The "chasing the balance" phenomenon must just be for those who had large balances. I haven't seen any of my CL's go down (only have 3 cards). In fact, I clicked a link last week on one of the CC websites and got an automatic $1k increase on a $19.8k limit card without an inquiry.
I wonder if I will see any reductions if I just stay still and don't change my spending habits...
Scores June-09: EQ 798 TU-785
Scores Mar-09: EQ 792 (getting close) TU-782
Scores Feb-09: EQ- 786 EX- ??? TU-777
Scores Jan-09: EQ- 791 EX- 786 TU-765
Scores Aug-08: EQ- 786 EX- 779 TU- 737