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Intro APR for 15 months on balance transfers made within 45 days of account opening

Barclays doesn't approve a second card in almost all circumstances.
Iv'e got my wife this card and 3 weeks later applied for US Airways got approved as well without closing first one although only $600 credit line. so YMMV
The way to go is to close your card, wait a week (I can only vouch for a week, might be less), apply for a new card (I can only vouch for a different card, it might not matter. Try it out!) and bam! get approved instantly! (that's what almost all Barclays approvals are)

The evidence is still only from a small number of cases, but it works.

P.S. I don't take responsibility and you can't sue me if it doesn't work.

P.P.S. This is called the SFGM. It's named after the person who helped me discover it.

There are many, many reports of success churning the card without needing a new FFN.

Ask for the annual fee to be waived. It will be. Don't give up after 1 no. The first responders are "relationship managers." They are often unhelpful with the fee. Just ask specifically to speak to "an account specialist." They can waive the fee. If you have trouble getting to an account specialist, you can tell the relationship manager who answers the phone that you were on the line with an account specialist and got disconnected. They should be more than happy to "reconnect" you.
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2080 on: January 08, 2017, 04:33:45 PM »
That's it their worth?
They're worth what someone will pay. :)
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2081 on: January 08, 2017, 04:34:09 PM »
Looking to buy a lounge pass included with this card for anyone who has opened one. PM me. Thanks
Found. Thanks.
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2082 on: January 10, 2017, 12:13:23 PM »
Need two more. Must have em in next half hour. $13 a piece. PM
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2083 on: January 10, 2017, 01:57:59 PM »
Need two more. Must have em in next half hour. $13 a piece. PM
Done,  thanks.
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2084 on: January 16, 2017, 08:37:04 AM »
Does anyone know how to extend the expiration date on Miles and More points.  I got rid of my CC a while back and have 100k expiring end of march.

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2085 on: January 16, 2017, 09:45:47 AM »
Need two more. Must have em in next half hour. $13 a piece. PM
There are lounge passes with this card? Never seen any...

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2086 on: January 16, 2017, 09:46:14 AM »
There are lounge passes with this card? Never seen any...
Check your Miles and More inbox.
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2087 on: January 16, 2017, 09:47:19 AM »
Check your Miles and More inbox.
Its emailed?

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2088 on: January 16, 2017, 10:03:10 AM »
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2089 on: January 16, 2017, 10:18:42 AM »
Its emailed?

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2090 on: January 16, 2017, 10:21:15 AM »
Does anyone know how to extend the expiration date on Miles and More points.  I got rid of my CC a while back and have 100k expiring end of march.


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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2091 on: January 16, 2017, 12:27:12 PM »
Does anyone know how to extend the expiration date on Miles and More points.  I got rid of my CC a while back and have 100k expiring end of march.
Only way is with the CC
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2092 on: January 16, 2017, 03:40:05 PM »
Only way is with the CC

Are you saying what I mentioned will not work ?

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2093 on: January 16, 2017, 03:45:11 PM »
Are you saying what I mentioned will not work ?
That may work as well, I was reffering to free ways, Idk about yours but it sounds like it should work.
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2094 on: January 16, 2017, 03:49:31 PM »
That may work as well, I was reffering to free ways, Idk about yours but it sounds like it should work.

As for free , not even having the card works . LH Divides bonuses into tranches and they expire in IIRC 3 year regardless what you do.

I just used the first tranche and was told the only way to avoid loosing it , even while having the card open was to book the tix CXL pay REDEPOSIT fees ETC.

I booked a 52.5 K flight and bit the bullet with YQ . Lost 13xx miles that expire with first tranche

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2095 on: January 16, 2017, 04:25:24 PM »
As for free , not even having the card works . LH Divides bonuses into tranches and they expire in IIRC 3 year regardless what you do.

I just used the first tranche and was told the only way to avoid loosing it , even while having the card open was to book the tix CXL pay REDEPOSIT fees ETC.

