How to get the American Express Centurion Black Card

Feb 03, 2016 | Updated Mar 13, 2018

centurion-card-art When you think of the once-mythical American Express black card, you may conjure images of the most fabulously wealthy people in the world plunking one down on the counter to pay for items that cost more than most Americans earn in a year – or possibly even in a decade.

The official name of the American Express “black card” is the Centurion® Card from American Express (not to be confused with the more recent MasterCard® Black Card™). The Centurion card is “once-mythical” because prior to 1999 it really was just a myth. Doug Smith, director of American Express Europe, told Snopes.com that “there had been rumors going around that we had this ultra-exclusive black card for elite customers. It wasn’t true, but we decided to capitalize on the idea anyway.” And thus the Centurion card was born.

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How To Get a “Black Card”

You will not find an application for this card online, although you can read terms and conditions here. Rather, American Express will extend an invitation to customers who meet certain secret criteria. American Express will not confirm, but based on our research it is generally believed the requirements are to:

Use other American Express cards
Be an active cardholder for at least one year
Charge at least $250,000 per year (although some estimates are as high as $450,000)

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What It Costs

Initiation Fee: $5000 – $7,500
Annual Fee: $2,500

If you are one of the chosen few who receive an invitation to apply, you’ll have to pay these hefty fees. There is no interest rate because it’s not a credit card. Rather, it’s a charge card, so the balance must be paid in full each month. Although if you review the terms you’ll see some cards may have a feature that allows the cardholder to pay over time.

One does not simply apply for a Centurion Card

You’ll have to prove that you are worthy

How to Get a MasterCard® Black Card™

Unlike the Centurion card, anyone can apply for the The MasterCard® Black Card™. It’s a metal rewards card with several high-end travel benefits and a much lower annual fee than the Centurion card.

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What You Get — Is It Worth It?

Although you won’t know the exact benefits you’ll get with the Centurion card unless you receive an invite, you can consider the basic benefits that come with other American Express cards. American Express is secretive about most of the details, except to say they include “rare” travel, food and entertainment experiences. That may mean a coveted ticket to New York’s fashion week or a private box at the Superbowl.

Upgraded airline and hotel loyalty program status, such as Delta SkyMiles Platinum Medallion and Hilton HHonors Diamond, are rumored to be benefits of the Centurion card. However, there are other less prestigious cards that can help you earn these upgraded statuses without the huge annual fee.

Benefits are also rumored to include a luxury car rental service, with preferred pricing on exotic high-end vehicles like Lamborghinis, Bentleys and even Formula One racing cars.

The real value of membership may be in the form of personal services offered by the concierge. You can use the concierge for things like reminder calls prior to anniversaries and birthdays, personal shoppers, or tickets to sold-out events. Wild tales of the power of this card and the service it offers are common. Snopes relates several, including one of an American Express employee who traveled by motorcycle to retrieve a handful of sand from the shores of the Dead Sea for the school project of a cardholder’s child in London. Presumably, most cardholders should not expect that level of service. Indeed, cardholders in China are already complaining that the service is lacking and does not warrant the hefty annual fee.

Can I Get More Than One?

There was a time when a Centurion cardholder could get have up to 99 authorized users sharing the account, but that benefit is now over. As of a few years ago, cardholders are now limited to only 2 authorized users on a Centurion account, in a bid to make the card more exclusive.

Cardholders who had more than 2 authorized users when this rule went into effect will have their authorized users grandfathered in, meaning that they will be able to keep the extra cards.

If you check out the “Annual Membership” section of the Cardmember Agreement on American Express’ site, you’ll see that they offer Platinum Card and Gold Card options, sometimes with discounted annual fees, as additional cards for Centurion cardholders.

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Annual Fees

With the popularity of the card combined with the explosion of wealth in new emerging markets around the world, the Centurion card has been made available to a host of countries worldwide. The reported annual fees vary from $2,000 to as high as $5,450 per year.

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Is There a Grace Period? What’s the APR?

The Centurion card is a charge card. Charge cards typically requires any new balances to be paid in full by the due date after the closing date of a statement period. However, American Express appears to offer a Pay Over Time feature to some Centurion cardholders. See the Cardholder Agreement on American Express’ site to read more about these features.

Centurion Card Benefits

For a card that is incredibly hard to obtain, the benefits ought to match its world class reputation. Let’s explore just a few of the elite benefits afforded to Centurion cardholders.

