skyauction, how good??

[choochoo]

Hi everyone, could anyone give me any info. on skyauction and how good of a company they are. i was thinking of bidding on hotels. thanks!

 

[BonnieA]

I used skyauction this past Spring and was very pleased. I got a 2 bedroom timeshare in Williamsburg VA for $251/week. Since that transaction was painless, I bid again, this time for a Ready, Set, Go Auction. Got that one for $261/week and will be going to Orange Lake Resort by WDW in December. The hotel rooms with the "bid per night" are not as big a bargain. But I did need 2 more nights so I bid on Fantasy World resort in Kissimmee because I could get a 2 bedroom condo. I got that for about $80/night including all fees. Since I needed 2 bedrooms that worked out to be a bargain.
I'm definately sold on skyauction. But I think the word is spreading. It's getting harder to win .

 

[sln88]

for weekly rentals
got a 2 bedroom this year and last year for $260
Also a 2 bedroom in Wis Dells for $235
And a cruise, which was a decent price, but not a steal

I also agree about the single night bids- not a good deal

 

[PhotobearSam]

This is the 5th auction I have won with skyauction...

We have stayed at Orange Lake, Vacation Village Parkway...and now, Travelodge St Pete Beach for a bid of $8 per night for 5 nights...

I agree that most of the time, a bid on a nightly rental is not good.

Weekly resorts are the Best!

We did their READY SET Go auctions and got a 2 bedroom condo for $250 including tax and all fees...Very nice helpful staff and very nice condos.

You can bid with confidence.

 

[lawgs]

so photo bear .....your auction for ready set go .....was "won" for 40$


since service charge and handling fees start you out at 210$????

 

[Lucky4me]

I've won many weeks, most not over a total of $250. You can't beat their prices and I almost don't want to spread the word.

Next month I'm going to NC with 3 friends for a week. Just us girls, a 3 bedroom condo on a river 30 minutes from the ocean. I can't wait!

 

[lawgs]

so luckyme you are saying that you do not have to bid more than 40$ right...???

 

[PhotobearSam]

I got one for $40 and a few at $50...I wait till late to bid as I think that some people can't just sit there and watch it as I can do.(I'm self employed)

Got Orange Lake on a last minute auction in January(not the Ready Set Go) and were thrilled.

I see it this way, decide what your comfort level is and bid for less.

We got a 2 bedroom condo at Orange Lake for approx. $60 a night Canadian with taxes included. We charge $99 a night for 2 double beds in our motel here in Canada and $950 CND for a week in our chalets so the $60 with all taxes for a great villa is just like money in the bank for us...

I hope that made sense...

 

[lawgs]

it made perfect sense ......

we own two weeks at Orange Lake week 51 and 52....but use them for exchanges.....but it costs us a lot more to exchange that the cost of the auction...

if we wanted to exchange back into Orange Lake at a time other than our weeks.....it would cost us maintenance fees+rci exchange fee+rci membership yearly membership fee....which is MUCH more than 260$ ( seems that it does not pay to own when you can "snag" weeks cheaper than owners can get them for )

will definately look into skyauction