The Black Card - First look at the new Amex Centurion Card (Unboxing)

[@HollywoodF1]

Back in 2004, a client of mine who owns a medium sized business had this card. He used to use his Platinum card for a big portion of his cash flow for the business so he could get the travel points. At the time, he said it was over $100k/yr in spending. He was invited to get the black card and he accepted. I accompanied him to Vegas for a business trip for a few days. We stayed at Bellagio. The front desk upgraded our rooms, provided us with gift baskets, free breakfast, and free spa visit. There was an impossible to get into restaurant there. He called his black card concierge and we walked right in. He said that it was like traveling with a personal assistant and concierge. A quick call from wherever and everything was arranged. And the concierge connections made sure everything was first-rate for a good price. They say the wealthy buy time. That's what he considered the prime benefit: Access to people who could supply him with time.

[@HeythereDavehere]

That’s the way to do it. My friend who has the card also initially was invited because of using the card to fund lots of big business expenses

[@Th33Vultur3]

@@HeythereDavehere What did your friend downgrade to since he found the Centurion card not worth it?

[@jamesleon4883]

And then the store tells you they don’t take Amex...

[@wat2999]

That's when you tell them. "How much does it cost to buy this whole place"?

[@J_S_246]

Boom!

[@TransitAndTeslas]

I haven’t ran into this problem a lot lately. I’m a green card holder granted but it seems to be accepted a lot of places compared to even two years ago.

[@Bon3zB3ats]

@@TransitAndTeslas Amex is expanding acceptance, is one of the main goals at the moment.

[@alejandroperalta1982]

@@wat2999 😂😂😂😂 legend!

[@nicholasbarcelo9899]

I have several customers who pay me with their black cards, honestly when they give it to me they try to see my reaction and I just swipe it like "whatever" just to piss them off hahah.

[@stylefoodwithlaila4914]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣love it. That's what I use to do with people giving me their Chase Metal or Amex Platinum. I just swipe....like bitch I got one too......lol.

[@spicemint80]

A card is a card it all spends the same.

[@slipknot2k4]

Get that alot at the grocery store i get young college folks coming in with top of the line cards expecting a reaction. i toy with them asking for an ID and ask me why and my response is not sure if this is your parents card or yours its a security measure we have to take for the cardholders safety and everyone flips out and decline the transaction for 3 dollars, twinkies 99 cents and 20 oz coke for 1.99 totaling 3.15 after sugar tax

[@abusethesun]

You try to piss off your high spending customers? Bold strategy Cotton

[@petersmith2040]

They are attention seekers just like those people driving Ferraris and/or Lamborghinis expecting other drivers to notice their cars.

[@wynnaylor8308]

The Platinum card is fine for me. The perks are pretty good and I don't have to give Amex $15,000 for absolutely nothing.

[@Th33Vultur3]

A friend of mine also told me who has the platinum card tells me that they think the centurion is definitely not worth it.

[@spaceoutmisfit1738]

i have the gold i didnt get the platinum cuz i dont travel much

[@Th33Vultur3]

@@spaceoutmisfit1738 I don’t blame you, the most I would go is gold. Right now I have the green card.

[@atarahchomah1463]

@@spaceoutmisfit1738 same with me. my gold card works fine.

[@RichardCallaby]

I remember working at a luggage store in Florida and one guy bragged about having this card because he thought he was super-elite. I saw probably about 3 of those cards that week. It was a very rich area of Florida. I made the mistake of telling him that fact and he complained to the upper management of my company and practically got me fired.

[@vesock1]

You need about 1 million more subscribers for the kind of quality content you're putting out.

[@HeythereDavehere]

Thank you @vesock1 - I really appreciate that!

[@joejeans7913]

I agree. this must be a fairly new channel? Dave Hanson/Hey there, Dave here. should have million subs. I had to Unsubscribe and Re-subscribe just to do it twice! good content! thumbs up! Nice Set too!

[@Mac-pluto]

True. Though this dude had at least over 100k. In time my friend!!

[@BudgetBill]

I agree with that statement. I need to upgrade my studio like Dave's'

[@realjoedee]

Check out his main channel Dumb Money.

[@hanko498]

I disagree the black card sounds expensive while the apple card sounds like cheap tin.

[@floriandietsche9180]

I totally agree. The apple card is not subtle at all.

[@darealphantom]

The apple card is like a prius and the black card is a telsa

[@hack169]

100% agreed

[@mIngs83]

Apple Card sounds cheap

[@GnarMarv2]

@@darealphantom **The apple card is a Prius, the Black Card is a La Ferrari

[@jcmeo9567]

I have been SO curious about this mysterious card ever since I heard about it from a friend a few yrs back. Thanks for finally unveiling the mystery Dave!

