Point Transfers how doyou protect yourself?

[michelleiada]

I couldn't even get a last name or a phone number. Ugh! I was ready to move forward if she would give me a little info about herself.

 

[lundve]

I usually have the person call me that I want the transfer from. Then while talking to him or her I transfer 50%. After that we do a three way call to Member Services and get the points in my account. Before we end the call I do the other 50% and she gets the emails from Paypal before I even hang up. Usually takes about 20 min from beginning to end and I so like it better than rentals.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I couldn't even get a last name or a phone number. Ugh! I was ready to move forward if she would give me a little info about herself.

I am sure you were disappointed but trust your gut and know that if she wouldn't tell you anything then you didn't need to do go forward. You were right to find another person.

 

[wishicouldgomoreofte]

I had someone from another board with a large post count willing to sell me 26 points and wanted me to go to PayPal, transfer the funds as a gift and then she would make the reservation.

What is the other rent/trade board?
You said make the reservation. Originally you asked about transferring points.
Did you misspeak? Are you talking about a transfer of points, or renting points?

 

[michelleiada]

What is the other rent/trade board?
You said make the reservation. Originally you asked about transferring points.
Did you misspeak? Are you talking about a transfer of points, or renting points?

Yes..I misspoke. I meant transfer....not reservation.

 

[LSchrow]

i've never transferred in, but have transferred (and rented) out points.

i do require 100% payment up front with transfers, paypal "gift" (no CC fees). however, i do provide my full name, address, and phone #'s (cel and house), and make sure that they paypal the money ONLY when i know i can call to do the point transfer immediately after payment.
then, i call the DVC owner, they call MS, and all is good

btw, i (and a few others) were scammed on another board using paypal (i sent $100 using CC)....the person closed their PP acct, hadn't back-up funding, so we all lost money. filed CC and PP complaint, as well as a police report (she lived down south, so not close enough to drive). simply, paypal isn't totally safe either.

you should feel comfortable with the person you are dealing with, so it is probably for the best that she/he decided not to do the transfer. curious though: i thought the recipient's full name shows when using paypal.....?

 

[Scotch]

I'm looking for points to transfer into my account. When calling MS, does the transferor (person with points) need the transferee's member number or can he/she do it with name/address info? Alternatively, is transferee's member + name enough or does transferor also need to know the transferee's home address?

How about the situation where the transferee's phone account has a password linked to it? I wouldn't want to do a three way call and reveal that info to the transferor.

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

PayPal has a pretty good dispute program if it came down to an issue. We've had to make a claim before (not dvc related) and the situation was worked out to our satisfaction.

LOL!

Of course if the seller closes his account, takes ihis money and runs... paypal will tell you "yes you are right but too bad"

And then there was the friend of mine who rented a place in Florida that was beyond filthy. RATS in the place, tub was black with dirt. They fled. Paypal contacted owner who claimed place is perfect. Paypal said "renter is lying, case closed"

 

[bwang123]

PayPal has a pretty good dispute program if it came down to an issue. We've had to make a claim before (not dvc related) and the situation was worked out to our satisfaction.

maybe for covered items but points are not covered under their terms. i aquired a bunch of amazon voucher codes for their german site and sold them on ebay. there is a ton of fraud with those and paypal sided with the fraud account everytime. i knew the risk and the vouchers were basically free so it didnt bother me too much. i would never use paypal to sell a non covered item to someone i didnt feel comfortable with or don't care if it ends up being a loss. if any fraud is involved, you will not get your money or "product" back from paypal.

 

[DougEMG]

As a member that has transferred points in the past, I always ask for 100% up front before performing the transfer. As much as this puts the risk on the purchaser, the risk is much greater to the member offering the points. There is never a shortage of people wanting to purchase points, so if a purchaser is not comfortable with this arrangement I move on to the next purchaser.

I've transferred point 3-4 times and did the same thing. Full payment upfront.

If I was the one looking for a transfer I would definitely look for someone with a lot of posts and has been around here for a long time.

 

[RobDoc]

I'm looking for points to transfer into my account. When calling MS, does the transferor (person with points) need the transferee's member number or can he/she do it with name/address info? Alternatively, is transferee's member + name enough or does transferor also need to know the transferee's home address?

How about the situation where the transferee's phone account has a password linked to it? I wouldn't want to do a three way call and reveal that info to the transferor.

In order to make a transfer, MS will require the membership number of the account receiving the points. They used to allow a name and address where they would look up the member number, but started requiring the member number a couple of years ago.

With just the member number, another person still can't get into the account online (they would need the login info) or thru MS without also knowing SS# or password (if SS# is not used).