Originally Posted by sdsearch

...on the spot they were able to consolidate my 5 cards into the 2 that I am actively using, with no complaints, and keeping my entire available balance (it is now super huge on one of these remaining cards ), and having each of my remaining 2 cards get one of those long histories.

So it may help to proactive and choose how to deal with inactive cards, rather than let the bank choose for you.