Citi AA Platinum, Gold and Business cards (2015)
Nov 7, 2015, 4:32 pm
#3121
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,750
The question everyone wants to know is, whether close card no.1 would affect the bonus on the Plat card which is 50K versus the Gold 30K.
Why would anyone get the Gold when the Plat offers 20K more?
(unless it was by mistake, like a friend did it 2 months ago when she used the Citi site public offer versus the multiple links here.)
Nov 8, 2015, 11:33 am
#3122
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: BAEC Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 406
Has anyone gotten a targeted 60k/3k spend offer in the mail lately? I've read a few reports of such recently.
Nov 8, 2015, 11:34 am
#3123
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: RDU
Posts: 812
Others might do it if they have a Plat that hasn't converted to WE.
Nov 8, 2015, 2:20 pm
#3125
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,750
You mean like I just did, for example? In my case it was because the $750 required spend (vs. 3k for the Plat) fit better with the latest round of cc apps for my wife and myself. Will do the Plat again down the road when I can better handle the 3k spend without worrying about manufactured spend.
Others might do it if they have a Plat that hasn't converted to WE.
Others might do it if they have a Plat that hasn't converted to WE.
Understand your concern on the MS part.
Nov 8, 2015, 3:58 pm
#3126
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: LAX
Posts: 650
Just got this also. There is no language on it referring to the 18-month rule. I cancelled this card about a year ago. So, is it safe to apply and still get the bonus?
Nov 8, 2015, 4:06 pm
#3127
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 488
I would say so. If you go one the AA web site, a 50k offer pops up, and I didn't see anything on that one either regarding the 18-month rule.
Nov 8, 2015, 5:36 pm
#3128
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 503
I called to close a couple of old Platinum Mastercard accounts after being approved for a new Platinum Mastercard. I hadn't opened or closed any of those accounts for way more than 18 months.
When I told the CR that I wanted to close those old accounts, she said "Are you getting a signup bonus for the new card, like bonus miles?" I said yes, the 50k offer. Then she said "You should be aware that you may not get that bonus if you have opened or closed the same type of account in the past 18 months." I said I knew that but thought that once the new account was opened, that would no longer be a problem. She said that she wasn't sure exactly how/when they determined that 18 month rule, so that closing the accounts before getting the bonus might invalidate it. So I said "Ok, let's not close the old ones yet", even though I'd like to close them to get rid of the upcoming fees and restart the 18 month clock.
Has anyone else run into this issue, and if so, how did it work out in the end?
When I told the CR that I wanted to close those old accounts, she said "Are you getting a signup bonus for the new card, like bonus miles?" I said yes, the 50k offer. Then she said "You should be aware that you may not get that bonus if you have opened or closed the same type of account in the past 18 months." I said I knew that but thought that once the new account was opened, that would no longer be a problem. She said that she wasn't sure exactly how/when they determined that 18 month rule, so that closing the accounts before getting the bonus might invalidate it. So I said "Ok, let's not close the old ones yet", even though I'd like to close them to get rid of the upcoming fees and restart the 18 month clock.
Has anyone else run into this issue, and if so, how did it work out in the end?
Nov 8, 2015, 5:46 pm
#3129
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: LAX
Posts: 650
*50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles can be earned by new Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® MasterCard® cardmembers approved through this offer. Earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles after making $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles are not available if you have had a Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Card opened or closed in the past 18 months.
Nov 8, 2015, 6:00 pm
#3130
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 141
I called to close a couple of old Platinum Mastercard accounts after being approved for a new Platinum Mastercard. I hadn't opened or closed any of those accounts for way more than 18 months.
When I told the CR that I wanted to close those old accounts, she said "Are you getting a signup bonus for the new card, like bonus miles?" I said yes, the 50k offer. Then she said "You should be aware that you may not get that bonus if you have opened or closed the same type of account in the past 18 months." I said I knew that but thought that once the new account was opened, that would no longer be a problem. She said that she wasn't sure exactly how/when they determined that 18 month rule, so that closing the accounts before getting the bonus might invalidate it. So I said "Ok, let's not close the old ones yet", even though I'd like to close them to get rid of the upcoming fees and restart the 18 month clock.
Has anyone else run into this issue, and if so, how did it work out in the end?
When I told the CR that I wanted to close those old accounts, she said "Are you getting a signup bonus for the new card, like bonus miles?" I said yes, the 50k offer. Then she said "You should be aware that you may not get that bonus if you have opened or closed the same type of account in the past 18 months." I said I knew that but thought that once the new account was opened, that would no longer be a problem. She said that she wasn't sure exactly how/when they determined that 18 month rule, so that closing the accounts before getting the bonus might invalidate it. So I said "Ok, let's not close the old ones yet", even though I'd like to close them to get rid of the upcoming fees and restart the 18 month clock.
Has anyone else run into this issue, and if so, how did it work out in the end?
Nov 8, 2015, 10:20 pm
#3132
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
I was giving an example of getting the bonus on #3 (Gold) after #1 (Gold) was closed. i know i am talking about AA Gold and the original OP was talking about platinum, but i believe it has the same rules when it comes to W & WE loophole.
Why not get both Gold and platinum.
Last edited by ninim2200; Nov 8, 2015 at 10:29 pm
Nov 9, 2015, 2:13 am
#3133
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 40
Does downgrading a card reset the 18 month clock?
Nov 9, 2015, 6:13 am
#3134
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
I called to close a couple of old Platinum Mastercard accounts after being approved for a new Platinum Mastercard. I hadn't opened or closed any of those accounts for way more than 18 months.
When I told the CR that I wanted to close those old accounts, she said "Are you getting a signup bonus for the new card, like bonus miles?" I said yes, the 50k offer. Then she said "You should be aware that you may not get that bonus if you have opened or closed the same type of account in the past 18 months." I said I knew that but thought that once the new account was opened, that would no longer be a problem. She said that she wasn't sure exactly how/when they determined that 18 month rule, so that closing the accounts before getting the bonus might invalidate it. So I said "Ok, let's not close the old ones yet", even though I'd like to close them to get rid of the upcoming fees and restart the 18 month clock.
Has anyone else run into this issue, and if so, how did it work out in the end?
When I told the CR that I wanted to close those old accounts, she said "Are you getting a signup bonus for the new card, like bonus miles?" I said yes, the 50k offer. Then she said "You should be aware that you may not get that bonus if you have opened or closed the same type of account in the past 18 months." I said I knew that but thought that once the new account was opened, that would no longer be a problem. She said that she wasn't sure exactly how/when they determined that 18 month rule, so that closing the accounts before getting the bonus might invalidate it. So I said "Ok, let's not close the old ones yet", even though I'd like to close them to get rid of the upcoming fees and restart the 18 month clock.
Has anyone else run into this issue, and if so, how did it work out in the end?
) The approval letter & online bonus tracker both confirm the 50K bonus, which I expect to receive this week.
Nov 9, 2015, 7:37 am
#3135
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: ihg priority club, hhonors, united,aa
Posts: 41
I just got the mailer Friday. Unfortunately, I had applied 10/23 (finally got approved on 11/05 after sending in verification). Any chance they will honor the higher bonus on the card if I ask when I call in to activate it?