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The Business Platinum CardŽ (OUTDATED INFO)
Welcome Offer1
As a special offer you can get Earn 50,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $5,000 and an extra 50,000 points after you spend an additional $10,000 on eligible purchases with the Business Platinum CardŽ from American Express within the first 3 months of Card Membership. Your application must be approved by January 25, 2017 to be eligible for this offer.

A Premium Business Card2
There are more than 40 Business Platinum CardŽ benefits, including world-class platinum service, travel benefits, rewards that can help reduce expenses and access to one-of-a-kind events.

Best Retention Offers
-Consumer Card: 50k No Spend Required, Called 7 Days before Due Date of Annual Fee
-Business Card:   

To sign up:

Consumer: http://www.dansdeals.com/go/Platinum5/
Business: http://www.dansdeals.com/go/BusinessPlat5/

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Re: Amex Platinum Card
« Reply #1340 on: January 07, 2013, 11:37:04 PM »
So what is the general concensus?:

Trying for both the 100k-Platinum + 50K-Gold:

Good idea or Bad idea

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Re: Amex Platinum Card
« Reply #1341 on: January 07, 2013, 11:45:52 PM »
So what is the general concensus?:

Trying for both the 100k-Platinum + 50K-Gold:

Good idea or Bad idea

It seems it's a bad idea according to Dan, he responded to someone on the main page comments.

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« Reply #1342 on: January 07, 2013, 11:46:45 PM »
Does that mean someone who already applied for both should do his spending on the platinum 1st?

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Re: Amex Platinum Card
« Reply #1343 on: January 07, 2013, 11:49:01 PM »
Am I the only one who AMEX basically told - "we are watching you. we notice you sign up for bonuses and then cancel. we will not give you more bonuses."?

Who told you? And through what venue?
learning about churning

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« Reply #1344 on: January 07, 2013, 11:51:10 PM »
so it seems that the consensus is that if you applied within 12 months you will not get the 100k even if you are "eligible" anyone disagree?

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« Reply #1345 on: January 07, 2013, 11:52:28 PM »
Yep.
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« Reply #1346 on: January 07, 2013, 11:55:07 PM »
Yep.
Is there a way to maximize the chances?

Say register the card on a new online account or........?

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« Reply #1347 on: January 07, 2013, 11:57:18 PM »
Is there a way to maximize the chances?

Say register the card on a new online account or........?
Yep.
is it automatically fine?

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Re: Amex Platinum Card
« Reply #1348 on: January 07, 2013, 11:58:52 PM »
is it twelve months from applying or closing?
is the Jury still out?
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Re: Amex Platinum Card
« Reply #1349 on: January 08, 2013, 12:02:06 AM »
Who told you? And through what venue?

On the phone. When I tried my first ever Amex churn. (Was a MB plat for 2nd time - I contacted them to ask how come my points weren't showing up).

p.s. I might be a special case somewhat as my account earned a few hundred thousand amex points for referrals back in the day when that was around. I also tried one of each amex card and closed most of them.

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« Reply #1350 on: January 08, 2013, 12:04:34 AM »
Now that I got approved for the platinum card with the 100k bonus is it safe to connect it to my other amex online accounts, or should I create a new online acct?

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« Reply #1351 on: January 08, 2013, 12:06:34 AM »
Now that I got approved for the platinum card with the 100k bonus is it safe to connect it to my other amex online accounts, or should I create a new online acct?
what was the last amex card that you applied for before this?

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« Reply #1352 on: January 08, 2013, 12:10:45 AM »
what was the last amex card that you applied for before this?

Delta Gold, why do you ask???

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« Reply #1353 on: January 08, 2013, 12:11:32 AM »
Shouldn't  the question be

which cards did u apply for in the last 12 months?

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« Reply #1354 on: January 08, 2013, 12:16:55 AM »
Shouldn't  the question be

which cards did u apply for in the last 12 months?

The answer to that question is the Delta Gold (last 3 months) and the Starwood Consumer Card (less then a year ago but more then 3 months)

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« Reply #1355 on: January 08, 2013, 12:17:56 AM »
Thanks! Applied for Plat and PRG.

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« Reply #1356 on: January 08, 2013, 12:20:05 AM »
cmiiw but afaik you can get the bonus since you had not applied for any amex charge cards within 12 months
Thanks! Applied for Plat and PRG.
dont think you will get both bonuses, unless ajk disagrees....

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Re: Amex Platinum Card
« Reply #1357 on: January 08, 2013, 12:21:14 AM »
Thanks! Applied for Plat and PRG.

You might not get both bonuses, Dan, on the main page in the comments, said that you most probably wont but it's YMMV.

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« Reply #1358 on: January 08, 2013, 12:46:37 AM »
Am I the only one who AMEX basically told - "we are watching you. we notice you sign up for bonuses and then cancel. we will not give you more bonuses."?

YES

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Re: Amex Platinum Card
« Reply #1359 on: January 08, 2013, 12:59:02 AM »
what are most people doing ? plat+gold or just plat