 2016, 02:51:12 PM »
Hadn't applied for a while but just did. Went into pending and got approved.

BUT - and this was very interesting to me - they sure did ask me about all my AUs and new accounts opened with different banks.  :o
At least you got approved.
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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1072 on: March 24, 2016, 10:07:57 AM »
That was the reason for the "systematic" (no pull) decline, but recon approved it

Tried for a third miles and more.
Rep said no pull was done because I had it twice.
I also was approved for an Arrival Plus (second time) yesterday.
Till when can that pull get combined if I apply for a different card? Same day or 24 hours?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1073 on: March 24, 2016, 10:11:33 AM »

Tried for a third miles and more.
Rep said no pull was done because I had it twice.
I also was approved for an Arrival Plus (second time) yesterday.
Till when can that pull get combined if I apply for a different card? Same day or 24 hours?
TU pulls?... I really don't care about that...

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1074 on: March 24, 2016, 10:17:51 AM »
TU pulls?... I really don't care about that...

I'm starting to care less about pulls and more about total cards... i.e 5/24

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1075 on: March 24, 2016, 11:10:25 AM »

I'm starting to care less about pulls and more about total cards... i.e 5/24
Id focus on Business cards then

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1076 on: March 24, 2016, 12:52:16 PM »
I just realized that there isn't even another card I would want from them.
I even have the Frontier already..  I scraped the boottom of the barrel

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1077 on: April 05, 2016, 05:09:58 PM »
applied for Dw for arrival plus and it says they will let me know in 10 days, any hurt in applying for M &M today also, so its 1 pull?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1078 on: April 05, 2016, 05:11:56 PM »
applied for Dw for arrival plus and it says they will let me know in 10 days, any hurt in applying for M &M today also, so its 1 pull?
No

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #1079 on: April 05, 2016, 05:19:18 PM »
No
will it be hard to get 1 approved due to the 2nd app?