MQD waiver and canceling card (Consolidated)
Feb 5, 2022, 8:46 pm
#46
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There are some older threads discussing the same question, but nothing terribly recent that I saw offhand. Consensus seems to be that you keep the waiver once you've achieved it even if you subsequently cancel.
2018: Cancelling DL PLT AMEX- Will I lose my MQD Waiver?
2015: Cancel DL Reserve After MQD Waiver
2014: Closing Delta AMEX: Will MQD Waiver Be Affected?
2018: Cancelling DL PLT AMEX- Will I lose my MQD Waiver?
2015: Cancel DL Reserve After MQD Waiver
2014: Closing Delta AMEX: Will MQD Waiver Be Affected?
Jun 21, 2022, 9:37 am
#47
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MQD waiver and canceling card (Consolidated)
Hi all,
I have met the $25k waiver on my Reserve Card. My annual fee posted and AMEX isn't offering any retention bonuses, so I want to cancel and then apply for the Delta AMEX Platinum to get the miles offer.
Will my MQD transfer to the new card? Or should I wait until the Delta Platinum is officially issued to me before I cancel the reserve?
Or does this not work at all?
I have met the $25k waiver on my Reserve Card. My annual fee posted and AMEX isn't offering any retention bonuses, so I want to cancel and then apply for the Delta AMEX Platinum to get the miles offer.
Will my MQD transfer to the new card? Or should I wait until the Delta Platinum is officially issued to me before I cancel the reserve?
Or does this not work at all?
Jun 21, 2022, 9:55 am
#48
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Hi all,
I have met the $25k waiver on my Reserve Card. My annual fee posted and AMEX isn't offering any retention bonuses, so I want to cancel and then apply for the Delta AMEX Platinum to get the miles offer.
Will my MQD transfer to the new card? Or should I wait until the Delta Platinum is officially issued to me before I cancel the reserve?
Or does this not work at all?
I have met the $25k waiver on my Reserve Card. My annual fee posted and AMEX isn't offering any retention bonuses, so I want to cancel and then apply for the Delta AMEX Platinum to get the miles offer.
Will my MQD transfer to the new card? Or should I wait until the Delta Platinum is officially issued to me before I cancel the reserve?
Or does this not work at all?
Trying to get miles offer on a second card is dodgey...
Jun 21, 2022, 10:09 am
#49
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Because if I downgrade, I lose the ability to EVER get a sign-up bonus for the Delta Platinum. Why is canceling one card and signing up for a lower-annual fee card dodgey (genuine question!)
Jun 21, 2022, 10:38 am
#50
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Recent thread from Feb 2022:
EDIT: various related threads have now been merged, see above
as to cancelling and getting another card:
it's not dodgy at all. AMEX only cares if it thinks you're churning/gaming the signup bonuses. If you keep the card a year, you've satisfied their requirements for the bonus.
EDIT: various related threads have now been merged, see above
as to cancelling and getting another card:
it's not dodgy at all. AMEX only cares if it thinks you're churning/gaming the signup bonuses. If you keep the card a year, you've satisfied their requirements for the bonus.
Last edited by Zorak; Jun 21, 2022 at 12:44 pm
Jun 21, 2022, 11:25 am
#51
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If possible, I’d spend the extra $5k before canceling to pick up the 15k MQMs. The spending for MQM threshold purposes will not transfer to the new card.