24/7 Dedicated Personal Concierge Program

Need front row tickets to the hottest show of the year? How about extended shopping hours at your favorite luxury retailer? Need to charter a jet for a week away in the Maldives? No request is unreasonable for your personal Centurion concierge.

Automatic Premium Status at the World’s Leading Hotels

It’s speculated that Centurion cardholders are automatically upgraded to premium tier status at several hotel brands, including Ritz Carlton, Mandarin Oriental Four Seasons, and others.

Automatic Premium Status at Leading Auto Rental Outlets

Centurion cardholders presumably enjoy instant premium tier upgrades at several car rental outlets like Hertz, Avis, and others.

Automatic Premium Status at Leading Airline Carriers

One of the biggest reported perks in the companion ticket, global fee credits, and instant frequent flyer program upgrades just for being a Centurion cardholder.

Standing Reservations for Cardholders at Select Restaurants

Centurion cardholders are presumably entitled to standing reservation at fine dining establishments worldwide such as Nobu, Smith & Wollensky, and Per Se, among others.

No Pre-set Spending Limits

Perhaps the most well-known perk of the Centurion card is that it features no pre-set spending limit (also known as a credit limit). This can come in handy if you want to impulse-buy something expensive, like a $422 Million tea cup. Of course, charges must be paid off in full each month because it’s a charge card, though stories of extravagant purchases are common among cardholders.

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Fred Pilon

Titanium does not anodize black.
- ryan8236
  
  Fred – This comment piqued my interest so I did some investigating. I’m a Mechanical Engineer working on corrosion resistance for military systems and I deal with plating companies quite often. Although some low voltage runs will produce a dark bronze/purple color, I agree that it’s definitely not the shade of black on the Centurion card.
  
  I called a friend at American Express and confirmed that their official claim is that the card is made from anodized titanium. I think that the card is actually hard coated with Titanium Aluminum Nitride, a common coating for tools requiring a thicker and harder surface than traditional Anodizing, which can offer the rich black coating that’s seen on the card. Although similar in appearance, the coating is actually applied with a physical vapor deposition process rather than electrolyte solution like anodizing.
  
  If Amex’s target clientele were the engineering community, they could advertise that the card is made from PVD hard coated titanium for superior wear resistance.
  - Abhi
    
    ryan8236 – you know this knowledge shower is not going to get you an invite, right?
- Jeremy Whitt
  
  Amex cardholder since 2000… Centurion card member since 2004… Changed to titanium in or around 2004 because I never got a plastic version… Original titanium was the most stiff and toughest sliver of metal I’ve ever seen or felt, bordering on the edge of being dangerous as it weaponized your wallet… It originally was definitely anodized somehow because they had to use a carbide grinder to file off the black from the top surface of the numbers so they were visible, exposing micro-evidence of the coating.
  
  However, they changed everything amid the financial crisis… Still titanium, but I can now actually bend the bloody thing with iPhone 6 bend-gate pressures, whereas the original titanium could likely have cantilever suspended a small car. And the anodizing is completely different although looks and feels similar. They no longer grind off the tops of the numbers and it looks like a completely different manufacturing process. Also, the new cards come with chips embedded, standard across the pond. I’m guessing all of these changes were directly cost-savings related.
  
  I do miss the gregarious boldness of the original titanium, which turned heads and demanded double-takes virtually 100% of the time, but in the spirit of functionality, the extreme rigidity of the card meant that it didn’t work on many card readers, which apparently assume some level of flexibility in the card with their spring-loaded magnetic read-head. Of course, that posed a problem when kiosk flight checkins became the norm with about a 50% failed-swipe rate and about a 95% failed-swipe rate for any NYC MTA kiosk (yes, some Centurion cardholders have been known to take the subway).
Richard Sandridge

IT’S LIKE JERRY SEINFELD, NEVER GOES AWAY! Til he’s a bad memory, in your pocket. He should sell out, TO DISCOVER/NOVVUS! :D
Dr. Septimus Pretorius

I prefer my Costco American Express Platinum Cash Rebate Card. No fee.
- JOHN LIZZARD
  
  Me to, no need for the show off when you got the loot in the bank, in 10000 shares of Facebook at 24, 401k, on and on and on, so big deal black card, fools throw money to the wind with the startup fee, and annual fee, puts another nice watch on my wrist or my wife or my daughters who’s law firm gives her a Centurion card, lol so what’s the big deal, cash flow is all I care about!
  - nerd toucher
    
    another arrogant nerd in silicon valley who loves showing off. No wonder people hate tech in area
  - thomas stone
    
