Author Topic: Yet another spend requirement thread - is $4,500 CC spend in 10 days possible? (Read 18632 times)

Daniel · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2011, 12:30:04 PM »

What's the issue with a refundable ticket?

AsherO · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2011, 12:33:43 PM »

Quote from: Daniel on July 25, 2011, 12:30:04 PM

What's the issue with a refundable ticket?

Actually, noone suggested it yet.

I was the one who mentioned it, and it's the most viable option for me IMHO.

compddd · « **Reply #22 on:** July 25, 2011, 12:34:51 PM »

Be ballsy and risk the FR with Paypal

Smokey Joe Robinson · « **Reply #23 on:** July 25, 2011, 01:16:22 PM »

Quote from: AsherO on July 25, 2011, 12:33:43 PM

Actually, noone suggested it yet.

I was the one who mentioned it, and it's the most viable option for me IMHO.

smurf mentioned it after you and yes i was referring to informing amex of your purchase so you dont get flagged.

asks · « **Reply #24 on:** July 25, 2011, 01:20:19 PM »

Quote from: AsherO on July 25, 2011, 12:22:43 PM

I opened the card two months ago, didn't spend much on it, and I just got approved for the match to the 30k offer which requires $4500 spend.

I would send an SM asking for more time to reach the additional spend limit

Dan · « **Reply #25 on:** July 25, 2011, 02:49:06 PM »

Quote from: AsherO on July 25, 2011, 12:19:39 PM

F/R risk. I might as well send funds to my friends via paypal, it'll be much less than 6% that way...

Purchasing from a store via Paypal Checkout is the same F/R risk as sending money peer to peer?
Doesn't sounds right to me.

Quote from: asks on July 25, 2011, 01:20:19 PM

I would send an SM asking for more time to reach the additional spend limit

+1

Ike · « **Reply #26 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:15:29 PM »

Jos A Bank buy online and return to store, refund on another credit card.....thinking of doing it myself to reach some spending limits..

i3ond · « **Reply #27 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:19:26 PM »

Ether buy something refundable so you can get your points and give yourself more time or ask one of your friends who owns a small business to charge your card and you will front the % and have him refund you on a diff card. This way it wont look weird and for tax reasons he doesn't have a income from the transaction.

daganster · « **Reply #28 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:29:16 PM »

My brother-in-law has a Chabad house. You could donate $4,500 + the transaction fee, and Ill try to get your money back

. How's that Ashero? If

Daniel · « **Reply #29 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:42:05 PM »

Quote from: daganster on July 25, 2011, 03:29:16 PM

My brother-in-law has a Chabad house. You could donate $4,500 + the transaction fee, and Ill try to get your money back . How's that Ashero? If

Although it's not really money-laundering (as you are not going to claim a donation on your taxes) this looks very shady to any auditor of either the orginization or indivdual.
I would never do this.

Ike · « **Reply #30 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:43:17 PM »

wow very shady, but each to there own.....

smurf · « **Reply #31 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:46:45 PM »

How did you get the match, phone or sm? What did they say they'll do, are they changing your promo or manually adding the points?
If its manually I'm pretty sure you can take some more time spending the money and sm for the points as soon as you hit 4500

Finckmyster · « **Reply #32 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:56:53 PM »

Quote from: Dan on July 25, 2011, 12:08:38 PM

Buy Target/Walmart gcs from PJ at 97% and sell back at 91% cash or 95.5% in Amazon money.
Of course a 6% loss still hurts...

Or try to find a combo with a smaller spread than 6% from them?

Dan I need to spend $1700 on my Chase Card in under a month to get the 50,000 Additional Sapphire Points

and the Walmart cards out out of stock what's the second best option in cards?

Thanks

Dan · « **Reply #33 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:58:46 PM »

Quote from: Finckmyster on July 25, 2011, 03:56:53 PM

Dan I need to spend $1700 on my Chase Card in under a month to get the 50,000 Additional Sapphire Points

and the Walmart cards out out of stock what's the second best option in cards?

Thanks

Target?

Finckmyster · « **Reply #34 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:08:27 PM »

Ok thanks

Do you think they will buy Amex Cards?

Dan · « **Reply #35 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:10:08 PM »

Quote from: Finckmyster on July 25, 2011, 04:08:27 PM

Ok thanks

Do you think they will buy Amex Cards?

No, but you can use AMEX cards to buy gift cards and sell them back at a 6% loss.

Ike · « **Reply #36 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:15:45 PM »

Jos A Bank???

Finckmyster · « **Reply #37 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:16:15 PM »

Quote from: Dan on July 25, 2011, 04:10:08 PM

No, but you can use AMEX cards to buy gift cards and sell them back at a 6% loss.

Dan,

Thanks for the answer, its much easier for me to just use my Chase Card to buy the Gift Cards and selling them back to Plastic Jungle for the 6% Loss

Thanks again

daganster · « **Reply #38 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:24:03 PM »

Quote from: Ike on July 25, 2011, 03:43:17 PM

wow very shady, but each to there own.....

Sorry for the offer/suggestion I didn't realize that there is something morally wrong with that. And I wasn't implying to money laundering.... just trying to help...

aryeh1 · « **Reply #39 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:42:05 PM »

what about this- amex has a new prepaid card...
http://email.americanexpress.com/a/hBOLGu9AQB6AAB8cFusAKd24jGT/axp19