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Old Nov 15, 2016 | 3:46 pm
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Originally Posted by dinanm3atl
Copy. So 'inside 12 months' could be the reason? Rather just wait a little bit of time and upgrade as opposed to opening another account.
But keep in mind that you won't get any signup bonus miles or (I think) the $100 statement credit (for buying, for example, a $50 Delta e-gift card online!) if you upgrade, only if you open a new account. If the personal Delta Platinum card you're interested in, there's currently (through 2/1/2017) a 70k signup bonus for $3k spend in the first 3 months. The link is in the wikipost atop the following thread:
So that's even more bonus miles than the 50k targeted offer you responded to!

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