Original Message:
Don't look back, move forward... (by KC):
callenm wrote:==========================================My name is Callen and I like an idiot had my timeshare listed with ibd over a year ago, with the assurance that it would sell within 90 days of said listing, for the price of 18,000, should have known better. By the way my timeshare is the imperial of waikiki. They charged my credit card an upfront fee of $449.00 without a signed contract. Now I cant even get on the website, or get anybody to return my calls. Wow do I feel stupid, just want to get rid of this money pit i that i dont even use anymore.
Callen: Don't beat yourself up. You trusted an entity which was not worthy of that trust; that doesn't make you an idiot. Unfortunately, however, there is virtually NO chance of recovering that money. What these "upfront fee" parasites (and others like them) do is shameless, despicable and unethical --- but NOT illegal, until and unless changes are made to the applicable laws currently on the books. That money, which you paid (voluntarily) for expensive and ineffective advertising is GONE, plain and simple.
That said, look forward. Review eBay listings and closed sales there for weeks like yours to determine what your week is really "worth". It's worth what people are actually paying today, regardless of what you may have paid for it previously. List the week at a competitive price on RedWeek, MyResortNertwork.com, TUG2.net, Bidshares (free), CraigsList (also free), VacationTimeshareRentals.com (also free). I'm not a fan of eBay, but that's another option too. For less than $100 total investment, you can adverise your timeshare to be seen by anyone on planet Earth who is a potential buyer.
Good luck.