Originally Posted by
xolinlevh
Exactly, i could have the card with a $1 limit (for times it needs to be swiped to confirm benefits or booking, needing acct # for calling CS, etc) though could prob get by without ever getting the actual card. To me the plat status on Delta is easily worth the $1500. Given how wildly my travel varies (gone from Delta silver, to gold, to silver, to plat....) I'd gladly put down $1,500 to hold platinum indefinitely.
There are ways around the primary imposed limit, so giving out a card to a stranger is still a mistake.
If you think someone would do it for $1500 (0 benefit) for a stranger, that's where I lose you. Maybe for the $2500+$1500=$4000 per year.
I'd add a supplemental card to my Centurion for an immediate family member or very close friend (and they'd pay the supplemental fee), but anything beyond that, at a minimum I'd want them to pick up my fee and theirs.