DVC on eBay?

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cristen72

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browsing ebay and I was surprised to see DVC rentals. Mostly for Saratoga Springs. The
prices seemed too cheap! I put in the same dates on David's DVC rental site for the same unit and the price was double.

This seller did have decent feedback. Has anyone rented DVC thru eBay?

Thanks!
 
I think most DVC rentals on EBay are RCI reservations. If it's mentions a $95 fee, that's what it is. It's technically against the rules to rent out an RCI reservation for money and if RCI finds out, they can and will cancel the reservation and you will be out of luck. Having said that, I know people have successfully done this.
 
I have purchased a dvc rental through ebay several times in the past and never had an issue. Unfortunally they are usually only studios and Sun-Fri stays. Now thst I have 3 kids a studio is no longer an option for me :(
 
Like the previous poster said if it states a $95 fee at checkin it is an RCI reservation. Selling RCI reservations are technically against the rules. My best deal on eBay was with a DVC owner- I got a 1 bedroom at SS for $100 per night. It works for us but I never recommend to friends just BC I know there are scammers out there and don't want the guilt if it happens to them.
 
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You just don't want to be the one that DVC and RCI decides to shut down when you arrive to no reservation. DVC has already shut down some Ebay rentals.
 


wow..this is all new too me ( format )

anyhoo, if you are a direct /dvc only member the reply given by #3 poster should be a red flag. the other red flag
are the other owners...are also rci & trying to cover the turf /tracks.

was in lil'debate by the #1 time shares expert here, and of course used the same old tricks
of challenging instead of recognizing the facts. funny too me, he didn't posted here. of course not!
i also recall other manipulative techniques , all in an effort to keep the old system from corrective
measures...for ex. like when dvc make any trades then rci own the dvc room is a wrong
doing ..when it is hiding all these rci rentals.

so if you are true dvc owner? direct/no other time shares then i am stating in simple terms,
we are losing the most by these "renters" , who are stealing rooms( have no rights @ all
to have gotten by this ). .. and you do you think is paying for the utilities & damages?

and where are our dvc officials stopping every one doing this? i know dvc is aware, because
i have submitted documented cases , over & over. ( so why poster #3 felt compel to brag
about her taking advantage of others , it is not uncommon. many take
advantages of others but just becasue you got away with it , does not make it right)
while i am sure many think it is "funny & get a kick out of this" -to me, it is stealing.....
plain & simple. this whole thread, reminded me of dvc professional obligations
to protect owners from theft. nor do i care to hear about all the excuses....dvc knows what is going on..via the
way..every room is registered. for example, go thru all these rooms that were rci rentals & "pay back"
our dues. this situation needs a neutral monitors with no connections to time shares & let us see
why ....these rooms are not being cancelled. if disney is charging my dues one cent to pay these non/
members-- using this illegal system, .."is" an ethical issue.

ok , dvc ? you have been redirected time & time again....when do we start reading about these illegal
rentals, begins posting & c/o-you cancelled the rooms--rooms/utilities/facilities/benefits...?

the dvc system too me, is sloppy. it is shocking of all the internal improvements that could be
made..esp. keeping dues/costs down ..and are being ignored. why? to me, it reaks of
too many conflicts on interests, much like owners can see from this one post.

from all the indicators i have learn from here, & if dvc was progressive with motivation- to max their
profits...first they will hold rci accoutnable for every single e-bay "rental" & do away with all ties when
the contact ends. ( these rentals are easy to recognized so rci should be required they took the
proper action so every single rental has no room & thus ending this business...that true owners
are paying for )

hints, noticed those with rci timeshares & their reactions & why.

as for dvc monitors , i am expecting a more "pro active" attitude & some "tweaking" toward limiting
the costs & better "protection" of true owners.

also when i first read this, i knew certain experts would avoid the issues it rasied.

yeah, i think i will make another copy. i think true owners need a seaparate dvc department so
many issues could get dealt with..via professional interventions. the rci connections from my
view points...is a disease , like a cancer.....& then pt. ( true owners ) needs similar type
treatments...."cut it out".

