"Stay PC" or "Vacation Crew"

I posted my Park City Marriott Mountainside 2019 week for rent on Red Week and "the other timeshare website" the other day. I even had it "verified" by Red Week.

Within days, on Easter Sunday actually, I get a solicitation from these guys to take my rental for their "customers" at full asking price.

Who really works real estate on Easter Sunday? And its April 1 - the "fools day".

So I'm skeptical.

I'm not a newbie at renting this unit, have done it myself for the last 4 years and I've also rented another timeshare I own in another state.

All done directly with the people who will occupy the unit...nice simple transactions...everybody is happy.

My question is - are these guys legit? I've already begun to negotiate parts of their offer but will shut it down if feedback here is negative.

Help Thanks Mike

Anyone who contacts you out of the blue is just after your money !!

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Phyllis

I thought I was very clear. I was contacted by the business in quotes in the subject bar. Apparently a business located in Salt Lake City/Park City.

Mike-

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Thanks, Phyllis

Hi Mike. I dealt with StayPC in 2013 and 2014 for the rental of our Marriott Kauai timeshare. Similar circumstances, they responded to my listing, full price. I had no problems with StayPC. They delivered as promised. They were agreeable to either their standard rental agreement, or to a rental agreement that I might offer. After reviewing their agreement, I opted to go with their agreement.

This was our experience with StayPC. Hope this helps,

Jim

I'm here to close the thread on this one.

I am a skeptic, did business all my life as an insurance underwriter.

So, particularly in this day and age of hacking and identity theft, when an offer pops up out of the blue and seems too good to be true, we all should be skeptical. When StayPC offered to take my timeshare on Easter Sunday, April Fools’ Day, I almost put it in trash.

But I did some due diligence - like here; exchanged a few emails with them to test response; modified their contract to again test them and, I must say, they proved to me to be legit and in the end I agreed to give my week to them at full price, payable up front - not in installments.

I created an "occupancy addendum" for the contract to keep a lid on how many people could occupy the rooms. I appended my own contract that I use with individuals who have rented from me to attach to theirs.

Any additions or modifications need to be part of their contract because they use language called an "entire agreement" clause. If you end up in a dispute, without your add- ons being "part of their agreement" you will be out of luck.

In four days we worked out details and language. Yesterday they sent me my money via Paypal Personal payment - so no fees taken out.

All said and done, I will do business with them again.

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Thank Mike for the update

This forum sure was different from the Tug one you posted for answers , glad I belong to both.

Glad it worked out

Dave

They only want to give me half now and half closer to the rental date . Is this normal ?

jimc282 wrote:

Hi Mike. I dealt with StayPC in 2013 and 2014 for the rental of our Marriott Kauai timeshare. Similar circumstances, they responded to my listing, full price. I had no problems with StayPC. They delivered as promised. They were agreeable to either their standard rental agreement, or to a rental agreement that I might offer. After reviewing their agreement, I opted to go with their agreement.

This was our experience with StayPC. Hope this helps,

Jim

I am the first one to look for deceit or a scam but I have to say that everything I've heard about this company has been positive . I would be comfortable with their terms . It's refreshing to say something positive about a timeshare rental or sales internet company .

Half now, and half toward the occupancy date is normal. I just completed my third rental transaction with StayPC for our Kauai timeshare. First payment was immediately after the agreement was signed, and we received the second payment a couple months prior to the date noted within the agreement. I usually require upfront rental amount for transactions with individuals, but I tried the two payment process with StayPC and it works.

bruced82 wrote:

They only want to give me half now and half closer to the rental date . Is this normal ?

jimc282 wrote:

Hi Mike. I dealt with StayPC in 2013 and 2014 for the rental of our Marriott Kauai timeshare. Similar circumstances, they responded to my listing, full price. I had no problems with StayPC. They delivered as promised. They were agreeable to either their standard rental agreement, or to a rental agreement that I might offer. After reviewing their agreement, I opted to go with their agreement.

This was our experience with StayPC. Hope this helps,

Jim

I'm the thread starter and as I said above, I negotiated full payment up front...you can refer to this thread - copy and paste the stuff and send it to them if you like.

They seem honest but having all the money in hand is just that much better.

Good luck....Mike

Mike T, are you open to sharing your agreement? Thanks, Julia

send me a "Facebook message" with your email address - I will respond. I should be easy to find...not many Mike Taxters on Facebook

Hi Mike, I took your suggestion and asked Vacation Crew for the entire amount upfront and they agreed. Not unusual, we always collect the full amount up front. My advisor looked at the contract and said it was fine. But here is where it gets strange. Vacation Crew, from Utah, sent me a barrage of emails to use my New Year's timeshare, then suddenly, after I signed the contract, they said their client cancelled. My advisor, also a Utah person, said that they still owe us the money, as the contract was with them, not their clients.

I know I can rent out the week easily, we always do, using Redweek. The members on the Timeshare groups know me, and will personally vouch for me and my weeks. But I can't say I would recommend Vacation Crew.

Without directly comparing your contract vs. mine I cannot help explain their actions. On page #2 of my contract the top of the page has a "Balance Due Date". I was paid by that date. If the Stay PC client backed out before that date on my contract or yours then I can see where SPC can avoid paying you.

If after and they agreed to pay you 100% up front then I cannot see how they can avoid paying you. At that point they are on the hook. The para at the bottom of page #2 of the contract indicates that it is possible that SPC's original client may cancel and then SPC has the right to send you a new name that you need to put on the reservation. Nowhere in the contract gives SPC any right to terminate the contract between SPC and you because their clients cancel. You never need to refund any money to them.

So I see just one hook and that is the Balance Due Date. Then, if you want to fight them it all happens in their home town and you risk paying a lawyer and even their legal costs if you lose.