[@peterkim0121]

forget the card, your studio set up in on POINT !!!!!

[@rrt08]

Much cheaper to paint my Apple Card black.

[@HeythereDavehere]

Now THAT might make for a funny video!

[@AnasElAbboud]

Mych cheaper painting normal Amazon one though 😂

[@sophocles8761]

exactly my thoughts

[@artraft5142]

But you need a training and certification to do that ;-)

[@youngorangee]

this channel is under rated

[@HeythereDavehere]

Appreciate your saying so... tell your friends :)

[@lindseym6534]

I just found it and I’m hooked

[@jonathanmundy5778]

I've seen the Amex Black Card twice. Both times I worked for the Seahawks back in the late 00's. Drew Carey was one. The other was just some random guy with a lot of money. It was different. It was fun to hold. It wouldn't run through our older card readers for whatever reason.

[@largol33t12]

LOL, I had that problem at a store I used to work at. The card was so thick it wouldn't fit through the register scanner. I found the backup scanner and plugged it in. Whew! It had JUST enough room to swipe the card through. This was about a year before chip readers became very widespread in my city.

[@lcmd7833]

I have a Centurion card, and I have always been unhappy with the fee. I will not continue the card once the new fee increase takes place. The perks of the Centurion card are less than impressive. An occasional clerk recognizes card, but few other people notice or are impressed, as this card is obviously designed for those needing recognition and attention. Believe me, you don’t get value with this card.

[@Robertking1996]

L CMD you’re essentially paying for an unlimited credit line. You obviously spend enough yearly to qualify for it.

[@superfluous9726]

Same, it isn't as good as people think. That's why I switched to Chase and their J.P. Morgan Reserve card. It's much better and doesn't have the ridiculous fees without actually giving you anything. You pay more but everything is taken care of. With the black care they pay for the subscriptions, but they don't pay for the use of them. With the J.P. card they do. Edit: spelling.

[@BobLoblaw1978]

@@Robertking1996 The regular Amex and Plat cards already have essentially unlimited credit lines if you have good credit. This card is literally about prestige.

[@amitav2]

I rarely use the physical card mostly ApplePay. Sadly it doesn't impress anyone lol

[@studioxxswe]

@@Robertking1996 This is not really true, AMEX will allow spending based on income, for example and is the same across all amex products.

[@alexis-llemay8064]

The quality of your production is top notch. I was surprised by the limited number of subscribers your channel has got. I thought you were 5+ million subscribers in. I'm convinced that if you keep broadcasting original content and relying on high quality production, you will get there soon.

[@amirmoradi9595]

If in some weird world I was ever invited I wouldn't accept but I'd save that invitation letter to show my great grandkids and tell the story to them as they sit around the fireplace

[@elgringosalvadoreno892]

I would love to have this card, but I feel the Gold and Platinum still can show status while providing good benefits.

[@NaamWynn]

I never knew the production value for a credit card video can be this top notch!

[@HeythereDavehere]

Haha thanks Naam. You've got a good look going on your vids too! Keep it up!

[@jaketyler7088]

This is how many people were sent here by Graham Stephan ⬇

[@christiankrause1150]

Lol I'm sure there's more than the 7 i see right now xD

[@nofood1]

You work in online marketing don't you Jake?

[@johncorbett59]

Graham Squad reporting in

[@xorbodude]

Graham stephan sent me here. Grahams girlfriend is Macy Schmidt

[@malmonte]

Yo add me to the list! He has to mention him on his next video

[@topnee]

I work in a restaurant and it’s so true. People who pay with this card leave bad tips. Not always but I’ve seen it often enough.

[@rishabhmitra1708]

That is one of the slickest cards I’ve laid my eyes on!

[@HeythereDavehere]

Agreed Rishabh. Way more refined than the previous version of the card.

[@NateOBrien]

Love this setup!

[@GrupoVozDeMando]

Hi Dave, please make a video about de Amex Platinum benefits 😬

[@HeythereDavehere]

It's on the list! Any specific questions you'd like me to answer?

[@TheTECShow]

David your production value is on another level. I also have a friend with the black card, however, I need to ask him how he feels about the annual fee change. Keep putting out great content brotha.

[@HeythereDavehere]

Thanks David! Appreciate it! I’m interested to hear what he says... my friend hasn’t cancelled (yet) but he’s not happy and feels taken advantage of. The only real downside to canceling is that once you do, you’re probably not ever going to be invited to get the card again

[@eamon876]

From what I've heard working in the call centre industry a few years ago, the people who answer the phones are the same although their script is a bit different and the calls get prioritized for Centurians.

