is Amex Gold special or something ?

[rh71]

... cause I've had platinum cards for years... and an AMEX blue since I was a student. Is their Gold card equivalent to other company's platinum ? I don't need another credit card, but I was just curious why it seems to be a big deal.. the way it was sent out. Or maybe I should replace my blue with it if it's that much better... ?

EDIT>> "First year's annual fee is waived, $90 for 2nd year". Yeah right. :roll:

 

[gigapet]

it would make sense that platinum would be above gold.

 

[rh71]

That's the thing... I've never seen Amex Platinum.

 

[gigapet]

me mum has it

 

[rh71]

ahh I see it on their site... never seen it anywhere in public.

Holy $#!T WTF - $395 annual fee for the platinum??

 

[LukFilm]

Yep, I have one, it's nice

 

[DnetMHZ]

I have a Amex Gold Corporate card, and My boss has the Platinum one.
Not sure what the advantage is, there is no limit on the plain old green one!

 

[MrChad]

All AMEX cards besides Blue have an annual fee. In exchange, you have no pre-set spending limit.

Platinum card holders get a lot of extra benefits, but the annual fee is steep.

 

[Scarpozzi]

You have to pay the balance off at the end of the month on that one though. Blue, you can have a balance on it. Amex Gold is a Charge card...not a credit card.

 

[DougK62]

I love my Amex Black.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: DougK62
I love my Amex Black.

:Q

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: DougK62
I love my Amex Black.

Now the amex BLACK is the top of all amex cards. I don't know the details, but I did see it on some ET special or something, about all the famous people who have them. In order to get it, you recieve a special invitation from amex to obtain the card, and i BELIEVE BUT AM NOT POSITIVE, that in order to get the invitation, you must spend over $100,000 a year on your amex card for some amount of years before they offer it to you. And then in order to keep the card, you m ust spend over $100,000 a year on the card. It's SOMETHING to that effect, but im not positive of the details.

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: DougK62
I love my Amex Black.

Now the amex BLACK is the top of all amex cards. I don't know the details, but I did see it on some ET special or something, about all the famous people who have them. In order to get it, you recieve a special invitation from amex to obtain the card, and i BELIEVE BUT AM NOT POSITIVE, that in order to get the invitation, you must spend over $100,000 a year on your amex card for some amount of years before they offer it to you. And then in order to keep the card, you m ust spend over $100,000 a year on the card. It's SOMETHING to that effect, but im not positive of the details.

Amex Black is the best. You get mad respect at Sak's when you pull it out.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: DougK62
I love my Amex Black.

Now the amex BLACK is the top of all amex cards. I don't know the details, but I did see it on some ET special or something, about all the famous people who have them. In order to get it, you recieve a special invitation from amex to obtain the card, and i BELIEVE BUT AM NOT POSITIVE, that in order to get the invitation, you must spend over $100,000 a year on your amex card for some amount of years before they offer it to you. And then in order to keep the card, you m ust spend over $100,000 a year on the card. It's SOMETHING to that effect, but im not positive of the details.

thats correct

but i thought it was 150K you had to spend a year

 

[Carbonadium4]

got one too.. nice benefits.. if I book my flights and hotel through their service, wife fly for free and hotel is free too.. but they required 1 month notice for that..

 

[JulesMaximus]

We have an Amex gold. Don't know that it's all that though.

 

[RossMAN]

CitiBank Dividend Platinum Select > Amex

IMHO of course

 

[richardycc]

CASH is KING!

 

[andrewjm]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: DougK62
I love my Amex Black.

Now the amex BLACK is the top of all amex cards. I don't know the details, but I did see it on some ET special or something, about all the famous people who have them. In order to get it, you recieve a special invitation from amex to obtain the card, and i BELIEVE BUT AM NOT POSITIVE, that in order to get the invitation, you must spend over $100,000 a year on your amex card for some amount of years before they offer it to you. And then in order to keep the card, you m ust spend over $100,000 a year on the card. It's SOMETHING to that effect, but im not positive of the details.

thats correct

but i thought it was 150K you had to spend a year

also.. the anual fee is $2500 -- you get amazing deals at a lot of places... free upgrades on flight tickets to first class... free upgrades on hotel rooms... its awesome

 

[Ameesh]

the platinum has a lot of great benefits, its an amazing card.