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IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW REWARD BOOKINGS WORK BEFORE YOU TRANSACT.

1.   Marriott certificates can be used for any reservation that can be booked with points. To search for reward availability simply go to marriott.com and check the box to search "using points".
Marriott hotels are divided into categories. (Cheapest being category one)

What room types can you book?
You can book any STANDARD room that's available at marriott.com using reward points with no cap on the number of points. (standard room means it not an upgraded room. Every hotel lists their rooms differently, In some hotels, the standard room may even include suites)
To check, go to marriott.com and search for rooms. Make sure to check the option "Use Points/Certificates".

If it says:
Redemption - You can book that room no matter how many points it is
Redemption with Cash Upgrade - You can book however, the cert will cover the basic portion you will need to pay the additional cash upgrade fee.
Redemption with Points Upgrade - You cannot book using a certificate

2.   There are a few different types of certificates. Seven/five night certificates are the hotel portion of "Marriott travel packages" that the owner does not want or need anymore (google Marriott packages to learn more about them). Individuals many times buy these packages just to receive the airline miles and don’t end up using the hotel portion of the package. There are also single night certs given to account holders for holding a Marriott brand credit card

3.   A 7/5night-night certificate must be used for 7 consecutive nights. The reservation cannot be split up.

4.   In order to hold the room, you need a credit card. Your card will be kept for incidentals and you won't be charged for the room.

5.   MUST be booked BOOK 30 Days in Advance. THIS IS A TECHNICAL GLITCH WHICH MARRIOTT CLAIMS TO BE FIXING, HOWEVER, ITS MORE THAN A YEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. In order to book with a certificate, reps must create the reservation as a points advance and then attach the cert. Marriott recently made a new rule that reservations made within 30 days aren’t eligible for points advance. If the account, you are booking with has enough points to cover the reservation you can book it as regular points and have the rep detach the points and attach the certificate.

6.   Travel package certs must be booked over the phone. Single night certs can be booked online

7.   The certificate sits on the account holders account and the elite night credits are officially credited to them. There is no way to transfer those stays to your account.

8.   If you are the traveler do not call Marriott reservations. This reservation is in someone else's account and calling may result in his/her account getting audited and the reservation canceled.

9.   The certificate covers the cost of the reservation including tax but does NOT include any resort fees, parking, and incidentals (for example food charged to the room)

10.   It's not possible to entirely remove the certificate owner from the reservation but your name is added as a secondary guest and a special code is added (M8 code) to inform the hotel that this reservation is in fact gifted to you. The hotels are very much aware of this.

You should be able to check-in as you would to a regular reservation with your own ID. You will need to provide a credit card to cover any incidentals, resort fees, and parking fees if there are any.

11.   You cannot add your Marriott account number to the reservation and generally, the hotel will go by the status on our account (which may be silver or gold at the time of check-in) however, it depends very much on the front desk rep at the time of check-in

12. Certs cannot be combined - e.g. you can't combine two 35k certificates to book a 60k room.

13. The "free fifth night" only applies to points bookings, not certificates.

See post #5805 for a history of bid/ask on these 1/5/7 night certificates of different levels
« Last edited by David61 on November 16, 2022, 12:09:46 PM »

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14360 on: November 24, 2024, 07:12:44 PM »
Buying 2 85k certs same account short expiration 550$ obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14361 on: November 25, 2024, 01:57:15 AM »
selling 35k cert

Gold status, 12/20 expiry.

$125

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14362 on: November 25, 2024, 06:31:38 AM »
Buying 40k or 50k cert - stay is tonight (Nov25th) - can make deal asap. Let me know. Thanks

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale/Scammed...
« Reply #14363 on: November 25, 2024, 02:42:57 PM »

you should report to moderator....on the other hand your seem to be rather new compared to the person who you are accusing to be a scammer so would be interesting to hear his side

