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Want to sell, will wait for fair price (by R P.):

derybj wrote:

Sorry to be so negative, but no one ever tells the truth about timeshares.Barbara

Hi deryb, we regular posters here in Redweek's forums try to 'tell it like it is' concerning timeshare ownership. If you will look at all the threads concerning such, you will see that we don't always paint timeshare ownership necessarily in a positive light.

There are pros and cons of buying a timeshare, depending on one's personal travel needs, wants and desires, many of which we have discussed in these forums.

I've always said that it's much easier to buy a timeshare than to sell a timeshare. Some timeshares can't even be given away which is evidenced on Ebay.

I sold all nine of my timeshares a few years ago on internet ad sites such as Redweek, but that was before postcard companies (that you mentioned in your post) came along with all the $1 timeshares on Ebay .... I was lucky.

I would absolutely dread the thought of owning a mediocre timeshare this day and time and trying to sell it. The market has changed so much in just a few years time, and, like you said, timeshare responsibilities are passed on to your heirs after death.

I always try to convince people to rent from timeshare owners before even considering buying a timeshare. There are literally thousands of rentals on Redweek alone, not to speak of all the other rental outlets out there.