..i am a lil'curious about why poster #3 posted? are yuo a dvc owner now?
 
browsing ebay and I was surprised to see DVC rentals. Mostly for Saratoga Springs. The
prices seemed too cheap! I put in the same dates on David's DVC rental site for the same unit and the price was double.

This seller did have decent feedback. Has anyone rented DVC thru eBay?

Thanks!

I've never used Ebay/RCI, just direct through the owner, but I wouldn't use David's -- his prices have gone up too much in the last year or so. Renting directly from an owner can be risky, but I put everyting on a CC so I can dispute the charge if something happens.
 
wowsers~~going to take awhile to get use to the new changes...dizzy.

...bumping so our friends @ dvc business offices has a chance to read this.
 
Lil Grumpy, no I am not a DVC owner I can dream maybe one day. For the record I have never done one that was a RCI reservation for the$95 fee. Every time I have booked through Ebay I received an Email from the person I purchased from as being booked through the DVC. when ever I see the RCI fee on a listing I do not even bother looking into it.
 
so sorry...maybe i should make my points better "directed". too me, i am never responding
to the "person"....instead the "system".

the dis-boards are a major site for all things disney. i am aware there are many other sites but
many posters here are on there too. so i think this is a very good "pulse"/measurement......
nor the name "dvc" club/vs any other type of timeshare, is a factor like some think.

the fact is, when all these rci trades are made, it is under contract not to rent out. of course
they know the rci rental market is limited so they are doing anyways. what
should be happening, that when these renters show up...they should be told....you don't
have any room @ the inn. last year, "there about"----i was blasted by by some experts
here.....for questioning....dvc because there has never been a single poster renting
thru rci being turned away. of course, i recognized~the % of "pure dvc owners
( direct & no rci ownerships ) is not the ruling group, much like it is here.

here' the ethical issue for disney......the dues pay utilities, so as an owner...i am very
disappointed my monies is being used for "others" when it should not. so it isn't
ok..that dvc is letting rci get by with this. however, you stated most were for
a "week"...regular dvc owners....." can reserved a day & any week day, combined....
this indicated rci all the way. see? the rci renters probably don't understand
who paying what, but it does not changed if it is coming from my dues.

...a dream? that's sound important. me & my wife marry young. our first apart
isn't as big as our current house living room. dvc first came out, i had to do
military duty while my wife took the kids to wdw. we have been blessed
many times over, but we also earned our fortunes. our 3 blt contracts make
up one gift to my wife because of all the memories we made going way
back....but i also believe all those special memories...wasn't from the $
amount but doing it as a family, no matter we could ever stay on site
until the late 90's. in the 80's i made the mistake of promising my
wife..if disney ever built a cruise ship, we'll try it out. i never thought, &
after they did- & her reminding me.....we took the our first cruise on the
wonder ~
 
I'm afraid that Lil' Grumpy doesn't fully understand the ins and outs of how DVC works. Lets not forget that no matter who actually uses the DVC unit, member dues are still paid on those points. The only way an RCI customer can trade into a DVC unit is if one is available. That happens in one of two ways; a member trades out or the units are not booked. In either case, the member still paid the member fees for that unit.
 
...& you ?!....it is true, i don't know qthing, but what i do "know", is based on reality.
maybe i am missing part of the secret...& dvc don't have to pay for electricity.
and therefore dues has nothing to do with these people using utilities ...like
the one poster @ a moderate resort....packing up all her laundry, sneaking in a
dvc resort, using the machines -plus utilities ( electric /waste/ water/ so forth )
are not included in dues. rationalization is nothing more than a concept invented
by someone trying to get over a peer. that's a real reality). like how many
people take their laundry with them, to play tennis? and then claimed,
she does not understand what she was doing?

why? that comparison? ..is very similar to rci relationship with dvc.

what is your point of reference- how many timeshares do you own beside disney
one? ...do you consider yourself as one of the experts? impress me with
some real insights....& give me the same opportunity.

regardless , how "bold" to judge any poster that you have no prior encounters
with...is "very telling" of your objective. to me, it is "self" promoting as the content
is leaving any doubt.

