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Re: What happens to AMEX pending points if card cancelled?
« Reply #40 on: January 05, 2016, 01:50:48 PM »
so y dont  u post the answer to his question ?

I don't have experience with pending bonus points, but with pending spend points, you do not loose them when canceling a card.

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Re: What happens to AMEX pending points if card cancelled?
« Reply #41 on: January 07, 2016, 09:48:25 AM »
Similar but slightly different question than OP.
I just hit the spend for Plat biz, but the 60 days from AF is in 4 days. The bonus pts will post as soon as they're given. But Amex is taking their time these days.
Can I downgrade to gold and still get the bonus?
TIA

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Re: What happens to AMEX pending points if card cancelled?
« Reply #42 on: January 07, 2016, 11:00:33 AM »
I've been successful getting AMEX to expedite the pending 100K+ pending bonus points. But I think mine were pending longer than yours has been. I did it via chat.

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Re: What happens to AMEX pending points if card cancelled?
« Reply #43 on: January 07, 2016, 11:25:43 AM »
I've been successful getting AMEX to expedite the pending 100K+ pending bonus points. But I think mine were pending longer than yours has been. I did it via chat.

How do you get a Membership Rewards representative via chat? I've been told that only Membership Rewards representatives (not general card services reps) can expedite points. If I can get the points expedited, I will just cancel the card as soon as they do it and get a full refund of the AF. I've already paid the AF so as to increase my chances of getting them to expedite making the pending points available.

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Re: What happens to AMEX pending points if card cancelled?
« Reply #44 on: January 07, 2016, 12:36:02 PM »

How do you get a Membership Rewards representative via chat? I've been told that only Membership Rewards representatives (not general card services reps) can expedite points. If I can get the points expedited, I will just cancel the card as soon as they do it and get a full refund of the AF. I've already paid the AF so as to increase my chances of getting them to expedite making the pending points available.

I just did online chat with regular agent. I don't remember if he contacted a MR agent.

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Re: What happens to AMEX pending points if card cancelled?
« Reply #45 on: January 07, 2016, 09:51:30 PM »
How do you get a Membership Rewards representative via chat? I've been told that only Membership Rewards representatives (not general card services reps) can expedite points. If I can get the points expedited, I will just cancel the card as soon as they do it and get a full refund of the AF. I've already paid the AF so as to increase my chances of getting them to expedite making the pending points available.
You chat from the MR site.