Just a little note if it is any help.
Called today to change my Chase Freedom into a WMC. The CSR said that, although unsure of why, it was not allowed to be changed from a Visa Platinum to WMC at this time. I have had the card for over six months.
He looked into other options and offered to convert my CSP to a WMC. I asked if there would be any hard inquiries done with this (promised no), and I went through with converting.
I believe that I will now wait about six months and apply for the CSP Visa Signature to get the duplicate sign-up bonus and downgrade my new CSP WMC to a regular MC.
My question is, do you think I will be able to receive the sign-up bonus again if I originally applied for a CSP Visa Signature before I converted it?