Bonnie_Raitt
TUG Member
We are considering buying a reservation made by another party for a unit we want to stay at during the holidays. There is no availability anywhere for the dates we need. He has e-mailed me his confirmation with the resort and says he will meet us there at check-in to show his id. He will check-in using his id and introduce us as friends staying with him in the unit. We will give the resort our credit card number for incidentals. After doing this we will pay him and he will be on his way.
The confirmation states that only the person named can request a guest certificate and can't receive any money for doing so.
He would like us to send him a post dated check now for 1/2 of the agreed amount. We will replace that check upon move-in. We are concerned that we will show up at the resort and he will not, leaving us with no place to stay. We are also concerned that if his name is still on the reservation, he could go to the resort and get additional keys during our stay there and enter the room. It seems like he could also charge incidentals to the room on our credit card.
Any suggestions how this could be accomplished without any problems for either side of the transaction?
Thanks, we are new at this.
The confirmation states that only the person named can request a guest certificate and can't receive any money for doing so.
He would like us to send him a post dated check now for 1/2 of the agreed amount. We will replace that check upon move-in. We are concerned that we will show up at the resort and he will not, leaving us with no place to stay. We are also concerned that if his name is still on the reservation, he could go to the resort and get additional keys during our stay there and enter the room. It seems like he could also charge incidentals to the room on our credit card.
Any suggestions how this could be accomplished without any problems for either side of the transaction?
Thanks, we are new at this.