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Re: TimeShare by Owners (by Beck):

I don't agree that only "Reputable resalers take their commission from the proceeds of the sale.". While there are indeed a lot of companies which focus on securing fees from owners and do not make much effort to market the units, only a licensed broker or real estate agent can list real property (Deeded timeshares are real property) for sale. Managing rentals is a bit different. But the basic concept is that if you market timeshares for sale and rent and you are not licensed, you can only charge a listing fee for the sale and (for the most part) forward purchase inquiries to the owner.

Since most unlicensed companies want to address sales and rentals, they use up front fee structures to list the units and leave the transaction betweeen the owners and customers. Unfortunatly this leaves a lot of room for scam companies to pretend to have a thriving business when the only thing thriving is their ability to comvince owners to pay money for services which are less than acceptable.

I think Redweek, SellMyTimeshareNow, VRBO, TimeshareVacationNow, and a few other websites provide acceptable FSBO/FRBO services and they all charge a fee up front. Other free sites can be very helpful of course. But let's give credit where credit is due. Some up front fee companies to in fact provide an acceptable service!