Hi, I know there's a thread about this already but I couldn't really find my answer. I just applied for a CLI for my Amex BCE card. I've had the card for well over a year, have never made a late payment and I didn't have any sort of balance on it until this month (I wasn't using it, so I wanted to use it this month so it wasn't going unused for months.) My current limit is $1,000. I have a good FICO score (721) and my Amex is my card with the lowest limit. I have a Discover, Chase, Wells Fargo and a two other store cards, all of them with limits of $1600-$5000.
I applied for the CLI online last night and was told I was instantly approved for a $100 increase, making my limit $1100. It asked me to accept or deny the offer, and I stupidly accepted it because I figured they might just send me a letter in the mail saying I was approved for more than that (that's happened to me with Discover before). So, I spoke with customer service last night and she told me if I hadn't accepted the offer, she probably could've helped me out, but since I accepted it I'm no longer eligible for an increase for 6 months. I asked if there was a backdoor number I could call, and she gave me this number: 623-492-7498. I called that number, who then transferred me to a person who dealt with the complete OPPOSITE of what I needed, people who had their CLI's DECREASED or had restrictions put on their account. So she went and spoke with someone in the right department and told me the same thing the woman I talked to last night told me, which is I'm stuck with the $100 increase and can apply in 6 months for another one.
My question is, will the backdoor number (800-230-1284) be able to help me out with this? Or am I just stuck with it? I've never heard of a $100 increase, that number is so odd to me.... I was looking for maybe $3,000+ and I know Amex is known for being great with CLI's.
Would love any input, this is very frsutrating. 
Thanks!
@Anonymous wrote:I came across that 3x cli forum but I didn't really understand it (I just skimmed through it though, so that may be why). But yeah I'm just going to wait the 6 months. Just a bummer that I accepted it! Luckily it wasn't a hard pull I guess
Do you happen to have a 2nd AMEX that's up for a 3X CLI soon? If so, perhaps you may want to do the 3X CLI on that card (hopefully get approved) and then ask if you could transfer some of the limit over to your BCE... Just a thought... Good Luck!!! 
