WicketsMom
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- Feb 15, 2010
Mine are still out there too.
Mine are still out there too.
This whole scenario is so perplexing, and I think it IS a good thing that ressies were still intact yesterday, but it might be too early for non-paid fees to trigger a cancellation. I would wait at least until Monday or Tuesday to check again "just in case.".
ps, though we are owners, this situation has raised concerns about
dvc promises. therefore, i am going to follow a mod's suggestion
& print off all of this [ even removed sections] and review with
our member-services supervisor. [ nothing else, as an "education
tool" on how our dvc is operating so we can be better prepare
for problem solving, if ever needed.]
i am impress with some of the information posted on here & i feel
"good -to-know."
Lil Grumpy if you are commenting in answer to something I said, would you please use the Quote option. Your format is very confusing.
No one on this thead has been able to get in contact with the member so why in the world would you think he is going to post here.
I don't know the person, but I do know the DVC management team and this person Does Not Work for DVC.
Was reading through the thread, hope this works out ok for everyone...off topic...
dansyr2514....did you get your puppy from a GSP breeder in PA? Looks so much like our boy we got not far (i think) from you....
Back on topic....I don't think Scott is going to post here. I think he's probably in some deep trouble and will probably lay low. I do feel bad for him, I have a feeling their may be some personal problems. But bad business is bad business. I think all of us did our research. He had great feedback and people who had booked and completed trips with him before without a problem. DVC won't be able to do anything for us, but I'm sure they are aware of the situation and may keep an eye on him. I know DVC owner's can rent their points and I love that fact because for us buying in...is just not for us. We are a couple in our 40's with no kids. For us it would honestly be cheaper to rent pts than pay the dues each year. As far as things being cancelled, I would just have a backup if possible. Ours is still not cancelled and we've been refunded. Do you think I should make DVC aware of it?? I hate to have a room booked that we will not be using. We've already made other arrangements.
We purchased a week's stay at AKL for this coming fall through a seller on eBay. He had a great feedback rating and had been selling these for a few years. Through a friend who is a DVC owner, I found out there were rumors that he had 'disappeared'. I do have a confirmation and when I spoke to DVC they did say that the reservation is valid, however she would not give me any more information. The eBay account (scottys_travel) has been shut down.
Is anyone else in the same situation? He had sold numerous weeks and suddenly started getting alot of negative feedback. I'm outside of the timeframe to get reimbursed from PayPal, and don't really want to do that if I can be assured that the reservation is valid and won't be cancelled. I have already paid him in full.
They won't. A rental between you and a member is a private transaction that Disney has nothing to do with. And from Disney's point of view, the member you rented points with is their competition for room rentals. Disney is not interested in getting involved in this transaction. Should this become a case of fraud, Disney will cooperate with the authorities.
But how would she get the money back if the seller has vanished? There is no basis for filing a dispute with the credit card company because up until the point that the reservation doesn't happen or is cancelled by the owner, they haven't done anything that merits filing a dispute. The same with ebay. Unfortunately, the seller really hasn't done anything wrong to this point - from the standpoint of eBay or a credit card company or PayPal. Continuing to communicate with the buyer is not an obligation for the seller once the reservation is made.
I'm sorry to the OP that you're going through this stress and I hope it all works out for you. I agree with the others who said have a back-up plan of some kind.
Make a reservation off site or in a value. Have both reservations but check into DVC late in the day. You don't know if he sold the same reservation several times and there will be 20 people showing up for the same reservation. If you can get his name then jump on the orange country website and look up his deed (search here). Look at the paperwork and find where he lives (state and country-county is usually listed on the notary seal). Go to that states tax records website (tax records are public info) and search his name and country. If he owns a house it will come up. Search on google his name and address to get his phone number. It will take you a couple hours but... i had a need to contact another owner. All i had was his last name. An hour later i was talking to him on the phone... If you look at your paypal paperwork his name may be on it. Remember these are deeded properties. So you can search for the DVC deed. I seem to remember that if you can't work out your problem ebay will supply the address and contact information for the seller. That is where i would go at this time. At this point all you want to do is talk to the guy and confirm the reservation is real and yours.... Good luck, i know that empty feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you are totally at a loss as to what to do next.
I too have been one of Scottys victims! I was to take my little 3 year old Granddaughter for her FIRST trip this Nov. I am so upset as I don't have the money to pay AGAIN! Ebay won't help me as I paid on Dec. 30 out of the 45 day limit and PayPal was no help either! I paid via PayPal and Bill Me Later. NO HELP through any of them! I am so upset and sad! PLEASE ANYONE give my your advice. I am desparate!!!
For those of you who had contact with him, if you have his full name, can you look up other people in his town or the surrounding towns who have the same last name and call them to see if they know if something happened to him? I wouldn't get into details with people, but just ask if they know him and if something happened to him. It seems strange for someone who was so involved to suddenly be totally unreachable.
We did. We got her at a farm outside of Lancaster. I think it was Hammertown kennels. There are quite a few good breeders in this area. She doesn't have a champion line but we wanted her as a pet not a hunting dog. She's quite the handful, but the biggest most loving baby ever. Since you have a GSP, you know what I mean.
Back on topic....I don't think Scott is going to post here. I think he's probably in some deep trouble and will probably lay low. I do feel bad for him, I have a feeling their may be some personal problems. But bad business is bad business. I think all of us did our research. He had great feedback and people who had booked and completed trips with him before without a problem. DVC won't be able to do anything for us, but I'm sure they are aware of the situation and may keep an eye on him. I know DVC owner's can rent their points and I love that fact because for us buying in...is just not for us. We are a couple in our 40's with no kids. For us it would honestly be cheaper to rent pts than pay the dues each year. As far as things being cancelled, I would just have a backup if possible. Ours is still not cancelled and we've been refunded. Do you think I should make DVC aware of it?? I hate to have a room booked that we will not be using. We've already made other arrangements.
Me me me! I just found your post. Haven't been around much on DIS boards lately but we also purchased back in November. I filed a dispute with my credit card company. I just checked yesterday and I do still have my reservation. His fenix holiday's website is now shutdown. I just don't know what do to. We travel Aug 7th to the 14th also at AKL.