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Selling an II Exchange

lauralindberg

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There is currently a listing on ebay for a 3bedroom at Marriott St Thomas over Labor Day. I remember when this showed up in flexexchange in II. The seller's ad states clearly that this is an II exchange and the buyer will pay the $39 guest certificate fee to get the week in their name.

Isnt this against II rules? How cranky should I get about it? Seems like it breaks the system for the rest of us, by creating external demand.
 

Keitht

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If members are taking a high quality exchange and then selling it on it must have an effect on availability of such resorts to the rest of the membership. I wouldn't have any worries about reporting it.
 

McFail

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In a perfect world we'd be able to determine intent. Renting an exchange that somehow becomes unusable does not particularly bother me. I've had a case where I was less than 60 days from a great exchange using a great week but could not use it. Between MF's and simple interest on my purchase my direct cost was over $2500. I did cancel and probably took a $1700 hit in terms of real world value.

I understand the quandary about renting something you don't own. That's been hashed out here.

The real problem is if people willfully raid the system for this purpose. Enough of that and the whole system is undermined. I think that is the major reason that the exchange companies police that.
 

tlsbooks

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It looks like the auction was ended early so either the seller learned they weren't supposed to rent or II discovered it.
 
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