Rental and Transfer Process

Do I need a written agreement?

Not required, but recommended, and it costs nothing. Marriott’s only role in a points transfer is processing the transfer itself — it is not a party to your transaction, holds no funds, and will not arbitrate a dispute.

A short written agreement — even an email you both reply to — should cover:

• How many points, and which use year they come from
• The total price, and how and when it will be paid
• Both parties’ names, owner numbers and contract IDs
• What happens if the transfer fails or is reversed — who refunds whom, and by when

That last point is the one people skip and the one that matters if anything goes wrong.

How should funds be transferred?

The method is up to the buyer and seller. PayPal and Zelle are the common choices.

Pay by credit card wherever you can, and always as a Goods and Services transaction. The cleanest arrangement is for the seller to send a PayPal invoice and the buyer to pay it by card.

Never send a PayPal Friends and Family or Gift payment to someone you don’t know. It removes every protection you have and cannot be reversed.

PayPal’s purchase protection excludes real-estate transactions and says nothing specific about timeshare points either way. Paying by card rather than from a PayPal balance gives you your card issuer’s protections regardless — which is the main reason to insist on a card. See Avoiding scams.

What does the seller need from the buyer?

• First and last name
• Owner number
• Contract ID — either a Trust Contract ID (for example 1234567) or a Week Ownership ID (for example KO*9505*28*B)

Where do I find my owner number?

Sign in and go to your Marriott owner profile page.

It is near the top of the page, also labelled Customer ID.

How does the transfer actually happen?

The seller initiates it in the owner portal:

1. Use Points → Vacation Club Points Balance
2. Use My Points, then scroll to the bottom of the page
3. Transfer Points — complete the form

Marriott processes it within 3 business days.

What if the points never arrive?

Give Marriott its three business days first — a transfer in progress looks identical to one that never happened.

After that, contact the seller. If you cannot resolve it and the seller is a Verified Seller, Avoiding scams explains what we can do and what we need from you.

Disclosure

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