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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 2:31 am
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The card alone looks cheesy and could be very well mistaken for one of the PrePaid Visa Credit Score 390 cards that land in your spam folder every day
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 7:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Avalon28

Since you already have an AMEX Plat, you could just get the "Black Card Kit" that includes a black colored sticker to turn your Platinum Card black.
Wow, it is so sad that such a thing actually exists. I didn't believe it at first but Googled it and sure enough it was there.
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 1:59 am
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Originally Posted by mcgahat
Wow, it is so sad that such a thing actually exists. I didn't believe it at first but Googled it and sure enough it was there.
Yikes I found it as well...

Now I wonder what that is supposed to bring someone. Especially covering a Visa Card with it when the printout suddenly says VISA instead of AMEX I'm sure the associate will be not amused.

What a joke
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 10:45 pm
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Are they advertising this card on Howard Stern yet?
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 3:39 pm
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The card is mostly marketed today in print, seemingly mostly the NYT, WSJ and Magazines such as Snow magazine. The site below has more detail on the card, and includes a comparison to the Centurion card, although the card is more akin to the AMEX Platinum card.

http://www.the-blackcard.com
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 12:18 am
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Visa Black card or Ameriprise World Elite Mastercard
Which one of these cards should I keep. THe Visa has a 495 annual fee. It gives out the priority pass and a couple of 50-60 gifts per year and the master card has a 150 annual fee and also gives the priority pass. The visa gives 1% cash back and free travelers insurance. The mastercard gives a complimentry companion ticket on international flights as long as i book business class at full price. Neither one is that good, but I decided to keep one of them.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 4:56 am
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Um, drop the one with the outrageous fee.
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 6:48 pm
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I was e-mailed an invitation to apply for the Visa Black card. I haven't seen any discussion about that card in this forum.

Whats the consensus--is it worth the $495 fee?

Personally I don't value VIP acces or priority boarding very highly, and it looks like those are the primary benefits. Are there miles/points bonuses that I'm missing?
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 7:58 pm
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Originally Posted by actuarysoup
I was e-mailed an invitation to apply for the Visa Black card. I haven't seen any discussion about that card in this forum.

Whats the consensus--is it worth the $495 fee?

Personally I don't value VIP acces or priority boarding very highly, and it looks like those are the primary benefits. Are there miles/points bonuses that I'm missing?

There are lots of info on the web. Simple terms.. NOT WORTH IT AT ALL. Also, the card is not that exclusive.. I got an invite too.
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by actuarysoup
I was e-mailed an invitation to apply for the Visa Black card. I haven't seen any discussion about that card in this forum.

Whats the consensus--is it worth the $495 fee?

Personally I don't value VIP acces or priority boarding very highly, and it looks like those are the primary benefits. Are there miles/points bonuses that I'm missing?
I remember receiving this offer from BC a few years back, and aside of Airport Lounge pass I was completely unimpressed with its benefits. If they offered you a sign-up bonus or anything it may be entirely different matter. Back then all that "exclusive" and "limited" mumbo-jumbo stroke me as a plain marketing trick.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 5:22 am
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It's issued by Barclays to compete with the Amex Centurion Card.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 6:20 am
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you're paying for the look... don't bother. better off with an amex platinum if anything.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 11:55 am
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Not worth it.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 12:03 pm
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Definitely not. It's a step below Amex Plat.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 11:03 pm
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IMHO, Chase Sapphire Preferred (comes with 50K bonus ) is far superior. No annual fee for first year on the Chase card.

Plus, the card is very cool looking ...
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