    Johnnie you are a wannabee rich man. Put up pics of lambos on your profile. I will add diamonds & gold to mine. But the big difference between you & I Johnnie boy, I am in my 3rd year of law school at UW. That means I will be graduating this year and working as a criminal lawyer.
ishy

amex concierge is the same as the regular credit cards.. i know a person who work in a concierge company that runs both amex, visa black card and citi bank.
- imageWIS
  
  Not exactly, you might get the same person on the phone, but the Centurion Card member will get priority over everyone else, every time.
  - Brian
    
    I work for AMEX, Centurion gets a dedication travel agent, and a dedicated concierge. AMEX out sources many services for Green, Blue, Open cards etc, but not for Platinum and Centurion. Think about it, would you really want some 3rd party agent handling your clients who bring you in the bulk of your money??
    - deank
      
      just curious seeing that you work for amex, but iv noticed that some of the centurion cards have gold writing and graphics and some have silver, is the a reason or meaning to that?
      thank you
      - Sterling Archer
        
        Might be non-US and US cards. I’m not sure these days, but a few years ago the non-US cards were plastic, and not coated with titanium, so i guess there could’ve been other diffrences aswell.
      - Timothy Melzer
        
        The cards are all black with silver writing depending on the light and angle of the pictures your looking at, it can look goldish on the black. (The writing in earlier years looked more bronze) In 2000 til 03 or so my black card was plastic then it switch to my favorite heavy titanium and as the years progressed the card has become much lighter in weight. I’m assuming because they mix with other metals now due to the cost factor. I’ve had about 40 or so replacements since 2000 due to loss, magnetic strip, and a couple of times charges appeared in statement that weren’t mine so they changed my card etc. There is a dedicated customer service Centurian # that’s different than all other AMEX cards.
      - Lm Rappeport
        
        It must have been hell carrying around the excessive weight of those older, heavier centurion card!!!
    - Kellan
      
      Hey Brian,
      Definitely curious about this Card, but more about the program. I work with Shopify and we’ve developed a new project along the same lines – exclusivity, invite only, perks, etc. Would love to discuss more with you. What’s the best way to connect?
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deank

Iv noticed that some centurion cards have gold writing and graphics and some have silver, just curious what the difference or meaning to that is if any one knows.
- mbeauch
  
  In the card agreement section you will see two different banks that service the card, maybe that is the reason for the different colors? Just speculating, I do not know for sure. I have only see two of these cards used in my life. Once was in Vegas, go figure, right. LOL
- Jeremy Whitt
  
  Centurion cardholder since they first went to Titanium around 2004… Yes, I’ve noticed under certain lighting conditions, the “colors” seem to shift from silver to gold-ish or appear as two colors. It’s never what I would consider true “gold”… I think people perceive two colors on the pre-financial crisis cards because the stuff on your card that changed (number, name, exp date) was all raised meta lettering and then ground off the anodized black to expose a shiny silver color and the rest of the branding and design of the card was somehow part of the printing / anodizing process done to every card. So under “studio” lighting, it looked exactly the same color, but under varying angles and varying lighting conditions out in the real world, these two different techniques render different perceived colors and could be the root cause of the notion that there are two separate colors. (Nerdy Mechanical Engineer that aced my Materials courses)
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5 months ago I got accepted for 300K credit limited for a gold American Express, I spend around 200K each month, and I been an American express card holder for 5 months and a few days ago I received a Black Amex invitation and I responded back and I recieved my credit card 5 days after and I have no credit limited, I paid the fees I needed to pay.
- Financialtiming
  
  Elvis Johnson , may I ask – are you in the US? Many have said there amex hasn’t sent out invites…did you express interest or did they come to you? Congratulations – I think it’s a card worthy of the fees!
  - Elvis Johnson
    
    Yes Financialtiming I live in US. And no I didn’t express interest, it came to me.
    - Hmequity
      
      I just got an invitation yesterday via UPS in this nice box. Inside was a business card instructing to call them to apply that said centurion and a code. I’ve spent $120-$300k a month consistently for 2 years and finally got it on my 2 year aniversary like clock work. I’ve called many times in the past to express interest, but stopped about 6 months ago. I just qualified and I should recieve in about 3 days. I think they’ve made their qualfications more stringent because i was expecting it on my first years anniversary. I live in CA. Fees are as they post, $7500 initiation + $2500 yearly. Good luck.
      - Kimberly Rotter
        
