Amex PRG to Platinum upgrade

icloud2525 · ‎10-23-2013

Going to be doing a good amount of travel this year, thinking of upgrading the PRG to platinum. Anyone have any luck squeezing MR points from Amex for a product change instead of a new app?

Chase Sapphire Reserve $32.5K, Amex BCP $20K, Amex PRG NPSL, Amex Hilton Surpass $13,500, Amex Hilton $16,200, Discover it $16,000, Citi TYP $18,900, US Bank Cash+ Visa Sig $12,000, Virgin Atlantic World Elite MC $13,100, Merrill+ Visa Sig $10,000, Fidelity Visa Sig $14,000, Barclay Cash Forward $16,500, Wells Fargo Rewards $12,500, Local CU $7000, Barclay Apple Rewards $5500, Chase Freedom $5000,-- EQ FICO 768, EX FICO 777, TU FICO 781

enharu · ‎10-23-2013

You can check to see if you have any eligible upgrade offers. If you put in a new app you might not get the sign-up bonus, I think.

JPMorgan Palladium (100k), AmEx Platinum (NPSL), AmEx SPG (46k), AmEx BCP (42k), Chase Sapphire Preferred (47k), Citi Prestige (31k), Citi Thank You Preferred (27k), Citi Executive AAdvantage (25k), JPMorgan Ritz-Carlton (21k), Merrill+ (15k), US Bank Cash+ (22.5k), Wells Fargo (12k), Bloomingdale’s (12.4k), Chase Freedom (5k), Discover IT (5k).

ezdoesit · ‎10-23-2013

@icloud2525 wrote:
Going to be doing a good amount of travel this year, thinking of upgrading the PRG to platinum. Anyone have any luck squeezing MR points from Amex for a product change instead of a new app?

If you are going to do a lot of traveling this year do you think you make good use or will need the perks of the Plat? The reason I ask is if you are looking for MR points the PRG is still the way to go plus with all the extra traveling and airlines which you get 3x on. Plus the 2x on gas and groceries is tough to beat as far as Amex goes.

icloud2525 · ‎10-23-2013

I more was thinking about it for the perks. Airport lounges specifically. Have the BCP for gas and groceries. Was hoping to just get an initial bump in mr's for doing the upgrade, not trying to maximize MR over the course of the year.

Chase Sapphire Reserve $32.5K, Amex BCP $20K, Amex PRG NPSL, Amex Hilton Surpass $13,500, Amex Hilton $16,200, Discover it $16,000, Citi TYP $18,900, US Bank Cash+ Visa Sig $12,000, Virgin Atlantic World Elite MC $13,100, Merrill+ Visa Sig $10,000, Fidelity Visa Sig $14,000, Barclay Cash Forward $16,500, Wells Fargo Rewards $12,500, Local CU $7000, Barclay Apple Rewards $5500, Chase Freedom $5000,-- EQ FICO 768, EX FICO 777, TU FICO 781

koalablue · ‎10-24-2013

I upgraded from a PRG to Plat in August, and while I asked if I was eligible for a upgrade bonus (like MR points), the CSR said I wasn't eligible. Then she went on about how it was their most prestigious card, and actually said "You deserve this card ma'am." I wanted the travel benefits, so I went ahead with the upgrade. Have already used the 200.00 travel credit and also the American Airlines lounges a few times. I also have a BCP that I use for grocery shopping, so the PRG wasn't getting use there. I had just paid the annual fee for the PRG, and I asked if that would be credited to the Plat annual fee, and the CSR said yes. They still haven't billed me for the Plat annual fee though. Would be great if they didn't.

ryanbush · ‎10-24-2013

@koalablue wrote:
I upgraded from a PRG to Plat in August, and while I asked if I was eligible for a upgrade bonus (like MR points), the CSR said I wasn't eligible. Then she went on about how it was their most prestigious card, and actually said "You deserve this card ma'am." I wanted the travel benefits, so I went ahead with the upgrade. Have already used the 200.00 travel credit and also the American Airlines lounges a few times. I also have a BCP that I use for grocery shopping, so the PRG wasn't getting use there. I had just paid the annual fee for the PRG, and I asked if that would be credited to the Plat annual fee, and the CSR said yes. They still haven't billed me for the Plat annual fee though. Would be great if they didn't.

I got 25k last week to go from Green to Platinum.

texaspete2012 · ‎10-24-2013

How long had you been a greencard holder before the PC?

Amex Gold (NSL) 9/12
Chase Freedom (2200) 5/12
Citi Thank You Pref. (7000) 4/12
USAA AMEX (4000) 11/12
BOA VISA SIG CASH (5000) 12/12
Amex Gold Small Biz (NSL) 11/12

navyox · ‎10-24-2013

If they don't offer an upgrade bonus you may be able to get a signup bonus if you apply from a different computer/browser/clear cookies before applying. Not guaranteed but a lot of people have success with this trick. It comes down to an option that MIGHT work, versus options that definitely won't.

Basically, Amex seems to hate giving bonus MR to existing customers, but don't mind it if you jump through some stupid hoops. Not that I'm bitter

Starting Score: 676 CK 5/13. Current: 717 EX 6/15 -- Last App: 6/2014

ryanbush · ‎10-24-2013

@texaspete2012 wrote:
How long had you been a greencard holder before the PC?

Right at a year

migo13 · ‎11-17-2013

@ryanbush wrote:
@texaspete2012 wrote:
How long had you been a greencard holder before the PC?
Right at a year

Did they send you something in the mail or did you call in? I hit my year mark on my PRG and called in. The rep didn't have any offers for me, but said that I should be getting something around the 13-month mark.