About to WASTE 600,000 AMEX points if I don't get some help!

I just posted this in the general discussion forum but thought this forum would be a good source for ideas.....

 

I need suggestions.  As some of you know, I am developing a 50 lot subdivision and am on the verge of spending about $600,000 on our infrastructure.  I had an idea this morning but am running into some obstacles.

 

I have a platinum AMEX.  I get a point per $1 spent.  600,000 points would keep me flying free for a long, long time.  My main infrastructure contractor is who will receive the bulk of the $600k but he does not accept credit cards.  I talked to AMEX today and while I have no pre-set spending limit, it's not a credit card; rather it's a charge card as I pay the balance in full each month so there are no cash advances allowed or courtesy checks.

 

The guy at AMEX was great today and he told me there was a way to do it.  He said I could run the payments through PayPal via my AMEX, then my contractor could withdraw on his end.....and I would earn the points.  He said I might have to pre-fund my PayPal account the first time with cash (no problem as I would just do a draw of our construction loan) but subsequent payments could come directly off the AMEX and into PayPal.

 

One problem.  A payment of $100,000+ would cost about 2.1% for my contractor to withdraw.  So the $2,100 per $100,000 defeats the purpose.

 

ANY ideas?????  Any other electronic payment sites?????

 

It makes me sick at my stomach to think I am going to WASTE 600,000 fucking points.

 

 

 

 

25k for domestic........so that's 24 free round trip flights I'd be throwing away.  Just to put it in perspective for everyone.....

someone in the other forum said I can use AMEX gift cheques and that he does about $100k a week.  Wonder if that will work????