Sorry Retched1, I'm right there with you! Was hoping that mine would change to a WMC. 
Just upgraded my regular platinum to the QS. New card should be arriving within 7 - 10 days. Process took about 30 seconds. SWEET!
@HeavenOhio wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:Here's some data.
I originally applied for Platinum Mastercard last year and got PC'd to QS (no AF) about 2 or 3 weeks later (and got a new Quiksilver card in the mail). However, this entire time in my account, the card always appeared as "Platinum Mastercard' and I never saw the words "Quiksilver" anywhere, yet I had the 1.5% cash back. Many of you probably had the same experience
Well fast foward to today, I clicked on the upgrade and of course I had an offer to upgrade my QS to a *drum roll* QS....So I'm thinking I already have the pseudo-QS upgrade, what's the point? So I decided to just click upgrade (APR, No AF, 1.5% CB, Card number all stayed the same).
And now....after I log-in, my account actually comes up as a Quiksilver Account. I know it's nothing major, but it defintely feels better now seeing the official Quiksilver rather than the "Platinum MC" that's been showing up since I first opened the account.
As far as MasterCard is concerned, it's still a Platinum MasterCard. From Capital One's standpoint, it's been a Quicksilver ever since you started earning rewards. What appears on your account page could be either the MasterCard/Visa branding or the Capital One branding. My cards switched to displaying MasterCard/Visa branding when I decided I wanted each card to be a different color.
That's not actually 100% correct. You need to look at the card rewards (Login > Beneftits> Card Benefits) structure to see how it shows up. If it says Platinum then you are correct. However, if it upgraded to World Mastercard rewards it is no longer considered a "platinum" rebuilder card.
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:Here's some data.
I originally applied for Platinum Mastercard last year and got PC'd to QS (no AF) about 2 or 3 weeks later (and got a new Quiksilver card in the mail). However, this entire time in my account, the card always appeared as "Platinum Mastercard' and I never saw the words "Quiksilver" anywhere, yet I had the 1.5% cash back. Many of you probably had the same experience
Well fast foward to today, I clicked on the upgrade and of course I had an offer to upgrade my QS to a *drum roll* QS....So I'm thinking I already have the pseudo-QS upgrade, what's the point? So I decided to just click upgrade (APR, No AF, 1.5% CB, Card number all stayed the same).
And now....after I log-in, my account actually comes up as a Quiksilver Account. I know it's nothing major, but it defintely feels better now seeing the official Quiksilver rather than the "Platinum MC" that's been showing up since I first opened the account.
FWIW ... mine shows as a "QuickSilver" as well, but if you click on Benefits and then Card Benefits, it'll either show the card as a Platinum or as something else.
That's what defines a card as either a Plat or something else.
Oops. Sorry I didn't read far enough before posting.