[ Thread is unlocked ] Megarenter Rap Lawsuit

[HitchHiker71]

How should I take the fact that I've received neither email nor other correspondence from Wyndham?

I would count your blessings that you didn't receive a formal cease and desist letter then, as whatever you are doing doesn't qualify based upon whatever unknown thresholds were used to define MR activity - at least for now. Doesn't mean that might not change in the future - there could be multiple waves planned. We really don't know either way - nor will Wyndham ever share such confidential information with anyone publicly - given it impacts only a very small minority of the ownership base as previously covered.

 

[dgalati]

Don't tell Dominic that. He thinks I am.

I always thought of you as a bottom feeder picking up the dregs no one else wanted. But you did have many adds for rentals which Wyndham may have noticed.

 

[dgalati]

I would count your blessings that you didn't receive a formal cease and desist letter then, as whatever you are doing doesn't qualify based upon whatever unknown thresholds were used to define MR activity - at least for now. Doesn't mean that might not change in the future - there could be multiple waves planned. We really don't know either way - nor will Wyndham ever share such confidential information with anyone publicly - given it impacts only a very small minority of the ownership base as previously covered.

Loose lips sink ships! @chapjim is Far from lying low, he became more outspoken than ever. I suggest to him keep quiet, keep out of sight, avoid publicity and keep yourself to yourself.

 

[Ty1on]

Loose lips sink ships! @chapjim is Far from lying low, he became more outspoken than ever. I suggest to him keep quiet, keep out of sight, avoid publicity and keep yourself to yourself.

You're one seriously strange dude.

 

[dgalati]

OMG can you understand what you read at all? Evidently you need to read my post again, please notice the examples to help you understand.


I’m one of those so OMG again!! May not be the reason I bought up VIP-PR but I heard that sales pitch loud & clear
You need to suspend yourself for a month & read what you’ve been posting. Let it sink in on how ridiculous your post are

I read all your posts when you were taking advise on working the system and loopholes from MR. Mardi Gras. Man did you flip on him!

 

[dgalati]

You're one seriously strange dude.

Whats your angle on working the system? No shame in coming clean.

 

[CO skier]

The number of recent 1,0000,000+ points contracts recently listed on Ebay ...

How many points is that?

I have seen the number used only once before -- in a Wyndham owner update. I think it is called a "VIPplex" and roughly equivalent to 1 times 10 raised to the 6th power, but don't quote me on that. Anyone knows how those salespeople are alway adding a little something to make it bigger and better. In this case, I think an extra zero was added.

 

[T-Dot-Traveller]

Some will leave, some will stay, and others may come in to fill the void. It's like me and my little resale contract. Do I keep it and deal with the hassle or just give it back.

As a creative lemonade from lemons thought - for your hypothetical ( mini ) MR who is thinking of staying and waiting for the dust to settle.
Keep 6 million points = MF of approx. $40,000
If said mini MR could rent their house for $3300 per month They could spend the next 52 weeks at a Wyndham resort at a weekly points cost of 115,000 .

 

[T-Dot-Traveller]

Human behavior, especially finance related can be interesting at times. I have a small building near my house that has hosted at least 10 different pizza operations in the past 25 years. Each new owner thinks they have the secret recipe, but fail to realize that the location is awful. Apparently the pizza guys have finally thrown in the towel and it now hosts a Creole type takeout place that never has any cars in the tiny parking lot every time I pass by. Some people are driven by the opportunity that in reality isn't there.

I agree with your premise - BUT
Maybe the new takeout place is a cover for something else .....
( do bookies still take phone calls ? )

 

[troy12n]

As a creativel lemonade from lemons thought - for your hypothetical ( mini ) MR who is thinking of staying and waiting for the dust to settle.
Keep 6 million points = MF of approx. $40,000
If said mini MR could rent their house for $3300 per month They could spend the next 52 weeks at a Wyndham resort at a weekly points cost of 115,000 .

That's definitely a money losing proposition... Not too many people spend 40 grand annually on a mortgage and most people also can't rent their homes for $3300/mo.

Those that do, are probably well enough off that there's no way they are getting involved in something like renting timeshares in the first place.

I've read a couple of the threads here and some posts elsewhere from people who lived full time in timeshares. Most used a combination of Wyndham (using VIPP discounts inside 60 days), but most of their stays were on exchanges. It's interesting to think of the lifestyle, but to make it work would require chasing deals and off-season stays, bonus time, last calls and other gimmicks which will require a lot of driving from location to location and likely staying in some pretty sub-par timeshares in off-season.

Also requires either being retired, or a 100% remote work job. Which puts you at the mercy of sometimes sketchy resort wifi and situations where cell service is nonexistent.

 

[CO skier]

As a creativel lemonade from lemons thought - for your hypothetical ( mini ) MR who is thinking of staying and waiting for the dust to settle.
Keep 6 million points = MF of approx. $40,000
If said mini MR could rent their house for $3300 per month They could spend the next 52 weeks at a Wyndham resort at a weekly points cost of 115,000 .

While theoretically and mathematically correct, it is in practice, nonsensical. Wyndham landlords want to run their business from their homes, not stay in Wyndham units 52 weeks out of the year. In some (many?) cases not stay in a Wyndham unit ... ever.

 

[BingoBangoBongo]

I agree with your premise - BUT
Maybe the new takeout place is a cover for something else .....
( do bookies still take phone calls ? )

My wife is convinced a different restaurant has the gambling covered. Usually a lot of cars in the parking lot, hardly anyone eating in the dining room and a mysterious room to the right as you enter. If the pizza/creole place is a cover for anything, it‘s gotta be a sleep clinic

 

[rickandcindy23]

That's definitely a money losing proposition... Not too many people spend 40 grand annually on a mortgage and most people also can't rent their homes for $3300/mo.

