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Re: Misrepresentations in the timeshare world .... beware (by Eric B.):
Up to this point Jayjay I have agreed with you on many topics you have replied on, but what you just posted was down right wrong. I will agree that there are a lot of horrible resale companies out there. But to label ALL of them as a scam is out of line. That's like saying everyone from Iraq is a terrorist. The main reason people get ripped off is the fact that most people don't properly research the company they are hiring. Most people get into their over priced timeshare in the first place because they didnt do their research. Proper advertising is the only way you can draw a consumer; whether it is a tv commercial, the classified section of your newspaper or the radio advertising you hear or the website you visit. Purchases are made everyday from proper advertising. I work for the largest resale company in the world and I PERSONALLY have helped hundreds of people sell their timeshare. I have an offer report I receive every day with legit offers sent to my clients. So before you go throwing poor advice out there you should learn the facts. If you don't believe me that's fine, but if you would like to see a legit resales company check out www.sellmytimesharenow.com
jayjay wrote:A marketing expense? Give us a break ... hundreds of dollars for marketing one timeshare when you do nothing but list it in a computer base and wait for someone to come along that might be interested.If you think we believe that then I'd like to sell you some oceanfront property in Arizona real cheap.
Upfront fee resale companies are a SCAM period and they take advantage of the frustrated timeshare owner who desperately wants/needs to sell their timeshare all the while charging them hundreds of dollars for marketing fees ??????
I hope that a law is passed that all timeshare resale companies must take their fees after they sell and not before. That would legitimize resale companies that they have their client's best interest at heart, not their own. They would have to actually work to sell a client's timeshare, not merely list it in a computer base.