        Wow, congrats! And are you accepting the invitation? I’m curious to know what perks you value most. Which benefits make the card worth the cost?
      - Jeremy Whitt
        
        Centurion card member since 2004-ish… So saw the huge growth and plateau of Centurion memberships… Well, I’m now kind of in the big-M “Marketing” world so I may have a different perspective than most folks both aspiring for a Centurion card and the aloof 1% of 1%’ers… But here’s a quick answer ranking Centrion Card Perks from a statistical sample size of One:
        
        1) IMHO, the most valuable perk is Airline / Lounge / Rental / Hotel premiere status. I figure I’d have to fly around 200,000 actual flight miles on over 200 trips covering maybe 150 hotel nights to equal the qualification statuses… Per Year. Now, unfortunately, I come close to about half that, but having the flexibility to optimize hub-hops is huge for my line of work (and pleasure). Sure I’m loyal… To Centurion! LOL … P.S. I’ve also done some simple analytics and financially, this is hands-down the greatest direct ROI from your significant initial and annual investment in the Centurion card, presuming you make virtually all your meaningful personal and business purchases with Centurion.
        
        2) Centurion Lounges – Absolutely the best lounges in any US airport, bordering on the BA and Sing lounges that top the charts globally. Consistenly have gourmet REAL food and always have multiple HEALTHY options. I feel like I’m at movie-night when I hit the food bar at all the other CROWDED domestic lounges. Only drawback is there are only a few of them, for now…
        
        3) MARKETING – I think deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, any Centurion card holder will sheepishly admit that one of the top perks, if not THE TOP perk is the marketing (self-promotion) aspect of being a black card member. Probably don’t need to say much more about this…
        
        4) And perhaps my favorite part of their customer service is that they recognize my damn phone when I call and I don’t have to go through a crazy menu and enter anything!!! … It’s the little things that matter, really.
        
        5) Stellar customer service… Not really talking about the concierge service, as I don’t need that type of thing with my staff.
        
        6) Website… Not really a Centurion thing, but the Amex moethership mobile app and website are head and shoulders better than all of the other majors in virtually every UX/UI aspect. Am I the only one that cringes each time I open the franken-app monstrosity that Citi launched last year, LOL… Yikes.
      - Kimberly Rotter
        
        Wow, thanks for the detailed feedback. Very helpful description of the perks. I would agree that they sound well worth the fees for those who can fully take advantage.
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      - Walter Tonetto
        
        with such an overblown ego, it will take you a long climb down that mountain again if you wish, one day, to attain real happiness … your occasional expletives show a mind trapped in grudge and grievance formations ….
        
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      - LawyerSoldier
        
        Is there an annual amount that you are required to spend to maintain the Centurion?
      - Jeremy Whitt
        
        Technically (contractually), NO, I do not believe there is a minimum annual amount… However, they seem to have multiple global “out-clauses” in their fine-print, such as the section that states they reserve the right to re-evaluate your eligibility for Centurion at any time and presumably downgrade you to a “mere” Platinum cardholder. I’ve been told off-the-record that this is the veiled threat or mechanism that they use to motivate Centurion Black Cardholders to keep up their 6-digit spending.
        
        I once went a year where I only spent around $60,000 (during the depths of the financial crisis) and didn’t hear a peep from their underwriters… So that’s at least one data-point that appears to be above the lower-threshold for triggering a Centurion eligibility re-evaluation.
        
        I will share one related event with you. Around 2014, Centurion did some form of Membership audit where at least some of the Centurion cardholders were asked to provide a most curious form of information in order to maintain Centurion cardholder status (or be downgraded to Platinum). So… The Centurion auditors didn’t want to know net-worth, portfolio, or assets under management… They didn’t even want to know income, tax returns, or credit rating… All they wanted was proof that I had at least an average of some minimum amount (I think around $100,000) in cold hard cash, or cash-equivalents, in a bank account for something like the past 6-months. So I proceeded to immediately emailed them a set of bank statement PDFs and they almost immediately called me back and thanked me for being a valued Centurion cardholder, blah, blah, blah… They didn’t disclose the actual minimum threshold, all they said was that I exceeded the threshold and then hinted that it was around that aforementioned $100,000 mark… They also made some vague suggestion that I wouldn’t be audited again or that the audit was over, but I didn’t go into depth with them on that closing comment.
        
