Strategy to obtain US Amex

djchuckles said:
Qantas Marketplace Gift Card purchases still work for the Aspire $50 quarterly credit? If so - any issues with buying $100 AU Apple Card’s and getting AU$80 each quarter?
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Any recent DP's on Aspire credit working for Qantas Marketplace GC purchase?
I currently have one Aspire but thinking of upgrading 2 of my existing Surpass's to Aspire this year
Some quarters I'm able to use the credit for flights but would be hard to use these each quarter.
I can confirm Aspire credit did work for a Qantas wine purchase back in Dec.
 
maverick1 said:
Any recent DP's on Aspire credit working for Qantas Marketplace GC purchase?
I currently have one Aspire but thinking of upgrading 2 of my existing Surpass's to Aspire this year
Some quarters I'm able to use the credit for flights but would be hard to use these each quarter.
I can confirm Aspire credit did work for a Qantas wine purchase back in Dec.
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I plan on trying when the card arrives. Surprisingly qantas loyalty mascot au does NOT code as travel for HSBC.
 
Does anyone know why i would be facing problems adding my US Amex to Woolworths Rewards app (to buy the 6x points / 3% off gift cards)?
 
Want to jump on Alaska CC train. Can you please share your experience applying for BoA Biz CC? I am hoping to try my luck but reading different reviews regarding BoA not approving for Biz CC if no relationship with them and somewhere else claim they will not approve for 5 cards opened in pass 24 (similar to Chase) and v.v.
Therefore I am hoping to hear from you all in this forum.
Thanks for sharing.
 
Submitted shipping request via USPS first class
Chickened out and changed to FedEx Connect Plus
Package ships with USPS first clasd anyway 24 hours after request

Oh well. Hope this is a 1 week and not 400 week shipping time, hope Amex doesn't ring and ask why I haven't activated my card 3 months later. Really don't want to rock boat and ask for first card to be expedited to Aus.
 
pyramidforce said:
Submitted shipping request via USPS first class
Chickened out and changed to FedEx Connect Plus
Package ships with USPS first clasd anyway 24 hours after request

Oh well. Hope this is a 1 week and not 400 week shipping time, hope Amex doesn't ring and ask why I haven't activated my card 3 months later. Really don't want to rock boat and ask for first card to be expedited to Aus.
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it wont be a problem if you do - I and many have done it getting them to send to Aus - I'm sure your card will arrive soon
 
I just got a square reader. Whilst I know it’s naughty (and I wouldn’t do it with an AU card) do you think it would work if I did a charge from my US card to my AU square account? I have $5k fee free
 
georgie23 said:
it wont be a problem if you do - I and many have done it getting them to send to Aus - I'm sure your card will arrive soon
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Will I need to call? Don't have app for live chat
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djchuckles said:
I just got a square reader. Whilst I know it’s naughty (and I wouldn’t do it with an AU card) do you think it would work if I did a charge from my US card to my AU square account? I have $5k fee free
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I understand that Square will get suspicious if the same card number and only that card number is scanned over and over again

your US bank will think it is suspicious to put 5k on some random merchant opened 3 days ago
 
pyramidforce said:
Will I need to call?
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8882134286 is number to call to get card sent to Australia - can't get a card sent to Australia (according to Amex) via chat.
I did it on weekend and they did usual verification questions including a phone call to my number while I was on it - had to answer - and then they went back to first phone call

If you have already sent and paid for your card to be delivered why not wait and see how that goes - any trouble call up and ask for a replacement card to Australia
 
djchuckles said:
I just got a square reader. Whilst I know it’s naughty (and I wouldn’t do it with an AU card) do you think it would work if I did a charge from my US card to my AU square account? I have $5k fee free
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I got it too mate..be very careful I think it can lead to Financial Review and reducing of credit limit or closing of account. I did a stupid mistake and went full bazooka swiped 5k, luckily the transaction failed but then I got this email from Amex -

We’ve discovered that the following transaction(s), on your Card account listed above, were charged on a merchant account you are associated with. We also have reason to believe no goods or services were rendered as part of the transaction(s).
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Please note that these types of transactions are not permitted. Any additional similar charges can be declined and could lead to lower spend limits or termination of your account.​
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It also lead to Square blocking withdrawal from my account and asked me to verify the account by sending photo of DL and selfie which all went fine overnight.

Let me know how you go. I might lay low for a while and then try again, btw I also did a $100 when the 5k one failed it went through fine but then I refunded the transaction back to the card coz of the above issue.
 
I've just got access to all 3 of the credit reports through the $1 equifax trial and noticed the address is written incorrectly for all 3 of them:

TU: The street name is written twice and no st abbreviation.
Experian: No St abbreviation
Equifax: No Apartment number.

Just checking if these are big issues that needs to be disputed asap or doesn't matter? (I also couldn't create an account with Myfico, the customer service noted conflicting info with what I provided with those on the credit report)

Reading other people have similar issues online and is a pita to fix.
 
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maverick1 said:
I got it too mate..be very careful I think it can lead to Financial Review and reducing of credit limit or closing of account. I did a stupid mistake and went full bazooka swiped 5k, luckily the transaction failed but then I got this email from Amex -

We’ve discovered that the following transaction(s), on your Card account listed above, were charged on a merchant account you are associated with. We also have reason to believe no goods or services were rendered as part of the transaction(s).


[td]
Please note that these types of transactions are not permitted. Any additional similar charges can be declined and could lead to lower spend limits or termination of your account.​


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It also lead to Square blocking withdrawal from my account and asked me to verify the account by sending photo of DL and selfie which all went fine overnight.

Let me know how you go. I might lay low for a while and then try again, btw I also did a $100 when the 5k one failed it went through fine but then I refunded the transaction back to the card coz of the above issue.
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Good advice. I figured would be easy for them to see with an AU card but seems they can do it for US just as easily. Only way around it (but still risky) is charge a mate a guess (and vice versa)

There’s also potentially tax implications as the payment might be considered income
 

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