Free-ish Marriott Gold Card
May 20, 2008, 2:40 am
#106
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,932
However, I have had a stay since, and the current account worked just fine 
May 21, 2008, 4:31 pm
#107
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 46
Hello,
it is always the same - there is a great promotion and many people try to make money with this. I have found a auction at www.ebay.com with the item number 230254769408 - normal nothing unusual, but now I have found the following information:
"PLEASE BE WARY OF OTHER SELLERS OFFERING THE "SAME" REWARDS PACKAGE: THEY ARE USING A LINK ONLY MEANT FOR CERTAIN PRESELECTED GROUPS. MARRIOTT WILL AUDIT AND CANCEL THESE ACCOUNTS. I HAVE ACCESS TO MARRIOT´S MEMBERSHIP SYSTEM AND YOU WILL NOT GET CAUGHT IN AN AUDIT AND LOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP PREMATURELY."
Has anyone information on this information - can this be true?
A friend of mine have used the BA link which is written at page 1 in this thread, but he is not BA Gold member. Now he has his Marriott Gold account and it works.
Will he lose his Gold account soon? Should he buy the Gold status at Ebay to get the Marriott Gold status for 1 year? I would not support such Ebay members, but he want to keep Gold status.
it is always the same - there is a great promotion and many people try to make money with this. I have found a auction at www.ebay.com with the item number 230254769408 - normal nothing unusual, but now I have found the following information:
"PLEASE BE WARY OF OTHER SELLERS OFFERING THE "SAME" REWARDS PACKAGE: THEY ARE USING A LINK ONLY MEANT FOR CERTAIN PRESELECTED GROUPS. MARRIOTT WILL AUDIT AND CANCEL THESE ACCOUNTS. I HAVE ACCESS TO MARRIOT´S MEMBERSHIP SYSTEM AND YOU WILL NOT GET CAUGHT IN AN AUDIT AND LOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP PREMATURELY."
Has anyone information on this information - can this be true?
A friend of mine have used the BA link which is written at page 1 in this thread, but he is not BA Gold member. Now he has his Marriott Gold account and it works.
Will he lose his Gold account soon? Should he buy the Gold status at Ebay to get the Marriott Gold status for 1 year? I would not support such Ebay members, but he want to keep Gold status.
May 29, 2008, 8:45 am
#108
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,980
Are you saying that you applied for a new account, but the Gold upgrade applied to your Silver account? If so, that's quite exciting. Any other people experience this?
May 29, 2008, 8:52 am
#109
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci, BA LTG + GGL, SPG LTP, HHonors Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador
Posts: 12,695
I did - applied with the same e-mail and postal address and got a new account number. About a week later I logged in to the MR site with my original account credentials and it said Gold not Silver.
May 29, 2008, 10:47 am
#111
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK.
Programs: Nowt of note.
Posts: 1,628
I experienced this too, most unexpectedly, on check-in at the Riverside Renaissance in Ho Chi Minh City. I'd booked it in my original bog-standard account months and months before, and by the time my "new" Gold membership arrived I was too late to cancel and rebook, so I thought nothing of it. Then on arrival at the desk I had this conversation:
Cue room upgrade, club access, freebies in the room, and generally being treated far better than expected. Got online in the room and saw that yes indeed, my original account was now Gold! ^ 
"Oh, Sir, you're a Gold member?"
"Excuse me?"
"Excuse me, you have Gold card yes?"
"Me? Oh! Yes, but I don't have it with me." (thinking I was trying it on)
"That's fine Sir. Please, we will check you in on the club level"
"Excuse me?"
"Excuse me, you have Gold card yes?"
"Me? Oh! Yes, but I don't have it with me." (thinking I was trying it on)
"That's fine Sir. Please, we will check you in on the club level"
Jun 2, 2008, 1:04 am
#113
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,716
Can someone summarize how you go from Silver to Gold? I have a 5 night stay coming up this week and I'm currently silver. Do I just create a new account with the promo and use the same details as on my existing account? Do they then see the duplicate and apply a one status upgrade? Please let me know. Thanks.
Jun 2, 2008, 2:46 am
#114
Join Date: Jan 2006
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, HHonours Diamond, BA AMEX PremPlus
Posts: 5,140
Can someone summarize how you go from Silver to Gold? I have a 5 night stay coming up this week and I'm currently silver. Do I just create a new account with the promo and use the same details as on my existing account? Do they then see the duplicate and apply a one status upgrade? Please let me know. Thanks.
I got my new Gold card on Saturday - expires Feb 2010 ^
Jun 2, 2008, 5:19 am
#115
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SAN
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Marriott Plat, ICH Plat, HH Gold
Posts: 4,382
Jun 2, 2008, 9:27 am
#117
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
Posts: 40,211
Jun 2, 2008, 3:55 pm
#118
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TLV now - formerly LAS
Programs: King of Rental Cars, BA Gold, Virgin Gold, AA MM Gold, A3 Gold, SK Gold, Hotel SuperElite
Posts: 7,357
Just got my gold card today with February 2010 expiry. The materials were US-specific. I plan to accumulate a few more stays before requesting an account merger.
Jun 4, 2008, 1:52 pm
#120
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,980
I received an email saying to log-in to my new account, but it provided no number or any identifying information. My old account is still showing Silver...anyone else have a similar situation?