        So yes, there is at least one data-point suggesting that they actually do have some mechanism to “test” cardholders after becoming a member… But there doesn’t immediately appear to be a “firm” annual spend minimum once you become a Centurion cardholder, or else if it does exist, it’s reasonably low.
      - Hmequity
        
        Thank you. It’s not worth the cost. When I set up the account they walked me through signing up for elite memberships with Delta, Hertz, Hilton, Starwood, etc. I have better perks with my chase paladium card. For instance 50,000 points is worth about $800 in purchasing power. With Centurion 50,000 is about $400 or less, so the points have the same value as the Platinum AMEX. More of just a status thing or high end item. Definitely worth it from that standpoint. Hope that helps.
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      - Perez
        
        Does that mean $7500.00 the first year and $2500.00 for each following year? Or does it mean $10000.00 for the first year and 2500.00 for each following year? just curious!!
      - Hmequity
        
        It’s $7500 set up fee + $2500 annual membership = $10,000. It will show up on your first bill. Unfortunately, they don’t get points for it. I now have both a platinum and centurion. Cool thing is that the points go to a single membership rewards account. I still use the platinum to buy gas or at the convenience stores and the centurion everywhere else.
      - RAY H
        
        7,500 is initiation, plus 2,500 annual. Your first bill will have a $10,000 total fee for both. My first bill was spending amount plus $12,500 10k for my card and 2,500 for my spouse.
      - Trevor
        
        Hi Elvis,
        
        We recently changed to the Amex Platinum card 2 months ago and have roughly $350k in spend. Reading your post it appears the Centurion invite may take $1m a year plus over a 2 year period?
      - RAY H
        
        I’ve been a Biz platinum card member since 1999 and over the past 8 years have charged an average annually between 3.5-4MILLION across 3 cards. I use it heavily for work and personal, i put everything on it. After 4 years and a lot of begging and screaming I got it a BIZ CENTURION invite to apply this October 2015. For me the value is in the personalized service and one on one relationship of the travel service and VIP access to sold out events, restaurants, etc. Also being a Mandarin oriental, Starwood hotels fan, the benefits do work in my favor. So far I am happy with the more personalized service in the travel arena as I travel a lot. If I didn’t I would not have this card for the cost. ORANGE COUNTY Calif…
    - concerned
      
      Your lies are getting better and better. In another post you state that you didn’t want to use your mothers black card and she helped you get a card. Do all of us real holders a favor and stop posting your rubbish.
      
      All I had to do was client on your name and all your posts/stories come up.
Financialtiming

Has anyone received a Amex Centurion invitation this year in the US? I am hoping for one too!
- Kimberly Rotter
  
  Keep us posted if you get one!
- Zane Carmichael
  
  I don’t think you need an invitation if you qualify. (Multi Million dollar networth with fairly high income) – Just call them and tell them how much you make and spend, if you it’s along this lines and they should respond well.
  - Brendan Harkness
    
    @zanecarmichael:disqus That makes sense to me – I think in that case you’re basically asking for an invitation, and that sounds like a good idea if you want the card.
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Platinum Amex sadly no longer even gets you entry to airport lounges.
That is not the fault of Amex, but of monopolists like UA which use a ‘my way or the highway’ approach to their business.
But then again, monopoly has its privileges.
- Kimberly Rotter
  
  I think it depends on travel habits. Lounge access diminished but didn’t disappear completely. If I’m not mistaken, platinum holders still get entry into Centurion lounges, Delta lounges, Airspace lounges and Priority Pass Select lounges. I’ve heard that for Delta flyers, the card’s benefits are still worth the cost. For flyers on airlines that dropped it, not so much.
Elvis Johnson

When I turned 15 my gift from my mom was a AMEX Black Card, at first I started spending around $20K monthly. But when I turned 18 I didn’t wanted to use my moms black Amex anymore, I wanted to have my own black Amex so my parents helped me to get one. Which it wasn’t that hard because basically I being having my own bank account since I was 10 years old and basically when I turned 18 I inherited my grandpas money so at the age of 18 I had around $29M. So when I called Amex to ask for the card they basically asked me how much I had in my bank account and where I work and how much I made yearly, I told them that I didn’t work but I had $29M in the bank and that I inherited a company which I would be making around 5-10M yearly. So next thing you know they did not asked me more questions and they basically congratulated me because I basically qualified for the black Amex
- Kimberly Rotter
  
  Interesting! So you were able to bypass previous experience with other AmEx products because of your assets. Do you use their concierge service? Is there anything they’ve done for you as a Centurion cardholder that stands out as excellence?
- concerned
  
  Unfortunately you are just telling stories. In one post you say you spend 200K a month and then you say you spend 20K a month above.
  
