Follow-Up to AMEX Approvals - Questions

[BarryNTexas]

All, I just noticed on the website in my account under my name it says:

CARD MEMBER SINCE 1983

Wow I haven't even requested the back dating.  Does this mean all I need to do is ask them to send new cards with the correct MSD?  Will they report to the agencies 1983?  this will really help my AAoA.  I was thinking it was 1980 but I will not argue the facts.  I will have two cards reporting 31 years!

[baller4life]

You ROCK!! That is awesome! And yes they will report that year to bureaus!

[Anonymous]

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@BarryNTexas wrote:

All, I just noticed on the website in my account under my name it says:

CARD MEMBER SINCE 1983

Wow I haven't even requested the back dating.  Does this mean all I need to do is ask them to send new cards with the correct MSD?  Will they report to the agencies 1983?  this will really help my AAoA.  I was thinking it was 1980 but I will not argue the facts.  I will have two cards reporting 31 years!

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Yes, as baller4life says, that is the date that should report.  (To be extra safe, I would check your reports after two months or so, just to confirm, but the usual rule is what is shown on the website is what reports).

For me, I don't bother having the card updated if Amex gets the date wrong  (not sure I would want to know someone who was impressed by the MSD on my card!) but some people do.

[SunriseEarth]

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@BarryNTexas wrote:

All, I just noticed on the website in my account under my name it says:

CARD MEMBER SINCE 1983

Wow I haven't even requested the back dating.  Does this mean all I need to do is ask them to send new cards with the correct MSD?  Will they report to the agencies 1983?  this will really help my AAoA.  I was thinking it was 1980 but I will not argue the facts.  I will have two cards reporting 31 years!

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Yes, as baller4life says, that is the date that should report.  (To be extra safe, I would check your reports after two months or so, just to confirm, but the usual rule is what is shown on the website is what reports).

For me, I don't bother having the card updated if Amex gets the date wrong  (not sure I would want to know someone who was impressed by the MSD on my card!) but some people do.

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Oh, not me...I wanted my 1998 card!

[BarryNTexas]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@BarryNTexas wrote:

All, I just noticed on the website in my account under my name it says:

CARD MEMBER SINCE 1983

Wow I haven't even requested the back dating.  Does this mean all I need to do is ask them to send new cards with the correct MSD?  Will they report to the agencies 1983?  this will really help my AAoA.  I was thinking it was 1980 but I will not argue the facts.  I will have two cards reporting 31 years!

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Yes, as baller4life says, that is the date that should report.  (To be extra safe, I would check your reports after two months or so, just to confirm, but the usual rule is what is shown on the website is what reports).

For me, I don't bother having the card updated if Amex gets the date wrong  (not sure I would want to know someone who was impressed by the MSD on my card!) but some people do.

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Agreed it's a vanity thing.  It all spends the same... Thanks, B

[Kenny]

Congrats! You're headed for a major bump in score I would think with that age added on to your reports!