@Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that many people going on "app sprees" are the ones that want to apply for lots of credit cards just to have. Having more than a couple credit cards is a huge red flag on a credit report. Even though the inquiries fall off after 2 years, all the accounts and date the account started still show up on your credit report for 7-10 years. Generally app sprees lower your credit score/rating and to creditors are a sign of someone's inability to handle debt. For rebuilding credit, the best way to demonstrate this is pay off debts, keep utilization low by spending less and using cash or a debit card until your finances stabilize, and keep credit inquiries down.
Huh? Dave Ramsey, is that you? 
i have many cards, and I keep getting upgraded, better pre approvals, offers on current cards, etc. And, my scores are growing. Big red flags? The accounts show up until I close them. Reading and studying credit (we have many sections in the forums, feel free to visit them all), is my recommendation.
@Imperfectfuture wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:I generally don't spree for the same reason I don't garden. Spreeing implies randomly applying for multiple cards in one sitting, including ones you may or may not need and will regret getting in the future. My last "spree" was 2 cards, Discover and Amazon, both of which I wanted. Same with gardening. If my credit profile supports it, and it's something I want or need, then time frame is irrelevant. For newer profiles I generally don't recommend spreeing.
I will spree if a really good offer comes up. The US Airways card was going bye bye, and 89 got you 50k miles. Decided while out of the garden, to apply for Freedom. 3 months later, Discover comes with Double promo, grabbed that one. Then, 4 months later, Sallie Mae is disappearing, grabbed that one. Next apps are business cards, maybe a personal loan at 6.9% interest (boosts the score), low interest credit union card (Barclays Ring has not updated terms yet, want BECU goes to 6.9%). Cancel quicksilver (they won't lower the apr, and 23.15 is the breaking point here, card gone after uber special gone). Convert Aviator to something else by March 2017, get Alaska Airlines Card, maybe Discover Miles. Hope to be in 800s then.
The first two could be classified as a Spree. The rest of the sequence, due to the time involved, is not a spree. It's just finding good cards and apping them when the time is right for each, or new information pushes that decision to the Go side.
OP, one other important point to keep in mind is, if the card you are including in your spree has a Spend requirement in order to earn a bonus, all those Spend requirements stack in the same timeframe, so your total spend, on most cards with an attractive bonus, can easily be $10,000 or more in 90 days.
And, while the comment that apps in sequence will result in lower starting lines, worse APR, that's possible, but the more basic reason is just that the applicant profile looks different to each bank, each bank has their slightly different underwriting criteria. The HP adding up, that does make a difference, but the underlying file is the main criteria.
The other thing to keep in mind, if you get denials right out of the gate, or soon after starting the spree, then one should really stop and think about the spree plan; it may not be working. Several Spree participants post about numerous denials on the same day, which is ultimately just damaging their file for no result.
I would echo JonE's comment.
