Originally Posted by Concerto

I absolutely agree, you've got to watch out for this because it is not so obvious. I am sure there are a number of us who would be prepared to help out with a stock cancellation letter, I certainly have a couple of models that could be used.

In my case, I upgraded to a Bahncard 25 First (which permits reductions in both first and second class). But because I was not using it enough (I tend to use second for all but the longest trips) I decided to downgrade. It is not easy to downgrade. What you have to do is cancel the Bahncard 25 First, according to the deadline, and buy a new ordinary Bahncard 25 (second). That way your points do not expire and everything continues as planned. But I kind of messed up and ended up with both a Bahncard 25 First and a normal Bahncard 25.

Now, this is a totally possible scenario, and there are a number of old hands here who have both cards and use them for different purposes. There is nothing against having two cards if you need them.