The Secret Of The Black Card | American Express Black Card

Mysterious by nature, and there have be many imitations, but The Original Black Card, or Centurion Card is really the stuff of legends.

Famed as a card for the top 1%, no one really actually knows how to get this card.

In this episode, we are going to take a look at the secret of this uber exclusive credit card, The American Express Black Card.

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0:00 Introduction
0:16 NUMBER ONE CHOICE FOR THE WORLD'S 1%
1:11 WHAT IS THE BLACK CARD?
2:06 INVITATION ONLY!
2:13 $250,000 A YEAR SPENT!
2:24 $10,000 INITIATION FEES
3:02 COLLECT POINTS
4:23 HOTEL BENEFITS
4:36 FLIGHT BENEFITS
5:35 CRUISE BENEFITS
6:04 AMEX SENDS YOU EXPENSIVE GIFTS
6:36 IS IT ALL REALLY WORTH IT?
7:04 20,000 AMEX BLACK CARD HOLDERS
7:33 WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE AMEX BLACK CARD?

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[JeffreyAlice-sd]

The problem we have is because Most people always taught that " you only need a good job to become rich " . These billionaires are operating on a whole other playbook that many don't even know exists.

[kashankhan]

We have a family business, a lady once walked in and gave me this card to charge for a hefty purchase that she decided on in less than 2 minutes.
I inserted it into the machine and it showed an error (my fault). I looked at her and said ‘ma’am, maybe you’ve run out of money on this card’

She laughed for 5 minutes straight. It’s only later I found out that she was one of the elite in Hong Kong😂😂😂

[pookatim]

This card is primarily beneficial to business people. The truly rich don't need or want any of the "perks" involved with it. For example a "concierge" when traveling. They have their own personal assistants that handle everything for them. Airline perks mean little to someone who owns his/her own personal jet. Hotel perks are meaningless when you can just have your people arrange your bookings in the finest suites of the best hotels etc. Of what benefit are cruise ship perks to someone who owns their own yacht or can charter one whenever they feel like it? No this card is only of interest to those who have to work for a living such as top level attorneys or business people who have a high level of income but still have to work very hard to make it and usually the card is issued to the business and used by the individual. There is a big difference between multi-millionaires and billionaires. I doubt people like Bezos would be found anywhere near a commercial airline or cruise ship.

[GarryD]

I've only known 2 people that owned this card. Both of them are so low-profile, you won't even know they're rich. I've had the privilege of holding the card and it's metal. It's got some weight to it. What does a poor person like me to do? MAKE IT CLINK ON THE TABLE. This happened in 2 different settings. Separately they said the same thing: "I just knew you would do that!" LMAO

[tommybridges]

My coworker and friend in France has one. He's not making over $1M a year, but he easily puts $250K a year on it. The card has helped us with restaurant reservations, like getting into the Jules Verne restaurant in the Eiffel Tower, on 2 days' notice, which usually takes 6 months or longer to get. Otherwise, its the same concierge you get with the Platinum AMEX card. We've traveled to Dubai on the card and I've never seen the extra airport help/special check in/or private security line you mention.

[scottbrandon]

The $5000 USD annual fee comes with some unusual perks. There are sales at many retail stores that are for Centurion card holders only. They open the store after regular hours to allow better customer service. There is also a concierge service where you can call a number 24 hours per day to get information on specialty stores, restaurants etc. I have a friend who worked there. He would get an art supply or music store to open at 3 am because a celebrity wanted to buy stuff. That was spur of the moment and not pre-planned like the late night sales. Same with an Amex member restaurant. Someone would get out of bed and make a full meal to deliver to a tour bus or hotel.

