Amex Charge cards question

[kkapdolee]

If I get PRG for the promo and cancel it before the end of 1st year, and decide to open it again a few years later for another promo, will I be able to use the same account number to have it show up on my CRs as the same account or will I get a different number each time I get a charge card?

How about PRG open -> close and then opening another charge card like Platinum a couple years later. Same account number or different?

[myjourney]

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@kkapdolee wrote:

If I get PRG for the promo and cancel it before the end of 1st year, and decide to open it again a few years later for another promo, will I be able to use the same account number to have it show up on my CRs as the same account or will I get a different number each time I get a charge card?

How about PRG open -> close and then opening another charge card like Platinum a couple years later. Same account number or different?

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They will all be different account numbers 

[Apinzon2374]

But at least they will be backdated.

[09Lexie]

why the concern on the same account number? 

[kkapdolee]

Thanks for the replies.

I'm just concerned about having too many TLs showing up on my CRs unecessarily. If I open a card that I previously closed, I didn't want to have to add another TL but oh well.

[myjourney]

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@kkapdolee wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

I'm just concerned about having too many TLs showing up on my CRs unecessarily. If I open a card that I previously closed, I didn't want to have to add another TL but oh well.

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TL's don't really matter how many you have and in your case it just causes changes AAoA

[kkapdolee]

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@myjourney wrote:

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@kkapdolee wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

I'm just concerned about having too many TLs showing up on my CRs unecessarily. If I open a card that I previously closed, I didn't want to have to add another TL but oh well.

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TL's don't really matter how many you have and in your case it just causes changes AAoA

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Another thing I don't like about closing accounts is uncertainty of when they will drop from my CRs. I hear it's usually 10 years but can be before that? That's something out of my control and I don't want to get surprised when I most need credit like when I'm getting a mortgage or something.

[09Lexie]

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@kkapdolee wrote:

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@myjourney wrote:

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@kkapdolee wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

I'm just concerned about having too many TLs showing up on my CRs unecessarily. If I open a card that I previously closed, I didn't want to have to add another TL but oh well.

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TL's don't really matter how many you have and in your case it just causes changes AAoA

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Another thing I don't like about closing accounts is uncertainty of when they will drop from my CRs. I hear it's usually 10 years but can be before that? That's something out of my control and I don't want to get surprised when I most need credit like when I'm getting a mortgage or something.

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It can be 10 years or even longer. If you are obtaining Amex cards to offset the potential drop, I think you have it covered for the most part. 

[myjourney]

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@kkapdolee wrote:

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@myjourney wrote:

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@kkapdolee wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

I'm just concerned about having too many TLs showing up on my CRs unecessarily. If I open a card that I previously closed, I didn't want to have to add another TL but oh well.

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TL's don't really matter how many you have and in your case it just causes changes AAoA

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Another thing I don't like about closing accounts is uncertainty of when they will drop from my CRs. I hear it's usually 10 years but can be before that? That's something out of my control and I don't want to get surprised when I most need credit like when I'm getting a mortgage or something.

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Right now I have one thats 12 Yrs old reporting