This is so much worse than when I got scammed 4 years ago (I'm the OP in the thread referenced in Doc's sticky on renting...the "sad story" author)...I do remember very clearly, to this day, how much all the sympathy from other DIS'ers helped my attitude...so I'll chime in w/massive gobs of sympathy for you...
It does look like you did everything "right" (in my case, I was pretty stupid so had to place a lot of the blame on myself)...that makes it so much worse...
If it helps any, I've found the world's best renter so if you decide to try again, let me know and I"ll PM you his address...he's unbelievably terrific...easy to work with, always accessible and provides fun little extra's like a calendar to mark off the days before your trip...I totally trust him...so if you want to try again w/an utterly reliable renter, I'll be glad to refer you...
Lots and lots and LOTS of sympathy to you...I hope that there turns out to be an explanation and a fix...and that you get to go to Disney after all...
Dani
PS: Aren't the DIS Boards mods terrific? Webmaster Doc was SO good to me when I was the scammed one...sounds like they're being just as helpful to you...JimMIA was also aces...he'll be my hero forever for all the help he gave me during my "times of trial"...
It does look like you did everything "right" (in my case, I was pretty stupid so had to place a lot of the blame on myself)...that makes it so much worse...
If it helps any, I've found the world's best renter so if you decide to try again, let me know and I"ll PM you his address...he's unbelievably terrific...easy to work with, always accessible and provides fun little extra's like a calendar to mark off the days before your trip...I totally trust him...so if you want to try again w/an utterly reliable renter, I'll be glad to refer you...
Lots and lots and LOTS of sympathy to you...I hope that there turns out to be an explanation and a fix...and that you get to go to Disney after all...
Dani
PS: Aren't the DIS Boards mods terrific? Webmaster Doc was SO good to me when I was the scammed one...sounds like they're being just as helpful to you...JimMIA was also aces...he'll be my hero forever for all the help he gave me during my "times of trial"...