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jayjay wrote:I wish I read your warning two years ago when I forked out $1000 to sell my timeshare to "Jackie" and have never heard back. I keep reading people say never to pay upfront. but I have I never heard of a place that will sell my timeshare and take the commission after the sale. Do you know of One? How could I go about finding a ligit company? Help.Jesse (IF that is his real name) is probably still with the company ..... the way these upfront parasites work is hand you off to another associate in the office that tells you that Jesse no longer works there and that she/he knows nothing of what Jesse might have told you.It's the classic bait and switch scam.
Kyra M.
kyram4 wrote:I keep reading people say never to pay upfront. but I have I never heard of a place that will sell my timeshare and take the commission after the sale. Do you know of One? How could I go about finding a ligit company?
This may not be what you want to hear, but the most likely avenue for success is to try to sell your timeshare YOURSELF, by advertising it at a highly competitive price on places like RedWeek, MyResortNetwork, eBay, Bidshares, etc.
The timeshare market, like the overall economy, is very weak today. NO resale company (or ANY broker ANYWHERE) has a "magic bullet", regardless of their fee or commission structure. Your best bet, in my opinion, is to invest the time, effort and minimal cost to try to sell your timeshare entirely on your own; it has always worked for me. If your timeshare is a "weak" or low demand week or location however, or if it's in Branson, MO, Orlando / Kissimmee, FL, or Las Vegas, NV, you certainly have a steep, uphill climb ahead of you, since these are all grossly overbuilt locations with a real glut of available timeshares. In any case, good luck.
KC
Last edited by ken1193 on Oct 04, 2009 06:23 AM
kyram4 wrote:I never heard of a place that will sell my timeshare and take the commission after the sale. Do you know of One? How could I go about finding a ligit company? Help.
There are resale timeshare companies out there if you look around. If your resort doesn't have a resales dept ask them to recommend one to you. I'm sure they have been asked by owners before and probably know of one.
We have one here in Lake Tahoe that is also recommended by our resort resales dept and they have a good record. Also they have a news letter that comes out always warning not to use upfront company.
This company is very good for selling or buying in Lake Tahoe area and they carry some Hawaii units too. They like all companies like this charge $1500 to $2000 after sale.This is not a option for owners of timeshares you can't give away! Just thinking about it this would be cheaper selling for $500 and paying the $1500 commission than paying these scam companies $3500 to just take your unit. I'm sure you can find companies in your area if you check around. If you have a good resort that still sells at a decent price and want to do nothing you can sign up with companies like this that are into real estate sales and timeshare sales and pay nothing until you sell your unit. I know the Lake Tahoe one has you sign a contract of one year.
As others have said you can do it alot cheaper selling yourself but this is a option for the many that just don't understand listing and selling.
I can't speak for other companies but this one does great business but also has a great area they sell in.The location rule still means something in timesharing.
PHILL12
Phil L.
