Talk:Centurion Card

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I've heard that the annual fee of the Centurion card by American Express is now $1,500.

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I read $2500 as of April 2004. Its $2500 for 2006 I just got my card and that's the new annual fee.

Mine is £600 per annum

< 10k on the planet is perhaps a bit iffy. I've spent extensive amounts of time in Apple Stores for reasons that shall remain unexplained, and I've seen easilly one Black Card a week, sometimes more. Either there are more than that mere 10k around or small Apple stores are a hit amongst the worlds rich.

I added a link to the Snopes entry about this card which does cite references. Perhaps we can move this out of the 'articles lacking sources' category?

<10k on the planet is very unlikely. Centurion magazine's publication in Hong Kong alone exceeds 10k. --theorb 15:20, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Titanium card?

I find it very hard to credit that any credit card issued might be metallic (harder, and more expensive to manufacture, problems with airport metal detectors etc...) , so, is there any creditable sources to that? and, no, unless given good reason to believe so, I don't regard a geocities site to be creditable, espêcially as it does admit to not being official and takes full measures not to get sued on that account. --Svartalf 23:54, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I put in a link to a relatively credible blog as a reference, but I since my parents have the card, I can affirm that it is now cut from titanium.

I have also added another link to a flyertalk thread discussing the titanium card. I can also confirm it exists as my parents have it as well. It is the same size as a regular credit card, just significantly heavier. makes a loud clanging noise when dropped on a counter or such. --Fmerchant 16:37, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] American Express Red

Is there a resource about it ? Maybe we could start an article ?Hektor 17:12, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I assure you all that the black card is now made of metal, titanium. Its thin like a normal credit card, but definitely metal. I have the card.

US cardholders are indeed getting the titanium version of the card, I received my replacement (unprompted) and it is indeed a metal of some sort. I don't care for it - it has gotten stuck in a few automated machines and draws more attention to it from retail staff.

Hello I just got "Black Card", the thing i like about it is u get gold or silver status on frequest flyer programe of most of the airline i fly. and get excess to most of the airport lounge.