[@BrooklynBeTheBoro]

I've only encountered 3 Centurion Cards, and all 3 were used at a garage where I worked in 2003. 1 cardholder was a well known financier who runs a hedge fund. Another cardholder was a construction magnate. And the last one is a hyper-famous clothing designer. Only 2 of them had the heavy-ass metal card. The other one said she didn't like the metal one because it was "obnoxious". Her word, not mine.

[@albertmorehead6088]

Graham sent me, but great job on production!

[@psilence0]

Love the new design and I would definitely rock the Tom Ford wallet!! Awesome packaging!!

[@HeythereDavehere]

I was with my friend the other day and saw that he was using the Tom Ford wallet. It looks like it was designed for the card, with a cutout to the the Amex dude logo in the middle

[@roachtoasties]

I have the "poor-man's" Amex Black Card. I took my prepaid American Express Bluebird card and painted the front black. It works just as well at McDonald's as the fancy-pants Amex Centurion. :)

[@pope400]

"That's bone. And the lettering is something called Silian Grail."

[@ikeohachidi]

Jon it's very cool Jon, but that's nothing.

[@christianrobinson4227]

Eggshell, with Romalian type, what do you think?

[@mrresident]

If you’ll excuse me, I have to return some video tapes.

[@InfluenceThaPoetDOPE]

*sweating profusely* MY GOD.

[@abrahama4141]

Let’s see Dave Hanson’s card...

[@GordonMiller]

I have never been invited, but spent $20,000 a month for 20 years and have been a member since 1995. I always found my AMEX Business Platinum to be sufficient.

[@Can_0_Worms]

DAVE YOU SAID IT

[@jacksontan1360]

The card is for premium benefit and travel and shoping protection. Basicly luxury services. Not for pts and rewards.

[@optimusprimee]

That black card owner was a member since I was born.

[@miraclexoxo4774]

This is the first time I ever clicked liked after someone told me to. I love how you gave credit to ur friend for letting u open it together! I can tell ur grateful and humble

[@pierrefourie5753]

The Apple card sounds like a empty fish can.

[@roberthunt4538]

Yes Amex Member since 91 Black Card Member since 2010 Great Benefits. Use it all the time😀

[@VulgarMenace96]

Why am I watching this as if I'm ever going to own this card 😂😂 😂

[@alejandroperalta1982]

Man you never know,life is crazy.

[@HeythereDavehere]

Haha... for what it's worth, I will never own this card either! Thanks for watching!

[@kristianwilson3708]

Read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

[@michaelbraun6147]

@@kristianwilson3708 great response. Best comment I’ve seen in a while. Keep up the positive energy 😎

[@kristianwilson3708]

@@michaelbraun6147 anytime brother

[@Zeppelin9113]

my father has this card and let me tell you, he cancelled it after a couple of months of use. When your already well off you pretty much have anything you want to your disposal. This card just reminds you to use it because of your status. My dad loves his platinum.

[@hehegrounded]

HE SAID HEY THERE DAVE HERE

[@JoNicolas]

the editing of this video is giving me chills through my spine. Who is this guy and why am I only learning about him now?!?!?

[@SirAguilera]

Interesting to know the quirks and features of the Centurion card, by the way, very cool your new studio set!

[@HeythereDavehere]

Appreciate that SirAguilera... It's an interesting card that appeals to a very unique subset of society -- and the set was fun to make. I'm sure I'll use it again, but probably with a lighter background and overall brighter look. It was perfect like this for the "black" card tho

[@Th33Vultur3]

I was at a bar doing karaoke and I saw somebody for the 1st time with the black card. We were talking about the card actually since they said they make a lot and they showed it to me. I brought up the black card in conversation. My jaw dropped. I have a best friend back home in New Jersey and they are the only 1 I know with the platinum card.this and they agree that the black card is basically as a flex. They think that the platinum is more worth it than the black card. I have the green card and I'm happy with that. There are people even on KZbin that think that pairing the platinum or the centurion paired with the gold or green is a better deal than having the centurion by itself. The most I would go is the gold card right now if I start shopping at supermarkets more instead of Walmart. Heck, just having any American express card is a sign that you're going in the right direction.

[@brunoglopes]

6:25 so, your friend is Len Critcher? Interesting 😂

[@cnfnd1371]

Oopsie!

[@shoegum7362]

American express member services is awesome, we needed to fly back home the next day but all the flights were booked, called Amex and asked them to help, ~15 minutes later we got a call back that all 4 of us were booked on the next flight home.

