Time between cards to get new MR account (USA)?
Mar 12, 2018, 4:54 pm
#1
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Time between cards to get new MR account (USA)?
In early Jan (~65 days ago), I had closed out my Amex Platinum personal card which was the only Membership Rewards (MR) earning card, with a tiny MR balance (< 500 points). Once the card closed, I completely lost access to those points as expected.
If I open a new membership rewards earning card today (e.g. Mercedez Platinum), do we have any data points if this will be tied to that old MR account or a brand new one? Due to some MS-activity on my old account I would prefer a new membership rewards account to prevent unexpected clawbacks should a manual review ever occur.
I wanted to know if we have some definite time till a new MR account is issued.
If I open a new membership rewards earning card today (e.g. Mercedez Platinum), do we have any data points if this will be tied to that old MR account or a brand new one? Due to some MS-activity on my old account I would prefer a new membership rewards account to prevent unexpected clawbacks should a manual review ever occur.
I wanted to know if we have some definite time till a new MR account is issued.
Mar 12, 2018, 9:02 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2017
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In early Jan (~65 days ago), I had closed out my Amex Platinum personal card which was the only Membership Rewards (MR) earning card, with a tiny MR balance (< 500 points). Once the card closed, I completely lost access to those points as expected.
If I open a new membership rewards earning card today (e.g. Mercedez Platinum), do we have any data points if this will be tied to that old MR account or a brand new one? Due to some MS-activity on my old account I would prefer a new membership rewards account to prevent unexpected clawbacks should a manual review ever occur.
I wanted to know if we have some definite time till a new MR account is issued.
If I open a new membership rewards earning card today (e.g. Mercedez Platinum), do we have any data points if this will be tied to that old MR account or a brand new one? Due to some MS-activity on my old account I would prefer a new membership rewards account to prevent unexpected clawbacks should a manual review ever occur.
I wanted to know if we have some definite time till a new MR account is issued.
Mar 13, 2018, 7:42 am
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I think you had the option to register it to a new online account, which does not create a new Membership Rewards account if the system has already found a match. It is possible to ask customer service to segregate rewards accounts, but that is not the default mode for USA-issued cards.
Mar 13, 2018, 3:14 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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I think you had the option to register it to a new online account, which does not create a new Membership Rewards account if the system has already found a match. It is possible to ask customer service to segregate rewards accounts, but that is not the default mode for USA-issued cards.
Might not be the same for everyone.