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@marcojim
I have done exactly this on the Coles platinum MC: paid a couple of extra thousand into the card as I was then going to buy airfares for the family. No problems at all.
As it was in my first year owning the card I wasn’t allowed to have a credit increase to cover the cost of the flights (in foreign currency), but still wanted to use the card for the international transaction free benefit. The call centre staff member I was speaking to about the credit limit increase actually suggested I do it.
No fee or issue.
Paid extra $ in, waited a day or two to confirm positive balance, then bought the airfares.
I have done exactly this on the Coles platinum MC: paid a couple of extra thousand into the card as I was then going to buy airfares for the family. No problems at all.
As it was in my first year owning the card I wasn’t allowed to have a credit increase to cover the cost of the flights (in foreign currency), but still wanted to use the card for the international transaction free benefit. The call centre staff member I was speaking to about the credit limit increase actually suggested I do it.
No fee or issue.
Paid extra $ in, waited a day or two to confirm positive balance, then bought the airfares.