[@HeythereDavehere]

Not bad! I head stories like that from time to time... not sure how they do it when the airline itself can't! Good to have that as an option. Curious, how expensive were the 4 tickets?

[@shoegum7362]

@@HeythereDavehere We had tickets to fly back home at a later day already they were just able to convince the airline to give us someones seats i guess and we only had to pay a hundred or so dollars in fees per ticket.

[@archangel0585]

Graham Stephan sent me but I subbed for the video quality :)

[@artsyhyd]

This guy deserves credit for his effort to wear black tshirt and set up all black background and ambience 👍

[@HeythereDavehere]

All black! Hard to shoot a video in the dark but that was my vision. I bought that desk just for this video

[@ScottHarriganRules]

If I ever got an invitation to the black card I would laugh.

[@Bon3zB3ats]

But would you ever get one?

[@michaelholoway6336]

I laugh everytime they send me a invite. It is still a honour.

[@equinehax]

I just throw it straight in the bin everytime they send me one now

[@KenMcGuire707]

What's interesting is how do you pay offset discharge what you've utilized with the card? In other words how do you pay it off?

[@evereststudios2347]

Wow, best credit card review on all of KZbin! I’m tired of all these kids reviewing credit cards acting like they know what they’re talking about. So annoying.

[@brycet91]

Graham Stephen sent me here. Dope.

[@TheLindseyWay]

Thx for breaking it down! Chris wants his card back now!

[@MrVictorLind]

Great video Dave! Appreciate the amazing cinematography, and that set is pure magic! PS. I'm on an Amex Platinum and won't ever look back - The value is amazing!

[@B2B1788]

This quality is beastly nice this guy deserves millions of subs keep up the good work

[@RichardDavisHackingLife]

I was sent here by Graham Stephan. Nice video my man!

[@ikeohachidi]

The way light reflects on that metal cup is too cool.

[@HeythereDavehere]

I thought so too. It was not originally going to be in the video, but I liked the way it looked! It’s the little things… Thanks for noticing😉

[@jassandhar9442]

You can see the name at 11:33 ish. Dude is Len Critcher. He founded eCarList.

[@roshanbaig2]

haha thanks

[@Zeeno]

I can't see it

[@TheAnthonyLJ]

First time seeing your videos. Production is on point! Great job!

[@HeythereDavehere]

Cool thank you. I actually put together the same studio set up and made a new video… Finishing up editing now. Should launch later today. Check it out!

[@djcalvin408]

Great content, great editing, great recording. Very professional compared to rest of the other channels. This channel is going to blow up ;)

[@djcalvin408]

told you, you're channel is gonna blow up ;)

[@mitsu.hadeishi]

Cards with annual fees usually give you far more value back than other credit cards

[@inviziblecong]

Great example of high quality YT content! Your channel will hopefully get huge and blow up.

[@Th33Vultur3]

Can you be on the Green and Gold cards and spend $250,000 to half a million and still be invited or do you have to be a Platinum card holder? Aside from net worth also, financial resources, etc.?

[@Omikoshi78]

Platinum member here, I guess I’m a sucker peasant that is not making meaningful impact to the world 😂.

[@lillian-annwhitingmonkarel2774]

Paper work is for your Protection as you register the card it has specific sequence of numbers that when a vendor or A retailer uses it for payment it actually takes a print of your thumbprint it’s unique to every person who owns their card

[@Modifiedmortal]

I looked at his subs, crazy he doesnt have 100k plus. Very good quality!

[@BeyondAmaziin]

Just give me your spare wallets I’ll sell them on eBay for 5grand. It’s a rare Amex Tom Ford card holder special edition. 😂

[@Alcohaulins]

Amazing quality for someone who only had 8k subs. Hope u grow ALOT next year! Best of luck to you!

[@SussyChungus]

Hey there, Dave!

[@usarmy0096]

I have Mastercard gold. Love it. From airport meet and greets to save you time to getting a car to meet you. It’s all about saving time. What do you want to pay to save time ?

[@zippyman818]

Metal cards can ruin chip readers. The high-end cigar shop I frequent has a sign on their credit card reader, "NO METAL CARDS!"

[@AndroidSTheOfficialKnight]

I think you’re aware of this now but if not, the difference between the Centurions concierge service and the Platinum one is that the Centurion concierge is one person assigned to you personally whereas the Platinum, it’s a different concierge everytime you call.

[@luis61961944]

The Graham Stephan Show send us

[@btc1668]

Your video is jussssst gooooood. Both clarity and quality. Keep it up

[@HeythereDavehere]

Glad you liked it Wenyuan... and thank you for subscribing!

