How exactly do you trade and ADR?

[My2QTs]

Dont you have to give someone your confirmation number and they give you theirs?? Doesn't anyone worry about being scammed on this? LIke I give up mine, and then the one I get is incorrect or doesn't exist??? I know I sound paranoid, but it seems a little risky.

 

[TDC Nala]

Not sure why you would worry about it if no money changes hands. If anyone were to do that it would be for pure meanness, not to profit (unless the number given is written incorrectly or something). Not that there's zero chance of that happening, but I'd think it unlikely without the profit motive.

With the exception of anything prepaid or accompanied by a credit card hold, I would think it'd be possible to call WDW-DINE and have the name on the reservation changed without exchanging anything but names with the other person.

 

[baj0505]

Its been my experience that WDW will NOT change names on a ressie with out canceling and rebooking. I made one for relatives and after the fact tried to change it to their names. Of course as we all know CMs give you different answers - I tried 5 times with no luck. So they just gave our name, we were all staying in a 2BR and the ressies were under my name. I'm not giving an opinion either way about the trading of ressies but if you have the confirmation # and the phone number provided you can go on line and pull it up to verify the ressie exists, of course you can then cancel it.

 

[Order66]

I didn't trade but just gave another poster an ADR I no longer needed. I simply gave her the ADR # and phone number...all the info needed to pull up a ressie online. I also gave her my name incase she just wanted to check in as me. She was then able to do the cancel/rebook in her name herself online. I tested it first by booking an ADR in my mom's name and number. I was then able to log in under my account and still pull it up and cancel it.

But I agree, there is really nothing to be gained for giving anyone a fake ADR. But if you have the ADR# and phone you can pull it up online yourself to check it.

 

[My2QTs]

Maybe Im just confused as to how it all works, but I disagree that there's nothing to be gained. LIke here's the scenario for me:

I "might" have an ADR for CRT (or wherever) that I am willing to trade for an ADR to CP (or wherever). So say I give my ADR number to this person so he/she can have my ADr and then that person gives me his/her ADR number and we trade. then I have given mine up, and that person gave his/hers up but the ADR number she gave isn't accurate or doesn't exist. Do you all know what I mean, or is this impossible? Perhaps I don't really understand what all gets traded when you trade. And I am talking about just TRADING, not giving an ADR to someone else cause you dont' want it. Im talking you give me one that i want, I give you one that you want. Maybe someone could explain how they traded one for one. that might help me the most. Thanks

 

[baj0505]

Maybe Im just confused as to how it all works, but I disagree that there's nothing to be gained. LIke here's the scenario for me:

I "might" have an ADR for CRT (or wherever) that I am willing to trade for an ADR to CP (or wherever). So say I give my ADR number to this person so he/she can have my ADr and then that person gives me his/her ADR number and we trade. then I have given mine up, and that person gave his/hers up but the ADR number she gave isn't accurate or doesn't exist. Do you all know what I mean, or is this impossible? Perhaps I don't really understand what all gets traded when you trade. And I am talking about just TRADING, not giving an ADR to someone else cause you dont' want it. Im talking you give me one that i want, I give you one that you want. Maybe someone could explain how they traded one for one. that might help me the most. Thanks

Per above, you can verify online (you can call too) that the ADR exists if you get the confirmation # and phone number.