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SELLING thru SMTN (by Lance C.):
aa221 wrote:I have had a listing on SMTN for two (2) years and it hasn't sold to this day....Don't try to sell through them; but, do try to be cautious when purchasing through their website as some people are just a snake as the developer who sold it in the first place.
The reason your unit hasn't sold is probably because you are asking too much for it. This isn't a knock against you personally. SMTN's MO is to charge owners a high listing fee and then try to justify it by suggesting that the owners list their units for way more money than any sane buyer looking to buy a resale would pay for it.
I don't know if you've looked at comparable ads on SMTN but they are usually way out of line for resale prices. If you really want to sell your unit and don't really care how much you get for it, then I would suggest lowering the asking price. Also, try using other sites such as here on RedWeek, My Resort Network, E-Bay or Timeshare Users Group (aka "TUG"; tugbbs.com). If you're willing to give your unit away for free just to get rid of it and stop having to pay maintenance fees, TUG has a Bargain Deals section that allows you to list for free that you want to give your unit away. You could also try asking the resort to take your unit back.
The key, however, is to list it at a realistic price. Sadly, for over 90% of the units out there, and contrary to what SMTN might try to convince you of, a realistic resale price is about zero dollars.