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Re: Omega Marketing Solutions any one had dealings with them? (by KC):
In my personal opinion, a reliable rule of thumb is to consider any entity with the word "marketing" in its name as nothing more than just another obscure advertiser having NO credibility whatsoever among experienced timeshare owners.
No "advertising agency" is likely to succeed in selling your timeshare --- and they really don't care one bit whether you ever sell it or not. They make their money by taking yours (to "advertise") . Think about it --- they won't make ANY more money whether you sell your timeshare for ten cents or for ten thousand dollars, so why on earth should they care at all whether you EVER succeed in selling your timeshare? From their perspective, their work was "done" when they convinced you to pay an exorbitant advertising fee for a lame ad on an obscure site, likely with a "pie in the sky" price which you'd never get in a lifetime of hoping.
Stay as far away from these parasites as humanly possible and DON'T EVER GIVE THEM ONE PENNY! ==================================
Man am I thankful I found this site. Dustin Meister from Omega Marketing Solutions is calling me several times a week. I was ready to give him my credit card number tomorrow. What a rip off. I wonder how they can lay down and sleep at night. What about these resorts and developers who get you into their resort, wine and dine you, pressure you until you buy one of these timeshares. There should be laws passed governing disclosures when you are considering buying a timeshare. I feel so stupid for getting suckered into buying a timeshare that is impossible to get rid of. I can't even give the darn thing away. ===============================
I'm glad that you're not going to throw away your money by feeding these upfront fee parasites. Smart decision. Tell Mr. Meister to go pound sand....
While there are contract cancellation (right of rescission laws) in every state, all of them require contract cancellation within 3--10 days (exact time frame differs from state to state). A reliable rule of thumb to follow regarding developer salespeople is that "if their lips are moving, they are probably lying". Another is "if it's not stated in writing within the contract, it doesn't exist" (no matter what the lying salesmen might claim orally).
That all said, there are really very few timeshares that can't be sold at SOME price. Unfortunately, that price will ALWAYS be a tiny fraction of developer pricing, but that's just an unfortunate fact of economic life. If you advertise your week on RedWeek, MyResortNetwork (both at low advertising cost), Bidshares (which is free) you'll likely find a buyer SOMEWHERE. Timeshare Users Grup (TUG) even offers one free ad with a new $15 membership. Even eBay can work (although I am no fan of eBay, personally). You'll likely sell your week if you make very sure that your advertised price is the BEST price around, compared to any other resale prices being advertised for a similar week at the same resort. Forget about what you originally paid, since that is unfortunately completely irrelevant to actual value in the resale market TODAY. (One of the ways the upfront fee parasites lure in their victims is to claim they can list for fantasy prices (which they can, but no one in their right mind would actually ever pay those fantasy prices). The desperate seller WANTS to believe this phony claim (and the inflated numbers), so in a moment of starry eyed weakness and desperation, they pony up their credit card number. The upfront fee parasite wins the game at this point, since they will never do another thing for the seller. They post the fantasy price in a lame ad on an obscure web site which no one visits (or believes, even if they do visit). You'll never hear from the parasites again once they have your money as their "marketing" fee. Their work is now done --- they have taken your money. It's nearly larceny, but it's legal because they create that (useless) "advertising".
But don't despair. You CAN sell your timeshare, but you WILL have to exert some effort and spend a FEW dollars in strategically placing descriptive ads with realistic pricing in the appropriate places, as described and recommended above.
Good luck.