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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 11:42 am
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Originally Posted by edlin303
Agreed to a big . Offering them for what you "paid" is one thing. Trying to gouge members is another.

And I do agree the first is _more_ reasonable, but would anyone really consider a 2011 EVIP to be comparable to 20k PC points?
The hotel in question is sold out in early October.
The rooms were only offered at 5k a night for a short period.
Surely there should be some premium involved?

I have traded several Marriott certificates where the vendor was
obviously making a profit out of me. I didn't mind as I was getting a
far better rate than I would normally have paid.

The same principle applies here. 4 nights at a sold out hotel may be
of value to somebody. I value EVIP's between $300-500 - I dont regard 4 nights with a face value of $800+ being an unfair exchange.
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