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Victim or volunteer? (by KC):

ramons wrote:

I use the word scam `cause when you buy you get an idea of what`s supposed to happen but then reality is different,. I insist and personally view timeshares as a scam with the law on it`s side.And these Companies that do this kind of business should have rules to abide by real strict no scamming rules if they cant do their job they should give the money back taking money for nothing is not honest no matter how pretty and fancy the words used to excuse it are. If you don`t do ur job u dont get paid thats how it should be!!

You are certainly entitled to your point of view. For the record, in no way do I "excuse" the behavior of these bottom dwelling upfront fee parasites. I absolutely despise them --- but that still doesn't make their practices in any way illegal. Personally, I've enjoyed my few timeshare ownerships for nearly 25 years now. No disrespect intended, but I think it's a matter of fully understanding what a timeshare product is BEFORE you buy it, as well as fully understanding that it will involve annual maintenance fees --- and that it may very well be much more difficult to sell than it was to buy. In my experience, unhappy timeshare owners are often folks who fail to adequately grasp one (or all) of those facts.

If you search various threads on this site addressing selling a timeshare, you will find that you can sell a timeshare on your own. Yes, it will actually require some time and effort on your part --- but very little actual monetary "out of pocket" expense. Why so many people won't exert that effort, yet will still voluntarily pay upfront fee parasites big money for utterly worthless advertising is a mystery to me. Nonetheless, good luck and regards.