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Re: Misrepresentations in the timeshare world .... beware (by Eric B.):
So you run a website jon? Whats your overall traffic ranking? if I go to google are you the number one result? How do you get people to your website without investing proper time and money into search engines?
So I will repeat my earlier post to the other John.
You are stating that a timeshare is like a house (regular real estate) So that means anytime you want you can go into your resort and start painting the walls? Can you just go mow the lawn? Can you build a deck? Does it gain equity that you can borrow against? the answer is NO. So how can you say a real estate agent who collects 4% to 6% commission on a $100,000+ home would be interested in a $10,000 timeshare? Do you know I have listed Multiple real estate agents timeshares on our website? How do you think they would actually get the timeshare sold without advertising it on the internet??? Really if you want to make a valid point please present some facts to back yourself up. If you want to talk honestly I will be happy to reply to you in email and if you have a timeshare I will give you a fair market value and you tell me if i'm a SCAM or Con artist. Remember the real SCAM is the salesman who sold you the timeshare in the first place!
jons29 wrote:Eric; With Jayjay's permission, I again present his comment from earlier today:"Okay, I'll bite. Why don't you tell us why any company would charge an upfront fee to simply list a timeshare in a computer base? Why don't they charge the fee after they do the real work to sell the timeshare? This is the RIGHT and ETHICAL thing to do. "
You seem to be saying that any company with expenses need paid upfront? That is simply an invitation to be scammed, as many people have. Coconuts or Walnuts, there is really no difference in houses or timeshares. Both are real estate. One collects his comission at the closing, one won't even talk (honestly) to you until they have their fee. Most of the companies you refer to do charge up front, but you know exactly what the cost is and what you get for it. You don't know that for your profession.
You seem to be saying that TS Resale web sites are so expensive that the upfront money is needed just to stay in business. I find that hard to believe and is completely out of synch with the costs of my own web sites, two business, one personal.
So no, I still can't agree with your comments. Sorry.