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Try calling amex, many people have been offered 50k for $10k spend when upgrading

50k https://www262.americanexpress.com/business-card-application/upgrade/pa/business-platinum-charge-card/login/44926-9-1-WOC0000416
25K bonus sign up link
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Alternative 30K bonus sign up link DEAD
(Go Incognito if the link does not work for you.) Sometimes you have to go thru the entering cc info route, bec. the user id route doesn't work sometimes.

New link - https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openplatinum/benefit.do?benefitTemplate=template_a&benefitId=open.platinumupdates

Q: It's been a few days since I applied and the changes haven't taken effect yet , should I worry?
A: No. That's perfectly normal.


Q: I'm in my first year of my gold card, will I be charged the AF when I downgrade back?
A:
Yes you will


The cheshbon is that you upgrade, get the points, buy the AA GC's do the Platinum Guy's Great Mehalech, then downgrade back or close and get the Annual Fee of the Plat reimbursed. If cancelled within 60 days you get it all back; if more than 60 days it is prorated.

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1880 on: February 26, 2014, 03:09:25 PM »
If I upgraded from Gold to Plat last Nov and got reimbursed $200 gc last (2013) Dec and this (2014) Jan, can I get another $200 gc for a new Plat card this (2014) Nov or Dec?

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1881 on: February 26, 2014, 03:18:18 PM »
If I upgraded from Gold to Plat last Nov and got reimbursed $200 gc last (2013) Dec and this (2014) Jan, can I get another $200 gc for a new Plat card this (2014) Nov or Dec?
If you do not have the card for 12 months, you can i believe.
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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1882 on: February 26, 2014, 03:43:51 PM »
If you do not have the card for 12 months, you can i believe.

Thanks!

In this case I guess I cannot get another $200 gc as the card was closed Feb 2014. So I can open a Gold sometime Nov or Dec this year and upgrade to Plat early next year.

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1883 on: February 26, 2014, 03:51:25 PM »
Thanks!

In this case I guess I cannot get another $200 gc as the card was closed Feb 2014. So I can open a Gold sometime Nov or Dec this year and upgrade to Plat early next year.
I don't think you will get the points for the card. Though i guess if you get approved for the card (even plat before end of year), you should be able to get the $200 airline credit.
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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1884 on: February 26, 2014, 04:16:37 PM »
I don't think you will get the points for the card. Though i guess if you get approved for the card (even plat before end of year), you should be able to get the $200 airline credit.

Thanks! will do more research on that..

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1885 on: March 03, 2014, 01:36:27 PM »
My brother just got an upgrade from biz gold to plat without even requesting it, and got 30k MR as well. (Just came randomly in the mail)
Anyone ever had this?
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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1886 on: March 04, 2014, 10:05:55 AM »
I just downgraded to green a month ago and I just got an offer in email to upgrade back to platinum for a 30k bonus points on 10k spending in 5 months.
I already received this offer when I upgraded the first time, would I be able to do it again or since I already took this offer they would not honor the points ?

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1887 on: March 04, 2014, 05:38:52 PM »
Does anyone know how long after the upgrade they typically charge you the annual fee?

thx

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1888 on: March 04, 2014, 06:51:21 PM »
Does anyone know how long after the upgrade they typically charge you the annual fee?

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Immediately with your first statement
If you upgrade before the end of your year with Gold they will prorate it

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1889 on: March 04, 2014, 07:33:31 PM »
Does anyone know if they will charge annual fee if amax upgraded to plat without requesting?
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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1890 on: March 04, 2014, 09:52:50 PM »
Does anyone know if they will charge annual fee if amax upgraded to plat without requesting?
I'm sure if you didn't request it, you can fight the charge.
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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1891 on: March 10, 2014, 05:39:20 PM »
Does anyone know what the bonus id was for the 50k offer for business gold.

I followed a link (IIRC) and for some reason amex says they have no record of any promo attached to the card.

Frustrating....

They said they can make an inquiry if I give them the bonus id.

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1892 on: March 23, 2014, 10:38:51 PM »
I also applied and had the exact same issue.  Anyone have any information or idea what I can do to get the points?  Amex is claiming that there was no promotion at all but I did apply through a link on dansdeals.

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1893 on: March 23, 2014, 10:44:28 PM »
I also applied and had the exact same issue.  Anyone have any information or idea what I can do to get the points?  Amex is claiming that there was no promotion at all but I did apply through a link on dansdeals.
How long ago did you apply?
There hasn't been public link with a bonus in quite awhile 

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1894 on: March 24, 2014, 10:44:32 AM »
Not sure if this is the best place to post this. There was a 50k offer for amex gold rewards in Nov. When I clicked on link, I got message that I was ineligible for that bonus since I already was an amex cardholder but I could get the then current offer of 25k. I never got the bonus I called and was told there was no record of such a bonus offer. When I complained they said I could write corporate. Well I just got the same response from them. Does anyone have a screenshot of a 25k offer from Nov. or have any advice what I should do?

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1895 on: March 24, 2014, 07:00:37 PM »
Sounds like you might be out of luck. Do you have any marketing materials saved at all?

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1896 on: March 25, 2014, 11:41:46 AM »
After upgrading to Platinum and back down to Green
I now received and offer from Amex to upgrade to GOLD for 15k bonus miles for spending 5k in 3 months.
Since I previously had Gold, Platinum, and now Green, am I eligible for this since they targeted me ?

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1897 on: March 26, 2014, 02:16:20 AM »
After upgrading to Platinum and back down to Green
I now received and offer from Amex to upgrade to GOLD for 15k bonus miles for spending 5k in 3 months.
Since I previously had Gold, Platinum, and now Green, am I eligible for this since they targeted me ?
Should be, just got the plat upgrade a second time.


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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1898 on: March 26, 2014, 09:47:45 AM »
Should be, just got the plat upgrade a second time.
I only downgraded to Green about a month ago
When you upgraded a second time, how long after you downgraded was it ?

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Re: Upgrade From AMEX Business Gold To Business Platinum And Get 25K MR!
« Reply #1899 on: March 26, 2014, 08:02:54 PM »
I only downgraded to Green about a month ago
When you upgraded a second time, how long after you downgraded was it ?
A week or two later