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Re: Sell My Timeshare NOW / Timeshare Broker Services - Buyer / Seller Be Warned! (by Lisa B.):
A few days ago I placed the post in response to how buyers and sellers experience different pitfalls. I mentioned the multitude of times that I have been contacted by solicitors to sell or rent my timeshare. Most of which have interested buyers NOW! I've now learned to ask, "do your services require me paying your company a fee upfront for you to sell my unit?" I have yet to hear no from one of the various smooth talkers. Yesterday alone, I received FOUR different solilcitors calls. The last was from a company called Meridian Media Group, who as I was informed of, is also affiliated with Timeshare Advisor Magazine. The initial caller was a pleasant sounding woman asking me if I would be interested in sellilng or renting my Pueblo Bonito Rose Timeshare. My initial response was in the form of a question. "Do your services to sell my timeshare require me to pay an upfront fee?" She told me that they had several different options depending on my needs. She transfered me to her co-worker that proceeded to put the squeeze on me with his well prepared, swift paced verbal presentation. And as suspected, at the conclusion of his speel, would need my credit card bill me approximately $1,200 for the sellers fee. He did inform me that he is a Christian and isn't in the practice of deception and misleading people and therefore could be trusted, which made me feel so much better. When I told him that I wasn't giving anybody my credit card, he told me his company couldn't sell my timeshare then. But that if after our conversation, I had remorse for mistreating him and changed my mind, I could call him back! I'm convinced that this industry is swimming with these swift talkers just waiting to get your credit card number. Unfortunately, I don't know how a timeshare owner would go about selling their unit without being put in this position.