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We just got this offer:
AMEX BCE upgrade to BCP
Earn $150 from $1000 spend within 6 months
AF waived first year.
I know on a previous thread @longtimelurker said that he has taken this offer several times and downgraded before the AF comes due the after 12 months without penalty. Seems like a win-win? My only concerns are: is there an HP? (We're gardening for a mortgage) And is this a lock offer or could it possibly be declined when I push it through? Also, does it change the card number? I assume the account info is all the same, doesn't lose history etc.
Since the AF is waived, it is a good offer. These upgrade offers would show up regulary and there is no HP. You may take it now and after a year, you may downgrade to BCE.
No change in the card number and they will ship a new card with updated expiration date.
Thank you. Done. I just requested the upgrade and it went through. I'm stoked. There was a gap this quarter since our rotators CFF/Disc/US Cash+ did not cover gas or groceries and CCC can only cover one. This solves that problem!
Congrats to your BCP and the SUB.
I am also waiting to get such offer to upgrade my BCE to BCP. The typical offer since last year was not waiving AF while receiving only $75 SUB.
@xenon3030 wrote:Congrats to your BCP and the SUB.
I am also waiting to get such offer to upgrade my BCE to BCP. The typical offer since last year was not waiving AF while receiving only $75 SUB.
Right, that is all I am getting at the moment, despite the fact that this year I am actually putting some spend on the BCE (OK, "up to" $100 a month, but that's more than when I was getting good offers!)
@GatorCowboyLion wrote:We just got this offer:
AMEX BCE upgrade to BCPEarn $150 from $1000 spend within 6 months
AF waived first year.
I know on a previous thread @longtimelurker said that he has taken this offer several times and downgraded before the AF comes due the after 12 months without penalty. Seems like a win-win? My only concerns are: is there an HP? (We're gardening for a mortgage) And is this a lock offer or could it possibly be declined when I push it through? Also, does it change the card number? I assume the account info is all the same, doesn't lose history etc.
1. Almost always no HP.
2. Nothing's a lock, but this is as close as it comes.
3. Card number and history would almost always stay the same.
@GatorCowboyLion wrote:Thank you. Done. I just requested the upgrade and it went through. I'm stoked. There was a gap this quarter since our rotators CFF/Disc/US Cash+ did not cover gas or groceries and CCC can only cover one. This solves that problem!
Congratulations.
@SouthJamaica wrote:
@GatorCowboyLion wrote:We just got this offer:
AMEX BCE upgrade to BCPEarn $150 from $1000 spend within 6 months
AF waived first year.
I know on a previous thread @longtimelurker said that he has taken this offer several times and downgraded before the AF comes due the after 12 months without penalty. Seems like a win-win? My only concerns are: is there an HP? (We're gardening for a mortgage) And is this a lock offer or could it possibly be declined when I push it through? Also, does it change the card number? I assume the account info is all the same, doesn't lose history etc.
1. Almost always no HP.
2. Nothing's a lock, but this is as close as it comes.
3. Card number and history would almost always stay the same.
For a product change, which this offer is, there's never an HP.
The uncertainty creeps in when someone already has one (or more) cards from Amex and they apply for a new card. In that situation, it's usually an SP, but every so often Amex will do an HP. Personally, I guard against this risk by keeping all my reports frozen. That way, if they attempt an HP, it will be blocked.
I did all my prior Amex upgrade/dowgrade with locked credits. You may request to PC your card using chat from an agent. I have done it once and it was very quick.
I only got the &75 offer, waiting for them to cycle around to the $150 offer.
I did just get an email offer for a 90k point SUB on the gold card, too bad it isn't a useful card for me.