03/20 - purchased $498.60 ticket + ($50 + $250 giftcard via paypal (instant activation)), grand total $198.60 charged to AMEX Platinum. I was thinking to just do the $250 GC ($248.60 total) but it was cutting it close and didn't want to risk
03/22 - "additional collection" visible on transaction page
03/24 - remaining credit posted to account ($122 remaining of the $200...had used up some credits on delta lounge earlier in the year)