How much does [Redweek] charge to place an ad?

[Lakeshore]

Hello! I’m looking into renting from someone through Interval, and I was wondering how much it costs for an owner to place an ordinary ad…not verified.
Thanks so much!

 

[dioxide45]

Interval? As in Interval International? They don't have ad listings. They sell/rent inventory that they control. Are you referring to Redweek.com?

 

[Lakeshore]

Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry, in my haste, I wrote I correctly…yes, you are correct! Thank you! Redweek is what I am talking about!

 

[DeniseM]

I think you mean Redweek: DIY costs $30 + a yearly membership fee. (Interval is an exchange Co.)

 

[Lakeshore]

I think you mean Redweek: DIY costs $30 + a yearly membership fee. (Interval is an exchange Co.)

Thank you so much for the correction, too, DeniseM….I think you have alerted me to someone not being quite truthful. Thanks again to Dioxide45 for helping me with my error, too!

 

[Lakeshore]

Interval? As in Interval International? They don't have ad listings. They sell/rent inventory that they control. Are you referring to Redweek.com?

Thank you, I did mean Redweek!

 

[dioxide45]

I am not sure the reason why the amount paid by the owner to list a week would be a determining factor in a rental?

 

[DeniseM]

@Lakeshore - post what they said and we can probably clarify.

 

[DeniseM]

Here is the page showing prices:

Rent My The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas Timeshare | RedWeek

Post your The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas timeshare for rent on RedWeek.com, the largest online marketplace for renting, buying, and selling timeshares.

www.redweek.com

 

[Lakeshore]

Well, they are a Redweek “new member”, which to me is a red flag, but I thought I would inquire…it was through Redweek , just a regular listing, not verified or where you have to go through their service(I have done that before). So I got this as part of his response,
“if you book thru Redweek they charge another ~$400 “service fee” that going with me direct avoids” then he talks about how he is almost out $1000 already, (but I know what maintenance fees are, and there is no way he is out $1000). He would be more like making thousands more, which I get…who wouldn’t want to make money renting their week, but I don’t like it if he is lying to me about his charges through Redweek, as it raises a red flag. Which would be red flag number two!
i just thought to myself, there is no way redweek costs $400 to list a basic ad. so I wanted to verify it here.
So, is there an extra “$400 service fee” that redweek charges someone who rents a basic ad through them after it all gets processed?
It’s weird to me he mentions going through him directly to avoid that fee. Uggg…maybe I am just overly cautious.
Anyway,
Thank you very much!

 

[Lakeshore]

Here is the page showing prices:

Rent My The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas Timeshare | RedWeek

Post your The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas timeshare for rent on RedWeek.com, the largest online marketplace for renting, buying, and selling timeshares.

www.redweek.com

Wow, okay…that is good to know…I’m not seeing $400.

 

[Lakeshore]

Wow, okay…that is good to know…I’m not seeing $400.

I just want to thank all of you, as I will NOT rent from this person, and also because earlier this year, I was looking at renting a different timeshare though redweek, and because of you all’s help, I was able to verify that a rental I was interested in renting was in fact, an exchange the renter was trying to rent which is against Interval International’s rules.
I appreciate all of your help and the invaluable information on this site.

 

[byeloe]

Well, they are a Redweek “new member”, which to me is a red flag, but I thought I would inquire…it was through Redweek , just a regular listing, not verified or where you have to go through their service(I have done that before). So I got this as part of his response,
“if you book thru Redweek they charge another ~$400 “service fee” that going with me direct avoids” then he talks about how he is almost out $1000 already, (but I know what maintenance fees are, and there is no way he is out $1000). He would be more like making thousands more, which I get…who wouldn’t want to make money renting their week, but I don’t like it if he is lying to me about his charges through Redweek, as it raises a red flag. Which would be red flag number two!
i just thought to myself, there is no way redweek costs $400 to list a basic ad. so I wanted to verify it here.
So, is there an extra “$400 service fee” that redweek charges someone who rents a basic ad through them after it all gets processed?
It’s weird to me he mentions going through him directly to avoid that fee. Uggg…maybe I am just overly cautious.
Anyway,
Thank you very much!

If you go through redweek and use Redweek payments, then yes the renter will be charged approx 8% additional service fee as well as Hawaii taxes. So depending on the rental price and the tax % that could easily be $400.

But that would be you paying it, not the owner

 

[Lakeshore]

Okay, but what is Redweek payment? This is not for Hawaii. I would think the Redweek payment would be for the owner, unless it was the verified listing, which then the renter pays, but the owner made it sound like he was paying all of the extra fees, which wasn’t reflected in the price.

 

[dioxide45]

Okay, but what is Redweek payment? This is not for Hawaii. I would think the Redweek payment would be for the owner, unless it was the verified listing, which then the renter pays, but the owner made it sound like he was paying all of the extra fees, which wasn’t reflected in the price.

Redweek also has "protected", meaning they collect and hold payment until after the renter checks in. If you pay directly through Redweek, that is what this is. This is an additional service charge paid to Redweek and charged to the renter.

 

[byeloe]

Okay, but what is Redweek payment? This is not for Hawaii. I would think the Redweek payment would be for the owner, unless it was the verified listing, which then the renter pays, but the owner made it sound like he was paying all of the extra fees, which wasn’t reflected in the price.

Sorry, I thought it was Hawaii. Which resort and what is the rental amount if you don't mind, Redweek payments allows you to pay with credit card with some protections. Certain jurisdictions require the collection of taxes

 

[Lakeshore]

Yes, the problem is, this owner did not have a “protected” ad. It’s just a regular ad. And he said these extra fees would be charged to him. Hence, his high price.

 

[VacationForever]

The fact is that the person is renting an II exchange says alot about the problem in itself.

 

[DeniseM]

I don't think that we know that it's a II exchange.

 

[dioxide45]

If the owner is trying to charge additional fees on top of the rental price and they aren't disclosed in the ad, then something doesn't seem right.

 

[Lakeshore]

I don't think that we know that it's a II exchange.I asked….he said it’s his week, not an exchange.

 

[Lakeshore]

I asked if it was an exchange. He said he owns the week. (I previously was talking about a different Redweek ad I responded to that the owner told me was an exchange).

 

[Lakeshore]

If the owner is trying to charge additional fees on top of the rental price and they aren't disclosed in the ad, then something doesn't seem right.

I agree. Thanks for your help.

 

[VacationForever]

I don't think that we know that it's a II exchange.

Never mind, I went back to read, it was for a different ad.

 

[tschwa2]

What is the resort and what is he charging? I don't think you need to worry about a tug member jumping on the rental and taking it away from you. You don't seem that keen on it with the yellow flags anyway. Knowing more specifics makes it easier to either make educated guesses or those with direct knowledge to help explain the situation if there is something legitimate to it.

For example if you go through redweek for a place in SC, Redweek has to collect the taxes now. The owner is supposed to do this himself and remit the taxes directly for their diy rentals but I doubt if 1 in 100 actually do so. The owner may also be confusing full service for redweek verified which would cost addition from the renter on top of the 8% plus any mandatory taxes that redweek has to collect.