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American Express is offering a 150k bonus offer on its American Express Platinum card. Still has a $695 annual fee, but this is the highest I've seen.
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Created 04-11-2022
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You don't have to be poor to want to participate in this; if one were poor, the spend limit to be eligible for the welcome bonus would deter them from applying for this card.
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No you have to wait 7 years. Nothing stopping you getting the co branded versions from Charles schwab, Morgan Stanley etc though. Or the business version.
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They are fast, a few days
Sapphire Preferred. 80,000 points for $ 95 fee.
Cash value as statement credit $ 800.
Net gain $ 705.
Amex Platinum. 100,000 points for $ 695.
Cash value as statement credit. $ 500.
Net loss $ 195.
Makes you think, doesn't it.
To be fair, as an ongoing card, the Sapphire Preferred has very little value except for the bonus.
Most non travelers should be able to get at least 50% of the fee back each year, using Amex credits.
I just got an Amex Gold to Platinum upgrade offer, for 75,000 points, with a low spend requirement.
Debating. I'm halfway through my spend requirement on the Sapphire Preferred $ 800 bonus. But then, what good is the card?
Sapphire Preferred. 80,000 points for $ 95 fee.
Cash value as statement credit $ 800.
Net gain $ 705.
Amex Platinum. 100,000 points for $ 695.
Cash value as statement credit. $ 500.
Net loss $ 195.
Makes you think, doesn't it.
To be fair, as an ongoing card, the Sapphire Preferred has very little value except for the bonus.
Most non travelers should be able to get at least 50% of the fee back each year, using Amex credits.
I just got an Amex Gold to Platinum upgrade offer, for 75,000 points, with a low spend requirement.
Debating. I'm halfway through my spend requirement on the Sapphire Preferred $ 800 bonus. But then, what good is the card?
I keep my Amex Everyday card open (no annual fee) just to bank my MR pts for free -- I've opened and closed other MR pts cards in the past without losing any pts (Amex Green/Gold/Plat)
Do not cancel before 1yr or else Amex will claw back the sign up bonus -- I would wait for the annual fee to post next year then cancel it (they usually refund the fee in 1-2 days so it'll even out the charge)
They might also give a retention offer to keep it another year -- some people have gotten 30k-50k pts to keep it another yr
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