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Re: How can I be sure the unit I rent will be there for me? (by KC):
toms196 wrote:I know liability is a big issues these days, but is there a way to name the companies engaged in these practices. I too, rented from a source advertised on Redweek. When I arrived at the resort they had no knowledge of my reservations. After a day delay they "discovered" a faxed RCI exchangeand placed me in an efficiency.I had paid the so-called agent on Redweek for a 2 bedroom. The agent promised a refund by personal check of $100 on my rental, but its been over a month and I have heard nothing. This company should be prevented from listing on Redweek, because I am now reluctant to ever rent again on this site.
RCI exchanges being inappropriately rented out seems to occur at least as often (maybe even more so) with private individuals (on ANY timeshare site, not just RedWeek) as with commercial companies / agencies.
With all due respect, If you're not even willing to name the company that deceived you, you are not in any way helping others to avoid the same predicament. Your identity is not known by ANYONE in these forums. It serves no useful purpose at all to complain about a company if you're not even willing to step up and actually identify them by name. If YOU are the one who got burned, then YOU are the one who needs to openly identify the company, not someone else who was not even affected. Liability is not a legitimate issue or concern --- unless your report is false or inaccurate.