I booked a 52.5 K flight and bit the bullet with YQ . Lost 13xx miles that expire with first tranche

https://www.miles-and-more.com/online/portal/mam/de/nonav/no_taxonomy_simple?nodeid=2552761&size=2&l=en&cid=18002

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Benefit from no mileage expiration with Miles & More Credit Cards

    Your award miles will not expire after 36 months, but will remain valid for an unlimited time if you meet the following conditions:
        You have been a Miles & More Credit Card holder for at least 3 months, and
        Each month you need to make a minimum of one purchase (that is not returned or refunded) which is eligible for miles with your Miles & More Credit Card.
        This is only valid for the Miles & More account on which the award miles for the Miles & More Credit Card are credited.
    If you meet these conditions, none of your award miles will expire - it doesn't matter if you earned/will earn them with flights, purchases or specials offered by other Miles & More partners
    Expired miles cannot be reactivated by using the Miles & More Credit Card.
    If one of the above conditions is not met, the mileage expiration is reactivated. The reversion will be announced in your Miles & More account statement and will become effective as of the following quarter. Award miles that were exempted from expiration and/or would have normally expired during this time will remain valid until then.
    Mileage expiration will be suspended under the above mentioned conditions for the following Miles & More Credit Cards:

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2096 on: January 16, 2017, 04:39:29 PM »
So I earned the 50k bonus 2x on the same FFN. First time was probably close to 3 years ago (side note- online activity isn't going back far enough), and next time was probably couple years ago. Anyway, I used around 67k of the points for a redemption, but I still have 47k left in my account. I currently have the MM Barclay card. As a side note, I got them to waive half the AF via twitter.

So if I were to close my account:

are the miles that were used automatically taken by the "older" date, so therefore the expir date of the 47k would be the newer date? Or how does this work?

If I downgrade to no AF version I can still earn MM , meaning I can extend the expiry date right? Has anyone done this lately? The one rep I asked to told me he couldn't but I DROPR...

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2097 on: January 16, 2017, 05:17:36 PM »
So I earned the 50k bonus 2x on the same FFN. First time was probably close to 3 years ago (side note- online activity isn't going back far enough), and next time was probably couple years ago. Anyway, I used around 67k of the points for a redemption, but I still have 47k left in my account. I currently have the MM Barclay card. As a side note, I got them to waive half the AF via twitter.

So if I were to close my account:

are the miles that were used automatically taken by the "older" date, so therefore the expir date of the 47k would be the newer date? Or how does this work?

If I downgrade to no AF version I can still earn MM , meaning I can extend the expiry date right? Has anyone done this lately? The one rep I asked to told me he couldn't but I DROPR...

TIA

According to the rep the first card (55K ) miles expire first and are used chronologically for awards

I still have 150K plus from my second and at least third card . NOT sure it's not my fourth card.

RE the TCs  @Boruch referenced :

  " This is only valid for the Miles & More account on which the award miles for the Miles & More Credit Card are credited. "
   
does card and miles credited have to match or is most recent card being three months old , and used monthly enough
To cover first tranche of points left ?   I. E.  if I get my 5 TH card will it protect the 155K I have left ?
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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2098 on: January 16, 2017, 05:51:06 PM »
According to the rep the first card (55K ) miles expire first and are used chronologically for awards

I still have 150K plus from my second and at least third card . NOT sure it's not my fourth card.

RE the TCs  @Boruch referenced :

  " This is only valid for the Miles & More account on which the award miles for the Miles & More Credit Card are credited. "
   
does card and miles credited have to match or is most recent card being three months old , and used monthly enough
To cover first tranche of points left ?   I. E.  if I get my 5 TH card will it protect the 155K I have left ?
The simple meaning is that having the card won't protect your points if they are in a different M&M account than the one the cards points are credited to. According to the language it shouldn't matter if the points are from before the card was opened.

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Re: Barclays Lufthansa Miles & More Card
« Reply #2099 on: January 17, 2017, 09:23:07 AM »
According to the rep the first card (55K ) miles expire first and are used chronologically for awards

I still have 150K plus from my second and at least third card . NOT sure it's not my fourth card.

RE the TCs  @Boruch referenced :

  " This is only valid for the Miles & More account on which the award miles for the Miles & More Credit Card are credited. "
   
does card and miles credited have to match or is most recent card being three months old , and used monthly enough
To cover first tranche of points left ?   I. E.  if I get my 5 TH card will it protect the 155K I have left ?
Thanks. Seems like I should be in the clear to close. Would a  LH rep  be able to confirm?


ETA: why do u need different FFN for Barclays? Thought you can just use the same number (at least I did twice?)
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