Originally Posted by
Schutzee
I always keep at least one real AMEX card active. When I open new AMEX cards they always show "Member since 1987" which is my original date. My credit report shows likewise. A real plus for churning. No other bank does this in my experience.
So if you have a current Amex account open and want to switch to a different card, what's the correct way to handle it. I'm guessing 1. Open new card 2. Close old card. But how to make the new card have the original account date from the old card?