Comenity CLI Best Practices? (J Crew/Overstock, etc)

[shane82388]

I was looking around and cant seem to find an answer on this - Is there a "best practices" for requesting credit limit increases for Comenity store cards?

I've had a J Crew card forever via shopping cart trick. I remember jsut repeatedly clicking the CLI button one day years ago and it got up to probably 7-8k range but was cut down to $1700 where it still stands now when I ran in to credit problems a few years ago. Havent requested a CLI ever since that happened.

I also have a newer Overstock card that I opened at the end of April and requested a CLI right away and was approved for that. I've requested one CLI on July 1st (after 2 months of being open) and was approved for that ($2550 to $3350)

• Should I try a CLI with the J Crew card or is that a risk for a hard inquiry with that one?

• Is there a set period of time to wait between CLI's on either of these cards or is something like 30 days enough?

[chiefone4u]

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@shane82388 wrote:

I was looking around and cant seem to find an answer on this - Is there a "best practices" for requesting credit limit increases for Comenity store cards?

I've had a J Crew card forever via shopping cart trick. I remember jsut repeatedly clicking the CLI button one day years ago and it got up to probably 7-8k range but was cut down to $1700 where it still stands now when I ran in to credit problems a few years ago. Havent requested a CLI ever since that happened.

I also have a newer Overstock card that I opened at the end of April and requested a CLI right away and was approved for that. I've requested one CLI on July 1st (after 2 months of being open) and was approved for that ($2550 to $3350)

• Should I try a CLI with the J Crew card or is that a risk for a hard inquiry with that one?

• Is there a set period of time to wait between CLI's on either of these cards or is something like 30 days enough?

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While I don't know that it is necessarily "best practices", my Overstock allowed an increase every 61 days for me (until I stopped asking at $18,250 -- started with $500 limit).

I never received an increase on the J Crew card I had... after six months of being told no, and not having a store close enough to shop locally; I ended up closing the account. 

[Rogue46]

Up until recently I was getting a CLI every 30 days from Overstock but with the economy right now I wouldn't push it

[Anonymous]

Big collection of Comenity experiences here - you may find some info.

https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Card-Applications/Comenity-CLI-HP-SP-Data-Points/td-p/553331...

[wasCB14]

Keep in mind that at a time when many people have lost their jobs, "best practices" may be to not stand out as someone constantly seeking additional credit. There may not be a HP (I don't know their practices) but they can still keep internal records of the request.