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Barclaycard Pre Application Check

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  • dukey
    dukey Posts: 63 Forumite
    Out of interest, was the Co-OP Platinum fixed rate the top of your list?
  • dukey wrote: »
    Out of interest, was the Co-OP Platinum fixed rate the top of your list?

    A close second, right behind the Cap One Low Rate Cash...
  • dukey
    dukey Posts: 63 Forumite
    Ah, so it does do something then. Just doesn't fo it very well!
  • Kavanne
    Kavanne Posts: 5,093 Forumite
    Just found out my goldfish credit limit... £5200!!!! I could do a lot of damage with that, talk about irresponsible lending
    Kavanne
    Nuns! Nuns! Reverse!

    'I do my job, do you do yours?'

  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    Kavanne wrote: »
    Just found out my goldfish credit limit... £5200!!!! I could do a lot of damage with that, talk about irresponsible lending

    Well done!

    Credit rating must be very good then :D

    What limits do you have on your other cards?
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!

    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Kavanne
    Kavanne Posts: 5,093 Forumite
    Well done!

    Credit rating must be very good then :D

    What limits do you have on your other cards?
    It's beats my previous highest limit by over a grand lol I think I will reduce the limits on some of my other cards and keep that one as could be useful. I never expected that I would not have been surprised if my llimit had been 1000
    Kavanne
    Nuns! Nuns! Reverse!

    'I do my job, do you do yours?'

  • FloFlo
    FloFlo Posts: 32,720 Forumite
    Hi, I'm sorry to be dense but I have read the thread and have a question about the pre authorisation check from barclaycard - does it show on your credit search with Equifax at all to other lenders who check your credit file?
  • cifpower
    cifpower Posts: 6,502 Forumite
    FloFlo wrote: »
    Hi, I'm sorry to be dense but I have read the thread and have a question about the pre authorisation check from barclaycard - does it show on your credit search with Equifax at all to other lenders who check your credit file?
    The check only shows as a soft search on your CallCredit file and as such will be invisible to other lenders.
  • selecta_c
    selecta_c Posts: 220 Forumite
    selecta_c wrote: »
    WAHEY,success.Have been accepted for a Goldcard.Will be with me in upto 5 working days.Goodbye subprime cards,its been nice while it lasted.


    Just got a confirmation email from Barclaycard today,£1000 starting limit so i am gonna close the Capital One and keep the Vanquis open until i have built the credit limit up a bit on the Barclaycard.
  • FloFlo
    FloFlo Posts: 32,720 Forumite
    cifpower wrote: »
    The check only shows as a soft search on your CallCredit file and as such will be invisible to other lenders.

    Someone mentioned it left a 'footprint' on Equifax, I am curious just to see what the pre-approval would come up with but don't need a card at the moment and don't want to make it harder to get one in 9 or so months when I will need one.
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