in the beginning~ we "expected" what we were informed of....then that info revealed
hidden faults....gave me motivation to learn. now i am saying the dvc system
needs major changes...across the playing field....i think dvc is a wonderful "product /
a tool" that is being manipulative by those taking advantages of true owners.
( talking about all things costing $ ). for example, not all dvc resorts are created
the same...nor all owners are the same....pending a number of factors that
current dvc managers are ignoring.

ps, i sure hoping ..dvc is reading this....not all owners are missing the action
"behind the curtain". as a direct owner, i want to see what else is being hidden-
even if "seeing" piece by piece here....& i think direct owners would be much
better off with dvc if rci /& all other timeshares are "dump".
 
Apparently I'm not understanding what Lil Grumpy's point is. Now it appears to be focused on people from other resorts coming to a DVC resort to do their laundry and other things. I've never noticed this to be a problem, but perhaps the PP has. If it is a problem, how much could this be costing? I'm guessing its lost in rounding.
 
browsing ebay and I was surprised to see DVC rentals. Mostly for Saratoga Springs. The
prices seemed too cheap! I put in the same dates on David's DVC rental site for the same unit and the price was double.

This seller did have decent feedback. Has anyone rented DVC thru eBay?

Thanks!

While I have never gone through eBay to rent points, I have gone through an outside company (not David's). Although, using eBay and Paypal your purchase is protected and Paypal does refund money. Just in case you have any problems.
My sister and a friend of mine, have rented points through the Dis and had no problems at all going through a private renter. If we decide to rent points again (trying to convince DH we should just join!) we will go through the Dis rental thread. The companies like David's, IMO, have increased their prices so much, it's not that good of a deal anymore. Check out the rental thread here, you could get lucky!
 
Lil grumpy- besides technically being against the rules, renting out an RCI trade is really no different than a DVC owner renting out their points.

For example:
DVC owner pays all their dues, they decide to go to Las Vegas instead of Florida this year. I own a timeshare in Las Vegas and have paid all my dues to that resort. I decide I want to go to Orlando this year.

DVC owner deposits his points into RCI and I deposit my Vegas week into RCI. DVC owner then gets to go to Vegas for the $200ish trade in fee. I can go to SSR for that same trade in fee plus the $95 fee DVC charges upon arrival. No other resort in Orlando charges that fee so I'm not sure how Disney gets away with it but I digress.

Both timeshare owners have paid their dues at their respective places that the other person is now using.

Now let's say the DVC owner decides they don't want to to go Vegas anymore so they try to rent out the week. That doesn't effect me at all because I have already gotten the trade I wanted.

Just FYI, as Wyndham owners, we pay almost the same dues that DVC owners do for our properties. Also, getting anything more than a 1 bedroom at SSR is almost impossible through RCI these days.

All that being said I wouldn't risk renting through eBay as your reservation could be cancelled for breaking the rules. The RCI rules are for all timeshares not just Disney.
 
Let's keep this on track, please. Complaints/debates about DVC's internal operations should be posted on the DVC Member Services board, not the Resorts board.
 
While I have never gone through eBay to rent points, I have gone through an outside company (not David's). Although, using eBay and Paypal your purchase is protected and Paypal does refund money. Just in case you have any problems.
My sister and a friend of mine, have rented points through the Dis and had no problems at all going through a private renter. If we decide to rent points again (trying to convince DH we should just join!) we will go through the Dis rental thread. The companies like David's, IMO, have increased their prices so much, it's not that good of a deal anymore. Check out the rental thread here, you could get lucky!
A timeshare rental is not a tangible item and they only cover tangible items. So you as a buyer or the owner as the seller might not get any protection at all.
 
I am a DVC owner. Whether I was or not I wouldn't rent a reservation through eBay. I would not trust that.

However I could care less if someone else does. As long as the dues are paid....and I am assuming they are or reservation would not be valid.

And if someone from a moderate resort wants to lug their laundry over to a DVC resort to do their laundry and waste precious vacation time
Go get em. Who knows maybe this is there once in a lifetime trip and they are truly pinching their pennies.
 
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