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Re: PERHAPS IT'S TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT .... (by KC):
joycee31 wrote:I need help bad with my timeshare and if you have any suggestions feel free to jump right in with advice ! ! Because of illness and future threats of income, I am trying to get rid of my timeshare, as well as other credit obligations. I am very afraid of the "up frount fee" companies that I have been approaching. Got any good companies to suggest ? Due to what I have been reading on this website, I'm afraid that question may never be answered. HELP ! !
My advice, since you've asked, is to forget about any and all "companies" and take a more active role yourself. No one can do a better job of selling your timeshare than you can do on your own, with just a little effort and some minor advertising costs.
First, identify a realistic price by seeing what comparable weeks sell for at your resort. If yours is the lowest priced week (assuming similar weeks and seasons), then yours will be the first to get sold.
Second, prepare ads with clear and specific details about your week, fixed or float, and describe features of the resort. If there are restrictions about float week reservations, be honest and identify them right up front.
Place ads on RedWeek and on MyRersortNetwork.com. If you join Timeshare Users Group for $15, you'll get one free ad with your new membership. Advertising on Bidshares.com is free (although bids there are very low). I don't like or recommend eBay, but that's another option too.
The bottom line is that you can advertise your week in a multitude of places for well under $100 and if it has ANY desirability at all, and you've priced it competitively, you'll likely sell it. All of this assumes that you have no loans or delinquent maintenance fees. If you do, selling is much more difficult, since few people are looking to buy into someone else's debt when there are so very many timeshares offered and available free and clear.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
P.S. Placing your inquiry in this particular thread might not get much response, since the original subject of this thread was in regard to a class action lawsuit. If you want more selling advice and input than provided here, you might consider starting a new thread of your own entitled "seeeking advice on selling", or similar.