Originally Posted by whoknew89

I was one of the fortunate that had his AA Plat MC converted to a MC elite. My annual fee is coming due in November so I took the opportunity to call and talk about retention offers. Basically I was told that if I didn't close the card today they'd offer me 3,000k aa miles after spending $500. I took the deal because it seemed like it was a quick 3k miles without preventing me from calling in for another retention come November.

I want to apply for another card but I don't want to pay the annual fee for the first card. I'm thinking about applying for a new AA Platinum card, then closing the first card and I'm wondering if the new card gets upgraded to a MC elite will it reset the 18 month waiting period even if I closed the first card?

TDLR could I get the bonus sooner than 18 months if:

#1 AA Platinum Card - Applied November 2014 - 50K bonus
18 months started
Converted to MC Elite in month 2.
18 months canceled
#2 AA Platinum Card - Apply October 2015 - 50K bonus
18 months started
Cancel card #1
18 months started
Assuming it would be converted to elite MC.
18 months canceled????

If you have any other suggestions let me know, I'm looking. Thank you!