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There will be no "class action lawsuit". SMTN has been around for a long time and they will remain alive and well. What they do is entirely lawful (although nearly useless). They are a "listing service" --- nothing more --- and they don't claim otherwise. The fact that people voluntarily choose to pay them far too much money for a (usually unrealistically priced) "listing" on a somewhat obscure web site is sad and unfortunate, but certainly no basis for legal action with [b]any[/b] chance of success. Unless you signed an [b]exclusive[/b] listing agreement (highly unlikely), you [b]can[/b] still advertise and try to sell the timeshare entirely on your own. The money that you paid to SMTN is gone and is not coming back. RedWeek is a great site on which to advertise, [b]but[/b] your pricing must be competitive and realistic. It may be hard to accept, but whatever amount you previously overpaid to a developer is completely irrelevant. The resale value of any timeshare in the secondary (resale) market simply "is what it is". You can get a rough idea of the range of "asking" prices for your particular timeshare by perusing various timeshare sites (and eBay) for listings comparable to yours. Ignore SMTN listing prices; they are usually absurdly high and very unlikely to ever result in a sale at anywhere near those unrealistic figures. Please don't shoot the messenger. I'm telling you the straightforward, unvarnished truth, although it may be difficult to hear. Good luck.