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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7260 on: December 31, 2016, 10:58:46 PM »
I didn't realize this was the case. It didn't seem this way on my spg. Does this work for hitting spend thresholds? If it goes toward the amount due like it's doing for me now it looks like a payment not a return ( a return wouldn't affect the amount I owe for the period).
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7261 on: December 31, 2016, 11:06:27 PM »
You're not making sense, rephrase your question.
It seems that a refund is showing up as a payment received on my platinum accounts. If this is the case then couldn't I theoretically buy and then return a ticket or item and have the spend count toward a threshold.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7262 on: December 31, 2016, 11:08:38 PM »
It seems that a refund is showing up as a payment received on my platinum accounts. If this is the case then couldn't I theoretically buy and then return a ticket or item and have the spend count toward a threshold.
You could do that anyways but amex still knows that it's a return and not a payment. They can and very likely will, claw back your bonus for that.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7263 on: December 31, 2016, 11:11:51 PM »
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My bill due was 418.85 and is now 289.65. The only activity was an 11.20 return from southwest and $59*2 from Delta that shows as a return (the pg-gm received was less than $90). Total is 129.20 which is the difference.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7264 on: December 31, 2016, 11:12:32 PM »
You could do that anyways but amex still knows that it's a return and not a payment. They can and very likely will, claw back your bonus for that.
Which is what I would figure. But at the very least it could be a way to float a balance interest free.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7265 on: December 31, 2016, 11:14:58 PM »
Which is what I would figure. But at the very least it could be a way to float a balance interest free.
Yes that would work.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7266 on: December 31, 2016, 11:20:54 PM »
Yes that would work.
Yeah, I just don't recall seeing this brought up before.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7267 on: December 31, 2016, 11:36:28 PM »
Yeah, I just don't recall seeing this brought up before.
i would think the banks care a lot more if you do that than churning cards. likely would lead to a shutdown

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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7268 on: December 31, 2016, 11:47:20 PM »
i would think the banks care a lot more if you do that than churning cards. likely would lead to a shutdown
Not for a month or two.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7269 on: January 01, 2017, 12:14:27 AM »
Not for a month or two.
agreed but for long term its not very advisable

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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7270 on: January 01, 2017, 12:15:54 AM »
Can i still get 2016 airline credit in the East Coast?

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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7271 on: January 01, 2017, 12:16:29 AM »
Can i still get airline credit in the East Coast?
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7272 on: January 01, 2017, 12:24:23 AM »
Can i still get 2016 airline credit in the East Coast?
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7273 on: January 01, 2017, 12:34:01 AM »
it goes by MST

Just booked a ticket pending shows 12/31.. how does amex know if the charge of airline was a seat upgrade?

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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7274 on: January 01, 2017, 12:35:12 AM »
Just booked a ticket pending shows 12/31.. how does amex know if the charge of airline was a seat upgrade?
It goes by how the transaction is coded
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7275 on: January 01, 2017, 05:59:44 AM »
Can i still get 2016 airline credit in the East Coast?
If you didn't try the answer is no.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7276 on: January 01, 2017, 07:46:02 AM »
If you didn't try the answer is no.

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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7277 on: January 01, 2017, 08:38:35 AM »
Is the personal amex churnable?

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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7278 on: January 01, 2017, 08:59:01 AM »
Is the personal amex churnable?
The bonus is once in a lifetime. Rumor has it that amex's lifetime memory is 7 years.
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Re: Amex Platinum Master Thread
« Reply #7279 on: January 01, 2017, 09:01:36 AM »
The bonus is once in a lifetime. Rumor has it that amex's lifetime memory is 7 years.
Thanks