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Where are sightings/distressed listings?

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I have been on TUG a long time now. I keep reading about sightings/distressed listings? Where are they? Is this the same as exchanges in the marketplace? Or the bargain basement section?

I look at the private forum section and there is nothing there.

Can anyone help me out? Thanks.
 

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It's right below the TUG Lounge, but you must be a TUG member to access that forum.
 

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Denise,
Under the Private Forums, I see nothing even though I am logged in. What am I supposed to see? Why can't I see anything? Thanks.
 

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A.Win - Under your name it shows that you are a TUG Guest - if you have actually paid for membership, you still need to change your status to "member.' For a how-to, click on BBS Help at the top of the page, and scroll all the way down to the last link.
 

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Thanks Denise. I now appear as member instead of guest. Can't believe I've missed out on all those messages all this time... Does this change give me access to anything else? I have been an "unofficial" member the past couple years, but I wasn't using all the features apparently.

I now have yet another place to check out. I thought I was already spending too much time on here...
 

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Also - free Marketplace Ads, and access to the Members only Reviews.
 

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Also - free Marketplace Ads, and access to the Members only Reviews.

She should have been able to see those already since the change from guest to member on the forums only affects the BBS not the rest of tug.
 

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Hi John - You can only PLACE an Ad if you are a paid member, and you can only access the full Reviews Section if you are a paid member. Log out, and try to access a specific resort review and it will ask you to log-in for access.
 
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I think John is trying to say that I already had access to reviews and the marketplace. I was already a paying member. By adding the member code to the BBS registration, I am now seeing Distressed/Sightings for the first time ever. This extra step should be a requirement for every member. I don't see why TUG needs to complicate matters with this extra step.
 

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You can view and post on most areas of the BBS as a guest, but Sightings and Distressed is a member's only forum, and you must be a paid member to access it. Think of it as an extra benefit for people who pay for membership.
 
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