Anjelica said:
As I am in no way or shape blaming the DIS boards for anything that has taken place. I am not in the loop on what takes place behind the boards in terms of how things are taken care of (nor should I be) but was merely expressing my hope/desire that folks like this person who has severly damaged two peoples vacations wouldn't be allowed to do it again on these boards to anyone one else.
If you are referring to this person specifically, I think that has already been accomplished.
In the broader picture, I think you have to realize that there are probably thousands of DIS R/T transactions each year, and until this week, I'd only heard one or two stories where someone actually lost money. We occasionally hear of problems, but those are usually just misunderstandings which get worked out and everybody goes away happy. I can still count the bad rentals on one hand...although I am running out of fingers.
IMHO this person has certainly damaged the "credibility" of those on the R/T boards who are either renting or seeking to rent (when we all know most of those people are good honest folks). I guarantee you folks are thinking twice about renting from folks on the R/T board and I think thats just not right.
You are absolutely right -- this situation HAS definitely damaged the credibility of people on both sides of the transactions on the R/T board. We've already seen posts from both
DVC owners trying to rent points, and from potential renters, expressing legitimate reservations about renting. The answers to that are a) there is a very low level of problem rentals, and b) WE have to protect ourselves by doing a sensible amount of research and using a sensible amount of caution.
Again - I'm not going to play like I know how things work in the background, etc. but I guess it would be nice to know for the many users of these boards that when dishonest folks take advantage of others that the situation is addressed so that it doesn't happen to others again.
Again, you are exactly right. That piece is a work in progress. Despite all of our wishes for an immediate resolution, these things sometimes take time. It's too early to tell how this will turn out, because that's really up to the other party.
There is just no telling or real legitimate way for us to know who are the good ones and who are the bad ones (unlike ebay you can get a better feeling via their comments, etc.). I truly have no idea who this person is and due to that I very well may never rent from the R/T board unless I know the person has been on these boards for years and I have "interacted" with them.
I would agree that it is difficult to develop trust in a renting transactions, but there have also been some horror stories with eBay as well, both with transactions and with their feedback system. No system is perfect. I believe I've seen posted that the DIS did investigate setting up a feedback system and decided it was not a good idea.
If someone doesn't like a non-feedback system, or doesn't feel comfortable doing the background research necessary to do a
DVC rental here, they always have the options of eBay and several other sites. They'll probably pay a few dollars more for their DVC accommodations, but that may not be a bad tradeoff for some folks. And, of course, there is always Disney CRO.
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