  People who say how much money they have or spend rarely actually have it.
  - Rick
    
    I agree
- obamaisamaggot
  
  Elvis is full of sh!t…just like obama
  - Chinna
    
    Hahahaha
- Chinna
  
  Word of advice, Elvis. It’s better to keep your bank account to yourself. Lots of evil out there.
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- Sheeza Mann
  
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Eric Tyson

I am a AMEX black card holder living in Japan and I must say this card totally does not worth for what it is charging for. I find several experience with AMEX Centurion Concierge not being helpful at all, they definitely do NOT go the extra mile.

I have asked for my replacement card due to mistake they made on my display name on the card since two weeks ago, and it took them 4 days to check, 3 days to reprint, 2 days to call for DHL, and 5 days to send the card by DHL Express, from UK to Tokyo. I have called AMEX several times to follow up the status, and all they do is apologize politely saying it is in process and will be handle in urgent manner, or say it is DHL’s fault.

AMEX Centurion charges 3% on foreign currency settlement, and while I call to ask they said all of their competitors were charging the same, but according to my research the market rate in Japan is 1.6%, almost half of AMEX Centurion charge. I understand those who holds a Centurion card are most likely ultra rich and this minor charges probably make very little to no difference, but I don’t like how they answer without responsibility.

AMEX Centurion’s travel desk picks up the call 24/7 but doesn’t really provide service at the same basis, if the quotation comes back 48 hours, there really isn’t a difference from local travel agent, not to mention they had forgotten sending me quotation before.
- Kimberly Rotter
  
  Hi Eric
  When I originally researched this card, I found that cardholders in Asia were much more likely to be dissatisfied. This is an unscientific conclusion that is only based on my review of online comments, but the point is that I found that customers in China and Japan were much more likely to find the card to be NOT worth the cost. Please update us if the Centurion customer service team comes through and impresses you!
  - TM™
    
    Just saw this article, well written. I must agree with Eric that I haven’t found it useful or even close to the value of the annual fee. I’m in Canada but heard that the U.S. has better concierges. Canadian concierge is the same team as for Platinum cardholders.
    - Brendan Harkness
      
      @disqus_TZYUalBSoZ:disqus Thanks for sharing! There’s a ton of hype about this card, it’s too bad that it doesn’t always live up to expectations.
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I would love for someone with the card to respond to exactly how many points/dollars you get from spending $250,000/year with this card. I currently use a Citi 2% cash back card, and therefore would receive $5,000 in cash back rewards each year (plus the additional $2,500 that AMEX charges for their card). Do you really receive the equivalent of $7,500 in points?
- Del Indian
  
  No, you would receive 250,000 points which are worth about $2,500. The value and savings come from the status with various travel partners. The virtually-free companion tickets are quite valuable, too.
  
  The points are highly transferable, as opposed to racking up dollars and miles with individual airline carriers and hotel chains through their respective credit card affinity programs.
agravic c

I have a Amex Biz card that I simply use to make large purchase for my company and spend about 300K a year on projects. All money is paid back from bank loans that are the draws from the bank. This way I get to get some points back for using the card without worry about the bill being paid. I would think by know I will get a invitation for the black card. Do anyone know how long you need to be doing this to get the invite?
agravic c

has anyone used the replica card from centurionblack.com ? I ordered one and at 1st I didn’t know what to think about them. After 3 days of using it I must say this was way better then the fee amex wants for the real one. I still get my points and the look on peoples faces is priceless!
Marsiho

Hi everybody,
I’m a Platinium Amex holder since 5 years and i live in Italy.
Amex actually called me and asked me if I was interested in the Centurion and I said yes.
They told me that I would be on the list of “examination” or “evaluation” for the black card.
Some
time passed and I didn’t have any news so I called them and asked if I
was declined and they told me that Amex releases the Black card only
twice a year in January and in May/June.
Does someone confirm that Amex releases the black card only twice a year…? I think it’s quite strange….

