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Re:The $10m OMG Fund by comprev on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @04:31AM (#31833380)
They have a large problem of "hosts" being businesses, and not individual people.

I booked an apartment in Dublin with "Johnny", but upon paying for the booking, discovered it was a company called "City Break Apartments Limited" who required a large deposit upon check-in.

Nowhere in the advert was any indication the host was a company.

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Re:The $10m OMG Fund by benjaminwootton on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @04:38AM (#31833416)
And a large problem of individuals wanting the money for running a business, but being disinterested in any of the work such as answering emails, showing up to give you the keys, or taking dishes from the dishwasher after your 100 EUR "cleaning fee".
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Re:The $10m OMG Fund by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @05:07AM (#31833585)
This is an endemic issue in various services that say they're just people like you and me, but have businesses underneath. ebay leaned into it completely, it USED to be a buy / sell from peers deal, but nowadays it's basically aliexpress and co.
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