Sure, but brass tacks are I sent $ and he said he's book it back on Nov 6 and I am out the $ and he hasn't contacted me since. So....kinda as simple as can be it seems to me.
Honestly though my 1st efforts years ago on buying online was Craigslist Akair miles. Had lady in Chicago agree to price sent $ and was under impression she'd book flight for me immediatly but....nothing and I wanted short term travel and it was pretty passing the trip time I wanted. Oh, well can't win them all, but Wait! she pops up 5-ish days later and said she'd been sick and booked it straight away!
So I'm hoping this guy is just dying or some such. But will soon recover and deal with his obligations. Not sure as I could possibility still do the trip but would try. Pretty sure though its simple thief with the lacking of due diligence on my part the cause. Well and him being a douche....or dying which I hope so, with the idea that he may recover and come though on his part.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale/Scammed...
« Reply #14364 on: November 25, 2024, 02:53:50 PM »
Sure, but brass tacks are I sent $ and he said he's book it back on Nov 6 and I am out the $ and he hasn't contacted me since. So....kinda as simple as can be it seems to me.
Honestly though my 1st efforts years ago on buying online was Craigslist Akair miles. Had lady in Chicago agree to price sent $ and was under impression she'd book flight for me immediatly but....nothing and I wanted short term travel and it was pretty passing the trip time I wanted. Oh, well can't win them all, but Wait! she pops up 5-ish days later and said she'd been sick and booked it straight away!
So I'm hoping this guy is just dying or some such. But will soon recover and deal with his obligations. Not sure as I could possibility still do the trip but would try. Pretty sure though its simple thief with the lacking of due diligence on my part the cause. Well and him being a douche....or dying which I hope so, with the idea that he may recover and come though on his part.
Hmm. Seems to have been a trustworthy individual. He's been around for some time and has done some successful transactions here.

Just to be clear you paid him for something and he never went ahead and booked what you paid for?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14365 on: November 25, 2024, 03:53:22 PM »
Buying 40k or 50k cert - stay is tonight (Nov25th) - can make deal asap. Let me know. Thanks

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14366 on: November 25, 2024, 05:29:55 PM »
Buying a 85k cert use this weekend 275$

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14367 on: November 25, 2024, 10:06:39 PM »
Selling
1x40k  in titanium  asking $160 long expiration date 
 1x35k in titanium  asking $140 long expiration date
these two are in the same account

2x85k in the same platinum with long expiration date asking $400 each
1x85 in the platinum account  expiring in Dec 2024 asking $370
2x 50 k in the same  titanium account  12/22/2024 asking $250 each
several 50k in the gold or silver account with various expiration date asking $170-$190

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14368 on: November 25, 2024, 10:18:45 PM »
Selling one 85K cert from Gold account, 01/10/2025 expiration, $300 firm. Have sold multiple Mariott and Hyatt certificates here before

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14369 on: November 25, 2024, 11:25:41 PM »
Buying 9x 85k certs @400 each to use April 2025. Platinum or titanium preferred

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14370 on: November 25, 2024, 11:40:53 PM »
Buying 9x 85k certs @400 each to use April 2025. Platinum or titanium preferred
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14371 on: November 25, 2024, 11:50:41 PM »
selling 1 35k cert, expires Dec 8th 2024 with option to purchase 35k in points. Gold elite status

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale/Scammed...
« Reply #14372 on: November 26, 2024, 01:13:34 PM »
Sure, but brass tacks are I sent $ and he said he's book it back on Nov 6 and I am out the $ and he hasn't contacted me since. So....kinda as simple as can be it seems to me.
Honestly though my 1st efforts years ago on buying online was Craigslist Akair miles. Had lady in Chicago agree to price sent $ and was under impression she'd book flight for me immediatly but....nothing and I wanted short term travel and it was pretty passing the trip time I wanted. Oh, well can't win them all, but Wait! she pops up 5-ish days later and said she'd been sick and booked it straight away!
So I'm hoping this guy is just dying or some such. But will soon recover and deal with his obligations. Not sure as I could possibility still do the trip but would try. Pretty sure though its simple thief with the lacking of due diligence on my part the cause. Well and him being a douche....or dying which I hope so, with the idea that he may recover and come though on his part.

I got sick and couldn't reply for the past two weeks. I apologized to Pavlnord for the issue. I made the reservation first thing this morning. I offered him a Refund if he wanted to cancel the reservation.

Thank @pavelnord for understanding.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14373 on: November 26, 2024, 01:18:37 PM »
Selling 1x 50K for $125 Expires Nov 28

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14374 on: November 26, 2024, 03:44:14 PM »
Selling 2 35k certs (different accounts)
Gold
Expire middle next year

$130 each
can top with points
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale RSM1444 NOT A SCAMMER!
« Reply #14375 on: November 26, 2024, 04:47:11 PM »
Selling 1x 50K for $125 Expires Nov 28


Yes RSM1444 is, in fact, NOT A SCAMMER! Little delay in communication but we are back on point.
Was a delay but rebounded quickly and fully. He had already booked my stay but events over took him dealing with me until just recently.
   
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14376 on: November 26, 2024, 07:07:48 PM »
Selling 1x 50K for $180 Expires Nov 30

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14377 on: November 27, 2024, 10:38:51 AM »
Buying 50k plus 14k top up or 85k for tonight $250 obo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14378 on: November 27, 2024, 01:57:33 PM »
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14379 on: November 27, 2024, 02:17:00 PM »
Selling

1 x 35k cert $130

1 x 85k cert $320

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