[SpiderV]

Back in the early 90's I was a sales rep for a telco company out for a meal with a number of colleagues. The bill came and the 'Amex Topper' Game was played - this is where the lowest card also paid for the the highest card's meal. So there was the usual card's/corporate green cards, a few gold cards one platinum card (mine) and then from the quietest guy at the table a black Centurion card lands on the top of the pile. Everyone stop talking. We had heard of it, but never seen one. The owner, said, 'Not to worry lads, it's on me tonight'. The waiter called over the Manager, as he had not heard of or seen one, the manager also had not seen one. The guy chuckled and said he should call Amex and just read out the name and number and things would be verified. The manager did so and as the bill was processed we got two bottles of Champagne, on the house, to finish the evening. When pressed by the people on the table all he said was 'You have to be invited to own one and it works everywhere, even if the place does not accept Amex'. Never seen one since.

[FirstLastth]

My former boss had/has a black Amex, one day he invited us out for drinks, all great. At the end of the night, our way to the underground station we stopped at McDonalds and he tried to buy a cheeseburger, ironically his black card was declined. Apparently Amex does not think a rich person would spend £1 at McDonalds.

[alexsteven.m]

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[corujariousa]

That card is definitely full of perks, which very few can afford, but those perks are not actually "free". The annual costs of the card pays for a lot of that. Anyone who can fit the requirements should not hesitate, the prestige and benefits are worth it. The customer support is dedicated and can help cardmembers get priceless assistance. They can even help you get tickets to premium events for which anyone alone would not be able to.

[CharlahMurphah]

I know a couple who have their own black card. Didn't realize they had a black card until we were out to dinner, and I insisted that I cover the meal since we were staying at their home for a few days. She asked to look at the bill, and I obliged. She then grabbed my card, threw down the Centurion and wouldn't give mine back until the waiter came back with the receipt.

[dherman]

I worked for a Ski Resort about 80 miles west of Denver managing one of the ticket offices. When the wonderful folks from south of the border would come up and go skiing, I would typically see 2 or 3 of the Titanium based cards a day. Every single of the gentleman were gracious and well spoken and would think nothing of buying their group of 8-12 people (grand parents their spouses, kids, their kids friends, the nannies, etc.) a full ticket for 7-10 days. Even when people were saying they wouldn't ski all that much. The buyer would typically say but you might...
My wife worked at a store that not only sold high end clothing but top of the line ski and snowboard equipment. I would be asked where they could rent good equipment and I would give several names of shops including hers. She told me later about how much these large groups would come in and buy for their stay. A fashion forward ski jacket could start around $1200 Same for the ski pants. And of course, you can't ski in the same clothes every day....
They would also buy their boots instead of renting them so they would fit right. And probably the skis because the skis looked scratched. Most times, they would leave them behind when they left due to custom fees.
The Japanese tourists would do the same with the equipment, but, according to our friends who worked in the hotels, they would leave them behind, especially Golf Clubs.

I found that of the people who were using the Black card, most were quite, low-key foreign business owners who travailed extensively. And used the security features that the card offered when they traveled out of the country. Because, yes, I did see men and women with dark glasses on, and spiral corded ear buds, and noticed them talking into their cuffs. But the "Boss" ignored them and asked me politely to ignore them as well as he didn't want to spook his kids. .

[TheLukanda]

Interesting how AMEX is so important in the USA, and yet is frequently not accepted in Europe. Visa and MasterCard are the norm over here.

[lloydbenjamin]

I've seen the Amex Black Card in the late 80's before I moved from NYC. I stood behind a lady waiting to pay for purchases with my son, I was going to pay with my Amex Gold and the lady in front one upped me with the Black.

[ChrisRogersTheAngryChef]

My Mother had one for a few years but canceled it when she realized she wasn't using many of the perks it came with so it cost more than it was worth.

[jubjub]

I worked years ago at Heathrow at car rental and met few people with these, always dressed subtly and tight spending money but the cards did authorise the quickest!

[romelange]

*Well, I never had a rich parents but at least I have Mr GARDNER to TEACH ME.*

[greggreg]

I’m taking my American Express card and spray painting it black tonight✅😁🙌💯👻

[seanmcmichael]

I worked at Beaver Creek ski resort in Colorado. It caters to the super rich and I was selling private ski lessons for $795 a day. I handled many of these cards. The coolest thing about them is that they're not made of plastic, but rather some kind of metal that feels like polished stone. naturally they weigh quite a bit more than your typical card.