Cheers!!
- Del Indian
  
  When I called about upgrading from Platinum I was given a specific date for the next open window which was months away. I believe it was June 1, and I understood it was the only opening for the year. That was a bit more than ten years ago so it may have changed, or I may have inferred something that was incorrect about the number of annual windows. Note that it was not invitation-only. I asked. I then calendared to arise early that June 1 and call exactly at 3 am PDT when it was 6 am EDT and the Amex office (located in Florida) was just opening. The personnel put me through two credit checks while I held, first a general one and then one that examined my Amex use to see if I met the Black Card criteria. It took no more than a couple of minutes to be informed of approval. At the time it was $5,000 for initiation so that appears to have increased. Yes, it is worth it. My favorite perquisite probably is Avis’ Chairman’s Club membership. We have some great stories about the service. The best likely is when my wife was traveling in Italy and she had a problem with a car late in the evening. The Avis representative brought her a new car almost immediately–and I do mean new. My wife reports that it was a BMW (there are free upgrades) with 10 miles on it (or perhaps kilometers). Avis had gone and purchased a new car for her.
  
  The Avis VIP valet service has been a life-saver when returning to the airport with the rental car (an Avis rep jumps in the car with you and drives you straight to the terminal–no waiting for a shuttle and transfer of luggage from the car to the shuttle). In Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, Avis brought us two cars right to the dock after a cruise as there was no nearby Avis office. This took three Avis personnel and an extra car to accomplish. With small children in tow this was a tremendous help to us.
  
  There is more but I realize these stories are not directly about Centurion so I’ll stop there. But, remember, this is but one benefit. The reserved restaurant tables (saved Mother’s Day this year) and ticket availability for sold-out events (think good Orchestra seats for Hamilton for a specific date we were to be in New York) are also great benefits but we find that the various money-saving Centurion travel enhancements are what justify the cost. The Centurion travel desk is dedicated to the Black Card members and is quite good.
  
  The card also works nicely for opening overly-taped packages.
  
  So, if you do want a Black Card and already have an Amex Card that you use consistently and at volume levels, simply call and ask.
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RaiderTinTn

Centurion member since 03, what I have noticed is the great benefits we used to have are quickly disappearing. Once you become a member, you receive all the upgrades for airlines, hotels and vehicle rentals. Over the past several years, Centurion members have lost upgrades in all the above mentioned categories. Not sure who posted you get a extra member card as part of the deal, every card is $2,500.00 per year! You and your wife? $5,000.00 per year. Is it worth it? My opinion is NO. The perks are no longer worthy of the prestigious mystery packing all the hidden goodies available to Black Card members. It does turn heads if you pull that bad boy out but who really cares. I got it to tie into all the other accounts for my businesses. I also have the Black Card – Visa, what a JOKE! Not worth it, no perks with that one. Save your money if you need perks and want Amex got to the Platinum card, just as many upgrades with thousands less per year in Memberships. JMHO!
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lfgranes

Boy, some of you might be working for Hollywood, writing movie scripts. Most people I know, they will have the capacity of expending such sums of money, but no one, repeat no one will be spilling the beans in a site like this. If you have to tell us how much you expend in your credit cards, you are not impressing us, you are trying to impress yourself. And having 2 or 3 American Express Cards, either Platinum, Gold, Blue, Optima or whatever is no body’s business. The truth about all this is that you will be invited. You can not call them, fill an application or anything like that. If you are willing to pay the fees without blinking an eye, you certainly are willing to get the card. As far as I know, Centurion and Platinum share a lot of the same perks, but of course, Centurion gets the best, like the Delta Benefits, which are nice, very nice. It was fun to read some of the post, those were hilarious.
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Lex –

Actually, as screwed up as this is. I was talking about the Centurion Card on Twitter on one of my other accounts. American Express cross-referenced my name on there with other files they had on me via data mining and they sent me an application for it, without checking to see if I could even afford it. So, yes, in a way, you can “apply” for it, this happened ten years ago and was way too easy to get it. The only catch was, as you said, you needed to spend a gawd awful amount of money a year and there was a membership fee. However, I seem to remember the fee was $25k/yr not the mythical $250k ~ $450k. Perhaps, that fee is based on your own credit history, your FICO scores; how long you take to pay stuff off, etc.

I object to paying a damn membership fee, to use a credit card. That’s idiotic!

Note:

At this time in history, I never had an account with American Express but I had darn near perfect FICO scores on each of the three credit reporting bureaus.
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