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Donating our timeshare (by R P.):

drk14 wrote:

Charities aren't finding magic buyers any more easily than anyone else today. So, the charity will charge a fee at closing so they can cover potential ownership costs until they can finally unload the timeshare somewhere somehow. It's the same purpose, convert the asset donated to cash for operating expenses.

So, socalled charities like yours get into the scamming business now that the market has dried up on timeshare values.

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We are a charity that charges a $500 fee to accept a timeshare donation. It must be done through a licensed closing company of your choice. That closing company will require you to deposit their fee plus any other costs, including our fee, into their bonded escrow account. After all, this is a real estate transaction just like buying a house. Hopefully, no one is foolish enough to think real estate transactions don't require upfront deposits into escrow accounts.

Home closings are legitimate and don't involve scams like yours. A new home owner takes responsibilty for paying all future finances regarding the home .... you say you don't pay any future maintenance fees regarding the timeshare transfer into your socalled charity's name (it's stated in black and white on your webpage).

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Once the deed has been recorded by the closing company .....

You plainly stated in the other thread on this subject that you don't take deeds .... you merely do some kind of contract .... contradicting yourself once more.