[@btc1668]

Dave Hanson / Hey there, Dave here. I am glad I did before your channels blows up

[@christopherlashley8182]

Grahammmmm Stephen rules!!!

[@chadgraber4575]

Annual fees aren't bad at all. Many times the benefits far outweigh the fee. But yes, in this particular case, the cost is insane.

[@kolbis99]

Hey there, Graham’s viewer here.

[@kimberlywilson1642]

Deeply happy I come across this trustworthy vendor been a second time of getting CC from him *Ericroboti* On telegram much love I have for you 💯✅

[@vuho7832]

There are stories that a lot of Centurion cardholders asked to be downgraded to Platinum to save on the outrageous fees & still get basically the same benefits.

[@HeythereDavehere]

Not surprised at all! Major backlash

[@tonydemaria3386]

Retailers hate Amex and the high merchant processing fees.

[@chase-jg2gu]

Here comes the Graham squad

[@kingdedede9576]

That has to be the creepiest thumbnail I’ve ever seen in my life 😂

[@Th33Vultur3]

Did your friend end up keeping the Centurion card after the year was up or did he downgrade and what card did he downgrade it to?

[@Ybalrid]

Hey there, it's Ybalrid. I have been sent here by mister Graham Stephan 😂

[@girllilio8026]

I just love the quality of your video dope 😍🥰 I subscribed

[@Yattish_Sharma]

04:33 04:44 The Owner really let you throw his Black card like that ⁉️

[@lewis20002000]

If you can pay $5000/yr for the A.F., you can already buy all the benefits. So, it's about 100% exclusivity.

[@jonsnow4927]

Is this the N word pass i keep hearing about

[@BenjaminBanks615]

Jon Snow no such thing exist..

[@r301pirate2]

Jon Snow chill out...

[@thegreat9481]

Jon Snow Lmaooo

[@FuerzaImperialOficial]

😂😂😂😂

[@InfluenceThaPoetDOPE]

Stop it lmfao

[@Jcstuart1]

Why the fuck am I up at 1am watching this?! I don’t even live in the states haha

[@funnyapple414]

YEAHH HEY THERE DAVE HERE

[@largol33t12]

I still prefer the appearance of the older version, which had a shiny black surface with gold weave border. Black and gold look good together.

[@jimbojones1059]

Hey there, Dave, Graham sent me

[@LMA029A3]

Working at a gas station, a gentleman handled me the back card and told me to turn on the pump. Since it was against policy, I asked how much he wanted and I could pre pay the amount with his card for him. He was upset and asked if I knew what the card was. I said yes, I used to work for Amex and then again asked how much fuel he wanted. I was not impressed.

[@HowYouhFeel]

love this channel its so honest and straight forward. im gonna binge dumb money now if its the same as this. keep it up! new sub!

[@HeythereDavehere]

Welcome! Glad you found it

[@iaspireothers]

Hear from the Graham Stephan Channel. Really great video, just subscribed!

[@HeythereDavehere]

Thanks and welcome to the channel @i,asipire

[@AGL23]

So you pay for....feeling special. For some people, that’s fine.

[@JaysonsCreations]

I think it’s worth it, equinox membership basically pays itself off plus the Saks. You’re just paying $10k to show it off

[@shawvercreations9703]

Hey Dave, I found your channel from Graham Stephans channel. Love your content!!!

[@LouTheLargeTV]

Now that Graham's sent me here, I just want these two to meet and just watch them both nerd out about credit cards for a few hours. Christmas special? A man can dream. Subscribed btw!

[@ayushsrivastava767]

Hey there, Graham Stephen send me here😜

[@SingWithUkraine]

Me too

[@petersampson5202]

I WOULD CRY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! I TRULY AND SINCERELY CANNOT THANK GOD ENOUGH FOR MR ESPARZA AND ALL OF MY BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY BREAK DOWN AND CRY! 🙏🎄🎁🎄🎁🙏🎄🎁🙏🎄🎁 I TRULY AND SINCERELY CANNOT THANK GOD ENOUGH FOR MR ESPARZA AND ALL OF MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY CRY WITH PURE GRATITUDE AND HAPPINESS! 🙏

[@sharfred3232]

I was sent here by Graham Stephan channel. Great content!

[@zerokool-2058]

I rent cars when on vacation. I’m the type that when I want to go, i just get up and drive. Don’t like waiting for a taxi, Uber, or anything like that..

[@FATL0L0]

Second hand experience is kind of like “hearsay” 🧐

[@psilence0]

FAT LOLO - hater.

[@HeythereDavehere]

Something like that