Amex Optima Platinum...Credit Score

[Anonymous]

My blue, clear and optima earn points.  Optima has a great interest rate and is a nice card to have without paying a yearly fee.

The credit lines are very generous with the Optima, I started with a $10K credit line.

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[Anonymous]

The member reward points suck in comparison to the blue cash rebate. I guess the Optima looks like a wannabe Platinum charge card, so it can make you feel rich lol!

[autofly]

I've had 5 hard EX pulls in the past year.  EX score was 680.  The Optima Platinum does qualify for Membership Rewards.  Interest rate is Prime + 6%.

BTW it just looks cooler and more prestigious to carry an AMEX Platinum card.  I love my blue, but I'm sure I'll love throwing this down at expensive restaurants a lot more than Blue.

Auto

[Anonymous]

Why does it matter what your card appearance is at an expensive restaurant? The money is coming from the same place.

Message Edited by sasronin on 10-02-2007 05:05 PM

[Anonymous]

Autofly,

I feel you on the Plat card. I will toss it down when I feel the need. It has my highest credit limit.

While I love my Amex gold rewards, I am not really to fork over $450 a year for a pla. charge card.

The next best thing is a Platimun charge card from AMEX.

[Anonymous]

sasronin,

I don't it can make you feel rich.  I prefer the optima platimun to a BOA card any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Talk about a stupid card to have.  But some folks who can't get Amex will get a BOA card.

I had the world points platim, whatever it's called from BOA  Nothing but DRAMA.

Amex is where it is. 

[Anonymous]

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ragcajun wrote:

Autofly,

I feel you on the Plat card. I will toss it down when I feel the need. It has my highest credit limit.

While I love my Amex gold rewards, I am not really to fork over $450 a year for a pla. charge card.

The next best thing is a Platimun charge card from AMEX.

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I agree with you if I had extra cash I would do the Plat card but I don't travel that much so for me the gold reward plus is great I love this card.......