@Creditaddict wrote:
@armbenderc wrote:I have 8% util and bal is reporting on 1 card only.
I got Amex Green in October and ran about 1k a month and PIF before statement cut.
I'm thinking about apping in Jan for 01/12 backdating.
Score is in sig, I don't know my EQ. The Fico EX is 697 (09/12 Amex LP (55% util at the time, I'm at 8% now).
Why are you paying before the statement cuts? It's a "Charge Card" and only some older versions of TU scoring mess that up sometimes... If you pay before the statement ALWAYS other creditors will never see that you actually use the card.
Not exactly sure why I PIF before statement cut on charge card, just habit I guess, lol 
I did call Amex one time and wanting to charge something for around 1k (I thought it was a large and unusual spending, it was furniture), the rep laugh and said I could charge 10 time more that amount. She was thanking me for calling and will note on my account, whatever that means..
@armbenderc wrote:
@Creditaddict wrote:
@armbenderc wrote:I have 8% util and bal is reporting on 1 card only.
I got Amex Green in October and ran about 1k a month and PIF before statement cut.
I'm thinking about apping in Jan for 01/12 backdating.
Score is in sig, I don't know my EQ. The Fico EX is 697 (09/12 Amex LP (55% util at the time, I'm at 8% now).
Why are you paying before the statement cuts? It's a "Charge Card" and only some older versions of TU scoring mess that up sometimes... If you pay before the statement ALWAYS other creditors will never see that you actually use the card.
Not exactly sure why I PIF before statement cut on charge card, just habit I guess, lol
I did call Amex one time and wanting to charge something for around 1k (I thought it was a large and unusual spending, it was furniture), the rep laugh and said I could charge 10 time more that amount. She was thanking me for calling and will note on my account, whatever that means..
I was in the habit of "other" banks and traveling to ALWAYS call and tell them where I was going, Cities I would be in (layovers) and dates... I did this about 3 months in a row with Gold Business Charge and finally this nice rep was like "thank you for calling in and all but REALLY you don't have to waste the time, we are not like other banks! (That was for sure!) and actually before this guy told me they use to say okay how much do you think you will be spending, I was usually between $10-$15k... but one time I was planning on Southwest (chase) being my travel card that month so I called in and credit line was $15,900 and I told htem I would be traveling and expected my spending to be between $10-$12k and at my very FIRST stop I tried to run $8kish and it literally took me and the cashier 40 minutes (yes 40 minutes AT THE REGISTER to get the charge approved... 20 of those minutes was me answering security questions that dated back to my teen years I swear!! it was insane and something I never did again 
(sorry for long thread jack) but I like the "rep laughed at me" I like it when I get laughed at for something like that! 
@Creditaddict wrote:
@armbenderc wrote:
@Creditaddict wrote:
@armbenderc wrote:I have 8% util and bal is reporting on 1 card only.
I got Amex Green in October and ran about 1k a month and PIF before statement cut.
I'm thinking about apping in Jan for 01/12 backdating.
Score is in sig, I don't know my EQ. The Fico EX is 697 (09/12 Amex LP (55% util at the time, I'm at 8% now).
Why are you paying before the statement cuts? It's a "Charge Card" and only some older versions of TU scoring mess that up sometimes... If you pay before the statement ALWAYS other creditors will never see that you actually use the card.
Not exactly sure why I PIF before statement cut on charge card, just habit I guess, lol
I did call Amex one time and wanting to charge something for around 1k (I thought it was a large and unusual spending, it was furniture), the rep laugh and said I could charge 10 time more that amount. She was thanking me for calling and will note on my account, whatever that means..
I was in the habit of "other" banks and traveling to ALWAYS call and tell them where I was going, Cities I would be in (layovers) and dates... I did this about 3 months in a row with Gold Business Charge and finally this nice rep was like "thank you for calling in and all but REALLY you don't have to waste the time, we are not like other banks! (That was for sure!) and actually before this guy told me they use to say okay how much do you think you will be spending, I was usually between $10-$15k... but one time I was planning on Southwest (chase) being my travel card that month so I called in and credit line was $15,900 and I told htem I would be traveling and expected my spending to be between $10-$12k and at my very FIRST stop I tried to run $8kish and it literally took me and the cashier 40 minutes (yes 40 minutes AT THE REGISTER to get the charge approved... 20 of those minutes was me answering security questions that dated back to my teen years I swear!! it was insane and something I never did again
(sorry for long thread jack) but I like the "rep laughed at me" I like it when I get laughed at for something like that!
Funny you mentioned that... It happened to me with Citi credit card. I was purchasing a catback exhaust for my 370z couple years ago... it was embarassing.. they ask question that I don't even remember. It literally made me look like someone that trying to ran up credit card... calling it to get approve... never gain. Now I charge $5-10 at food place and pif that's it.. it won't see anymore action.... sorry citi.
Edit: what chance do you think I have getting BCE?
My BCP turns one in Jan!
It's been a pretty great card.
Starting Score: 675
@Creditaddict wrote:
@armbenderc wrote:
@Creditaddict wrote:
@armbenderc wrote:Edit: what chance do you think I have getting BCE?
I say go for it! you already have amex and it won't pull if not approved.
Well, I'm waiting till January, so I can get backdated to 1/12 
Waiting until Jan makes sense!