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Re: How can I rent a timeshare? (by Marie M.):

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.

One time I posted a rental ad on Redweek.com. About 3 weeks later I also placed the same ad on another site but forgot I did so. Soon thereafter I received one of those notorious spam/scam emails saying someone wanted to rent our week and would have a "colleague" who owed him money send us a check for a larger amount, and we should wire him the excess funds. Of course I knew this was a fraudulent offer.

Since I had totally forgotten that I had placed the second ad on a different site, I falsely assumed that the scam message had come through my Redweek ad. I sent a copy of the message to Redweek and told them that they needed to block that person's access/membership with Redweek.

I received a very quick Email response from Redweek stating that they had checked their records and they had not forwarded any such message to me. I then called them and insisted that this was the only way that a person could have known about my rental offer. The female Redweek staff member, whose name I cannot recall, was so friendly and helpful. She patiently explained all the safeguards Redweek has in place to prevent such problems. She gave me the names and Email addresses of the legitimate Redweek members who had replied to my ad. She told me that since every member is required to provide their name, address, and pay with a credit card containing the same info, and provide the security code on the card, Redweek is able to identify the sender of every Email, if necessary. During this conversation, I suddenly recalled my other ad, and apologized. She was most gracious.