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Corey Smith? Vacation365Days.com (by Amy B.):

Rich, We dealt with Corey a few years ago and rented an Aruba Surf Club unit from him. Actually met him in Aruba since he was also there on vacation during that time. We were working with him this past Fall to book a unit at Frenchman's Reef in St. Thomas and sent him a $1,000 deposit. He explained that he changed the process for booking since the last time we used him (when we did not have to send a deposit). However, we had no problem doing this since we worked with him before. Turns out he was only able to get 5 days rental for a villa and not 7 so he apologized and told us he would refund our deposit and asked me for our mailing address. That was one month ago and we still have not received the deposit back. We have been emailing him asking for an update but still have not heard back. Our first time renting from Corey was flawless and since we met him in Aruba and talked with him for quite awhile, we felt no reason not to trust him for future rentals. He used to work for Marriott and now handles just timeshares on his own in Hawaii and the Caribbean. He sends emails out to his clients at the end of the year thanking everyone for their business, etc. So we are hoping that there is a good reason for the hold up with our deposit. Have you been dealing with him or plan to deal with him and just investigating if he is legit? Thanks, Amy