Original Message:
Painting with a too-broad brush... (by KC):
glenk29 wrote:Regrettably, you apparently chose to pay good money to an ineffective upfront fee "marketing" parasite; an unfortunate choice and decision. As you correctly note, any and all such entities are really nothing but thieving parasites and, regardless of any potential future Attorney General action against them, it is highly unlikely that you'll ever see dime of that money again.My personal advise is; stay away from anything related to time share!
That said, EVERYTHING involving timeshare is not necessarily bad. Unfortunately, you originally chose to do business with Westgate, a highly "questionable" company whose own CEO (David Siegel) has been (and remains) involved with a whole host of lawsuits and legal actions, most recently including his own personal bankruptcy while constructing a huge, multi-million dollar mansion for himself.
Despite far too many "bad apples", all is not necessarily "evil" throughout the timeshare world. There are many, many small and competently managed timeshare facilities throughout the entire U.S., with honest and competent actual owners (who are not developer stooges or puppets) on their HOA / Board of Directors. Ownership at such facilities can (and does) continue to provide guaranteed, high quality, affordable vacation lodging for a great many people and familiies, year after year.
The timeshare buyer (or timeshare owner who wants to sell) ALWAYS has to be diligent and make the considerable effort required to do the necessary homework first. It's this "separating the wheat from the chaff" that determines whether one will become and remain a happy and content timeshare owner or a disgruntled and unhappy complainant. Good choices can and do yield good results in timeshare. Bad choices, on the other hand, will inevitably result in personal dissatisfaction and significant financial loss.