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Re: Getting rid of your timeshare (by R P.):

drk14 wrote:
I don't understand why it seems so odd to you when you admit doing the very same thing. Unfortunately far too many people do the same as you did. However, they may not have the same circumstances or skills or luck you've had in getting rid of your timeshares. Berating them is really bad form after the fact.

I'm not berating them, I'm berating you and your scam operation. I sold our timeshares due to linking our units' photos in my ads and listing all the amenities (with pictures) at the resorts.

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If the timeshare is so valuable and the owner is willing to give it back to the resort for free that's like any merchant getting free product to sell over and over again. So, why won't the majority of resorts take it back after it's been fully paid for?

Because the timeshare market has imploded .... one can buy a timeshare now for pennies on the dollar. Why would a resort want to take on the burden of taking them back. That's like asking a car dealer to take back a car that you bought several years ago that you no longer want because you have to pay for maintenance and taxes to keep it going .... that doesn't happen in the real world.

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donp196 has a good point. It would be a good thing if more people belonged to national organizations designed to help their members, like timeshare owners. However, would that really induce the resorts to deal fairly with distraught owners?

Why do you keep saying it's the resort's place to help their members .... help them with what?

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In today's market telling someone they have to suck it up and live with their bad uneducated decision or telling them to simply sell it fails to help those that are stuck and have tried. It would be better served to give details on how to get rid of a timeshare than to solely deride those that offer solutions. What do you tell someone that has already tried unsuccessfully listing it in the bargain basement of RedWeek.com? What should they do next?

I would keep the timeshare until the market gets better, rent it, trade it or use it myself BEFORE I would even think about working with a scam operation like you run where you pocket $500 for scamming resorts and owners.

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We all understand that you don't like how we receive $500 at the end of the title transfer when the owner is finally free. That's legitimate and legal regardless of what you think. We're not the only charity doing it this way because charities don't have a magic way to sell most timeshares for cash. Do you feel the same way about Donate For a Cause who charges even more? Have you ever checked with Resort Closings, Inc. who handles thousands of timeshare transfers a year (and most of ours)? They, also, run a charity that does what we do and services other charities that do as well. When will someone actually contact them and report what they say and do? (Oh, I forgot christine514 did that two pages ago.)

Yes, I feel the same way about Donate For A Cause ..... they used to be legit by not taking an upfront fee, but no longer. Also, DFAC will not take any timeshare they think they cannot resale.

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This thread was probably set up originally to provide advice on how to get rid of a timeshare. How about refocusing on that? Do you have any detailed suggestions owners can use?

You have the integrity of an alley cat .... "advice on how to get RID of a timeshare" .... by you using unscrupulous tactics and then pocketing $500 for doing so. When I got ready to sell our timeshares, I never thought for one minute to use an upfront fee resale company or bogus charity like you run ..... I would have kept them if I had to.