It was one of my very very few goal cards, and while I admit it's something of a trophy now the fact is it's on the left side of my oversized 22 slot billfold that I keep all my random cards in... and those are the ones I'm keeping.
Ultimately everyone can do as he or she wishes, but I generally make up the AF easily via an offer or two when I can be bothered to check, it's one of my oldest tradelines, and I'm pretty sure unlike the BCE which I don't really use that much I can keep the Zync basically forever unless I BK. Also $2 and change a month is utterly irrelevant to me, jeez just in AF's alone I'm over 1K annually currently when we're talking strike price before various credits and benefits.
That's of value for me, learned the hard way how limited history can retard your credit effectiveness and how much easier this would've been if I'd just kept that stupid MBNA card from college, and I'm utterly over the top with ruthlessly optimizing my report anyway even compared to most people on this forum... so keeping around tradelines to anchor my report that aren't likely to go away: yes.
That and let's call it what it is cause even I can be superficial occasionally: it's still my prettiest card, and I'm going to keep it until Amex takes it away from me.
I would keep it if the AF dont bother you at 25 bucks for a NPSL item. Do you ha e any other Amex products?
Of course you should do what's best for your situation. But.
The Zync is a true unicorn. Here in Chicago, I see the Centurion and the JP Morgan Reserve regularly. I have NEVER seen the Zync. It was the card we all could have gotten or tossed. Now it's gone forever. For a time earlier I thought the rose gold had a chance. It does not.
Let me quote DaveinSC "You'll have to pry mine from my cold dead hand."!