Those that do, are probably well enough off that there's no way they are getting involved in something like renting timeshares in the first place.

I've read a couple of the threads here and some posts elsewhere from people who lived full time in timeshares. Most used a combination of Wyndham (using VIPP discounts inside 60 days), but most of their stays were on exchanges. It's interesting to think of the lifestyle, but to make it work would require chasing deals and off-season stays, bonus time, last calls and other gimmicks which will require a lot of driving from location to location and likely staying in some pretty sub-par timeshares in off-season.

Also requires either being retired, or a 100% remote work job. Which puts you at the mercy of sometimes sketchy resort wifi and situations where cell service is nonexistent.

We have cousins who operate an Airbnb house in Sinclair, WY, and they net $4,000 per month. It's Wyoming, so no rules stop them from renting their house out to people traveling through. My aunt has a small little apartment in the back of her house that she nets $1,200/ month, and it's about 500 SF. Very compact, cute little apartment with a nice little kitchen in Rawlins, WY. She uses Airbnb.

My relatives are very smart people. Who would think that these places would attract so many people? Rawlins doesn't seem like a vacation spot, until you are there for an overnight stay and see deer roaming all over town. It's just such a quiet area, which is why the hotels are very full all summer.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I think you can buy a decent older house for under $60K even still in Wyoming. Fix it up really fancy like my cousin did, and you have a little business that more than pays you back.

I found this while looking for a quote I have often heard but still cannot find:

A dissatisfied customer will tell between 9-15 people about their experience. Around 13% of dissatisfied customers tell more than 20 people. – White House Office of Consumer Affairs.

 

[HitchHiker71]

We have cousins who operate an Airbnb house in Sinclair, WY, and they net $4,000 per month. It's Wyoming, so no rules stop them from renting their house out to people traveling through. My aunt has a small little apartment in the back of her house that she nets $1,200/ month, and it's about 500 SF. Very compact, cute little apartment with a nice little kitchen in Rawlins, WY. She uses Airbnb.

My relatives are very smart people. Who would think that these places would attract so many people? Rawlins doesn't seem like a vacation spot, until you are there for an overnight stay and see deer roaming all over town. It's just such a quiet area, which is why the hotels are very full all summer.

I would surmise that due to the pandemic - places like this in Wyoming would be more popular now than ever before since many folks are migrating away from densely populated urban areas toward suburban or even rural areas.

 

[VacayKat]

I would surmise that due to the pandemic - places like this in Wyoming would be more popular now than ever before since many folks are migrating away from densely populated urban areas toward suburban or even rural areas.

Also yellowstone, tetons and buffalo!

 

[troy12n]

We have cousins who operate an Airbnb house in Sinclair, WY, and they net $4,000 per month. It's Wyoming, so no rules stop them from renting their house out to people traveling through. My aunt has a small little apartment in the back of her house that she nets $1,200/ month, and it's about 500 SF. Very compact, cute little apartment with a nice little kitchen in Rawlins, WY. She uses Airbnb.

When I was thinking about renting homes, I was thinking a long term/yearly lease type situation, not an AirBNB type thing. I can see how you could make 3 grand doing that in some markets.

I've been to Rawlins, WY and wouldn't have thought there would be much market at all for AirBNB there to be honest. I like the area, but winters are brutal, and the wind, seemingly all the time. Did some consulting work for a railroad contractor some years ago that did a bit of work for the Union Pacific between Cheyenne, WY and Ogden, UT and it goes right through Rawlins.

 

[55plus]

When I was in the Air Force I flew for an FOB on my days off. I use to pick up aircraft in Hutchinson, KS and ferry them. Delivered a few to Harvey Field in Rawlins, WY. Pretty desolate in those parts. Density altitude caused a lot of crashes in Wyoming. Inexperienced pilots and too much fuel on a hot day will do it everytime.

 

[VacayKat]

When I was in the Air Force I flew for an FOB on my days off. I use to pick up aircraft in Hutchinson, KS and ferry them. Delivered a few to Harvey Field in Rawlins, WY. Pretty desolate in those parts. Density altitude caused a lot of crashes in Wyoming. Inexperienced pilots and too much fuel on a hot day will do it everytime.

Lol, so also the inexperienced pilots crashing will need rooms to rent! Untapped customers there!

 

[55plus]

Sometimes they end up in the hospital or morgue.

 

[troy12n]

When I was in the Air Force I flew for an FOB on my days off. I use to pick up aircraft in Hutchinson, KS and ferry them. Delivered a few to Harvey Field in Rawlins, WY. Pretty desolate in those parts. Density altitude caused a lot of crashes in Wyoming. Inexperienced pilots and too much fuel on a hot day will do it everytime.

Is that the airport that is literally up on top of a mountain plain to the South and East of Rawlins?

 

[troy12n]

Actually that airport I was thinking of was near Rock Springs, WY, not Rawlins

 

[55plus]

Is that the airport that is literally up on top of a mountain plain to the South and East of Rawlins?

If I recall, it's N to NE of the city. I know it's on the north side of I-80.

 

[55plus]

Rock Springs Airport is east of the city.

 

[troy12n]

Rock Springs Airport is east of the city.

Rock Springs is the one I was thinking of. I wouldn't want to fly out of that one. Short, high, hot in the summer.