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Re: Manhattan Club Lawsuit (by William M.):

Amen Deborah, Amen

deborahs528 wrote:

Thank you Kevin, for saying this and I agree. I pay my fees and I make my reservations 9-10 months in advance. I don't have any special connections with the staff and I am not more aggressive. I call up, make my payment over the phone and at the same time secure the reservation. Period! I understand your anger and frustration, Sharon, because I inherited 2 time shares, gave one back, haven't seen the papers or $100 they promised and am waiting for an outcome like everyone else. In the meantime, I pay the fees and enjoy the club and NYC once a year. Like I and others have stated, bad things happen to good people. One can choose how to react, whether becoming a victim and lashing out at others or making the best of it however one can. Look around the world, this is hardly the worst thing that can happen to someone, as I see and as I personally know.

kevin631 wrote:

sharonv68 wrote:

If we have some 14,000 units oversold in the Manhattan Club a large excess of owners funds have been collected over the years and never likely used for Maintenace as we see now in the investigation. This is fraud!!! Those that paid maintenance likely were able to get use over the past years.Great for you - likely you had your connections with certain staff or were more aggressive and pushed harder than the rest of us to secure your date. Leaving the rest of us out in the cold and being affected by the fraud. In turn those who paid are the owners that are likely going to get a refund anyway from the AG office. Those that consistently did not get use likely stopped paying into the fraudulent scheme investment. Who in there right mind if you are among the 14,000 oversold units would continue to pay into a fraudulent bad investment. They really need to figure out the oversold units and handle us. The circumstance is somewhat going to even itself out. If you didn't pay maintenance you can't use your unit leaving room only for those that paid. But we too paid a large some to purchase our unit and those that are paying are affecting the rest of us in the oversold category not getting use.

Comments such as those that paid the maintenance fee had " connections with certain staff" or "more aggressive and pushed harder than the rest of us to secure their dates" are inaccurate and frankly insulting. Owners that were able to use their unit more than likely were able to schedule their dates a year or so in advance. I seriously doubt that any owners had any kind of "connection" with reservation agents at the Manhattan Club. "Every owner" has been affected by this matter not just those that were not able to secure reservations. Higher maintenance fees each year that were charged and paid by owners is one example of how "everyone" was affected. Implying that owners that have paid their maintenance fee somehow are partially to blame and are affecting the outcome of this issue is unfair and ill-informed.