Original Message:
Re: Need Advice. Anyone dealt with The Villa Trader? They called me and said a buyer wants my timeshare. (by Mary G.):
My experience has been very similar to others expressed: Thank God I took their sales pitch no further...I am incensed that El Cid released my info to them and suspect they are in cahoots...The only thing I worry about was I authorized a "recorded verbal authorization" for them to contact El Cid to find out if there were any liens, suits, etc before they continued with processing. I came to my senses and refused to pay the $2,000 until I recieved the 20% deposit the "buyers" put down. In fact, thats a twist I haven't seen mentioned: how they have buyers, they swipe their card for the 20% deposit, it goes thru, congratulations! you have a sale!, send us $2,000!...Anyway, does anyone know if I have exposed myself thru this recorded authorization? And is there any recourse against El Cid Resorts for selling my info? Could they actually be working together? We are taking a vacation in Mazatlan Mar 21 and I plan to give them an earful (on our last day, to be safe!)