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Re: How can I rent a timeshare? (by Mary D.):

jayjay wrote:

adahiscout wrote:

Hi Mary,

You are able to utilize this area of the posting page because you are a paid member of RedWeek.com. If you were not a member you would not have access to this area of the owner's posting page.

Thanks, Marty

======== That is abundantly clear. The point is that even a member cannot access the seller/renter's e-mail address on RedWeek, so how can spam become a problem? Oh, well. Never mind. MD

The fact that an email address is not shown before sending a message to a member concerning a rental or sale is even BETTER protection for that ad member.

I suppose the only time a member's email address is shown is when you get a reply from that member concerning your question(s) regarding a sale or rental, therefore spam is not a problem here on Redweek due to the facts above .... which proves to be much better protection for members of Redweek. ======= So we are in agreement that Spam is not a problem with the RedWeek method of contact and would still not be a problem if rental seekers could contact owners through the site without paying a fee.

RedWeek is a commercial site, not an owner-directed one. (We tend to forget this.) It can and does charge anyone it wants to for posting or viewing its content. If it allowed viewers to browse complete information on sales and rental offerings, many more viewers would certainly do so and make better informed decisions on whether or not to contact owners. This would close off a source of income to RedWeek but, in my personal opinion, would increase the value of posting to the owners enough to justify some increase in their posting fee. (I say that last without joy, but it would be fair.) MD