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Rain on your parade? (by John D.):

ken1193 wrote:

johnd1052 states: >> I got rid of one by paying $300.00 to a trust listed on ebay. It is listed under get rid of your timeshare. He bought mine, while I owed $1200.00 in back fees. He sent me a copy of the recorded deed proven that he finished his comitment to me. I also have not recieved any more letters from the resort. So I would suggest if you can not sell your unit to go to ebay and try him before paying a fortune to these other rip of companies.<< ==================================================

Uh-oh..... I don't want to burst your bubble here John, but you may not really have "gotten rid of" anything yet.

If this "trust" fellow was someone located in Salem, New Hampshire, then I believe that this might be the very same guy who was "booted" from timeshare sites (including this one) and also previously disappeared rather quickly from eBay --- maybe now "he's BAAACK..."

What this fellow was proposing to do seemed to be, in effect, outright fraud (which, by the way, potentially has criminal consequences).

If it's the same fellow, the "trust" he set up, according to his own open proclamations, is evidently just a "shell" --- a non-existent entity comprised of non-existent people. He seemed at the time to be bragging that "the resorts wouldn't be able to touch him". I remember openly stating in response, in various forums at that time, that *IF* he was correct that the resorts couldn't touch him, then the judicial system most certainly could --- and very likely would do so at some point if he was deliberately and knowingly engaged in fraud.

I seem to vaguely further recall that his scheme was to ultimately approach the resort with the newly recorded deed, now in the name of this shell / "trust" (... a deed which may ultimately be determined to be legally invalid anyhow, if it was actually created and recorded under willfully fraudulent circumstances in the first place). He went on to further announce that he would at some point approach the resort and basically announce that his "shell" / trust) was the new owner --- and ask them "would you NOW like to take this timeshare back, since the shell / trust is (at least in his own mind, anyhow) is allegedly "untouchable" and that further, will not be accepting or paying any past, present or future maintenance fees?"

I have no idea if this is the exact same individual with whom you now report having apparently conducted a "transaction". If so, be advised that it is entirely possible that you haven't yet heard the last of this matter. You may, at some point, hear from state or federal law enforcement investigators. I'm certainly not saying that YOU have done anything wrong or illegal here; I am not saying that at all. What I AM saying very clearly, however, is that you MAY very well have been an unknowing participant in a pre-meditated, criminally fraudulent scheme. Stand by and stay tuned.....

Sorry I have a copy of a recorded deed of which it shows that I sold my unit to his trust. I do not care what happens to him. But, I have no legal obligation to that unit ever again. As far as I can see he has been on ebay for several years. So people can take advantage of him while he is operating.

I also just gave my lawyer a quick call and asked him, if I could liable for any of his actions or have the deed reversed back to me. The answer is no, irregaardless I sold it in good faith for $1.00. Anything that he does is his resposibility.