Today I called Amex and inquired about the Centurion.  Explaining the issue and that I was hesitant to increase spending unsure if I’d qualify, the woman on the phone didn’t do anything to assist and didn’t have any details.  I called the Platinum support line and the operator was very kind and friendly.  She transferred me to Centurion, where I was told I had no invitation at this time.  Not that I didn’t qualify, but that there was no invitation.  She was mum on what the qualifications are and said that the system chooses invitees based on a variety of factors, none of which she knew.

So my assumption and goal is that it will take somewhere in the area of $300,000 worth of charges to qualify.  My goal is to do that sometime before the end of 2010.  To do so, I’ve already moved vendors over to Amex and plan on using it for most purchases.  I’m assuming that just charging to the same vendor will not result in my qualification, so I will use the card for more travel expenses, restaurants, and anything that shows an over-abundance of living ;)

Stay tuned for more details on the quest…!