well, well, well not so educated people here, outdated advice, skeletons in the closet, OMG
well after that post of answers, seems a who knows of who knows about old entry cards, and whos file scan is better argument
after doing what i was going to do if i got no luck here, that being go i to a tourist area immigration office, as you get better english communication from thai officals, the ADVICE punters, come back within a week of expiry, check you out with date stamp, then stamp the valid visa sitting in my passport stamped USED and dated , whammo 6 months multi entry, 60 days at a time, 7 months all up
ALOHA