irishgrl73
newbie
I am looking to rent a time share and was wondering how safe it is to rent on E Bay? Is there anything I should know about handling a rental through E bay?
Not always, but very often these rentals are of II exchanges. Look for "guest certificate will be provided." If so, they are violating II's rules and you are at risk of losing the reservation if II finds it (which they have.)
That being said I've done it before and enjoyed a great week at MOC for about half the going rental market.
As with any e-bay purchase, do your due diligence.
Ok so I emailed the owner and asked: What kind of Proof do you offer that the Trip is in your Name? Do you offer a Guest Certificate?
This is the response I got:
I can send you a screenshot of my email confirmation. Please note that I will be removing the confirmation number for security purposes. I will change the reservation to the name of the buyer and will send confirmation once I receive payment. The buyer can then call the resort to confirm that the reservation is i their name. I use a standard rental agreement to protect the buyer as well as myself. He did send me a copy of Rental agreement when I requested it?
Does this sound like normal protocol?
gmarine and theo are correct, but the email reservation confirmation will probably answer your question of whether the week is actually owned by your prospective renter or not.
If the confirmation email is from Starwood, Marriott, etc. and addressed to the person from whom you would be renting, it is an owned week. If the confirmation is from Interval or RCI, it is an exchanged week.......
I have rented from ebay more than 20 times with great success.I am looking to rent a time share and was wondering how safe it is to rent on E Bay? Is there anything I should know about handling a rental through E bay?