Originally Posted by
hexa1246
Have there been any more recent DPs regarding self-referring between Business cards? I have a Business Gold I need to cancel and currently considering going to the Business Platinum. I've heard mixed (but overall positive) results.
Originally Posted by
Pseudo Nim
Rather than doing that, get someone who already has a Business Platinum to refer you, and talk to the person so that you don't lose out. Then everyone wins.
Nim, I don't think that is hex's concern. Hex is worried about Amex kaibosh'ing the welcome bonus on a new Biz Platinum if he's still holding a Biz Gold concurrently (via self-referral). Or do you mean to suggest Hex to cancel the Biz Gold first, and then exchange referrals with a partner?
Hex, from what I've seen, majority of people getting the no-no signal from Amex is because they called and discussed (complained) with Amex about missing/delayed welcome bonus, though I believe there were also a couple of reports where a new applicant was advised by Amex of the no-go even without interaction.
In any event, refrain from contacting them if you can. Try using the method of not listing an existing MR card (eg, your Biz Gold MR), or blank existing card in the application, and see if this helps to generate a new MR account for the Biz Plat application. There's no guarantees it will work, nor that it will actually help throw off the the sniffer dogs, but won't hurt to try. You may not get auto-approval by not listing a card though, but just call Amex to correctly ID yourself, but then don't call back again after that, even if you spend the $5K and don't see the 75K welcome bonus right away (wait it out, up to 10 weeks).
Good luck.
JJJ