That's pretty awful.
Do early buyers pay a premium? Do late buyers get a discount?
Why not do a lottery? Or an actual cash based auction (proceeds go to maintenance fees... which is good for everyone)?
We are contemplating a snake draft system if we decide to allow people to schedule more than 1 priority date each year. So if you go last on your 1st choice, you'd get 1st pick on your 2nd choice. Does that seem more fair from your perspective?
A lottery is an interesting concept, but it's only really equitable over a long time horizon. What if I got a bad luck fo the draw 3 years in a row? Scheduling is hard, and we are constantly looking for ways to improve so we really appreciate the feedback!
Seems like with a good group of co-owners who understand each other’s intentions, they might plan around each other somewhat for mutually agreeable outcomes. E.g. if Owner 1 just wants a lot of time in the place in shoulder seasons for mild weather but Owner 2 specifically wants certain fall dates for an anniversary, the first owner could (inadvertently) screw the second owner if that wasn’t communicated.
A lottery to set the initial order is fair to everyone.
If you want to find out what the actual cash value of picking first, second or third is then do an auction.