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Re: How to get rid of a timeshare you no longer want .... (by Marie M.):
marcg35 wrote:I have not asked them if they would deed it back. It is Silver Seas in Ft. Lauderdale and I am serious about getting rid of it. I am a teacher and my schedule does not allow me to trade it in with RCI and the like and get a decent week. When I was a member of RCI, I never once got the place I wanted to go. If you do take this off my hands, RCI will give you 2 weeks for a one week trade in.
Silver Seas is a decent resort. Do you own a studio unit or one bedroom? You should be able to sell it via ads here at Redweek, and possibly at The Timeshare Users Group web site: www.tug2.net and/or www.myresortnetwork.com.
A few months ago I saw a "bidding war" on Ebay for a Week 5 studio at Silver Seas.
If you would like to go to southeast Florida for President's week or some other Spring break weeks, you should be able to easily accomplish it via an RCI "internal exchange" if you deposit your week early (two years in advance).
One of the many weeks I own is total "junk". It wasn't always that way but it has been junk for the last several years. I know I can't even donate it to charity. But by learning the ins and outs of RCI, I have been able to get excellent exchanges for that week--like the Manhattan Club (full one bedroom, not a studio) in May 2007, and a beautiful 2 bedroom lock-off unit in Newport Rhode Island in July 2007 (prime time).
I hope you decide to put a bit more effort into selling the week or using it more effectively for trading. But if you are not willing to do that, the first thing you should do is see if your resort will accept it as a deed back, or if they can recommend a reliable local salesperson. Do not pay any upfront fees. Use only a sales person who works on commission and receives nothing unless and until he/she sells your week.
Unfortunately there are many timeshare owners who have worthless weeks. But you are not one of them!