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Re: BlueGreen Vacations Timeshare Scam Warning!!! (by Sylvia H.):
Responding to reply made about it being capitalism. That is a much better thing (capitalism) than the alternatives. Make it a great deal by being active in research & vigilant in making choices; lack of these make scams work. Truly seems to be a scam on some levels, especially extras. I know what I'm talking about because I went against my CPA's advice & bought into it by first purchasing a Sampler package then 2 more presentations & we were caught into upgrading to owner then next a more points purchase. We then borrowed from bank to consolidate both with low rate to pay off but still find it difficult to use often enough to balance benefit vs costs; primarily needing to make reservations too far out to get what we may want, restrictions on many places for length of stay, & not enough choices in all areas feasible for us to drive. The resorts are lovely & accommodating overall but not all are at equal standards. STILL waiting on airline certificate from purchase on 5/24/18.
dees130 wrote:I am currently battling Bluegreen after spending nearly $18,000 on something I cannot use because I cannot book where or when I need to. We were told lies and given false information about the entire membership. I have yet to use my points. The only thing they told me was to buy more points because premier would give me advantages over 80% of the other members. This is a scam and you will be paying a high interest rate mortgage for non-real property. Do not believe them when they say you can refinance it. You can't!!!! They refused to help me and ignored my calls and emails. I had to get an attorney. Then they said they could not help me since I have legal representation and to have the attorney contact them.Bluegreen has yet to return the attorney's calls and demand letters. I have PAGES and PAGES worth of complaints regarding the lies they told me. Due to the pending legal action, I will not go into further details, but do stand you ground with them regarding your complaint! Please, if you have issues with Bluegreen, contact the BBB in Florida where Bluegreen is based. Also, contact the consumer protection division at the Attorney General's Office in your state and/or the state where you purchased your package. Bass Pro sued Bluegreen and broke their partnership due to Bluegreen sales tactics and breach of contract until a high dollar deal was agreed to. Bluegreen stocks have fallen considerably since I signed up in July 2018. At that time, the stock was 25.25; however, today the stock 11.22 with a low of 7.79 on July 7th.
I filed a complaint with the BBB; however, since Bluegreen answered me, they closed my compliant. Also, since I filed a complaint, I can not leave a review. The BBB will decide if they will post my complaint or not. I can not fathom how a business with nearly 900 complaints (over 300 the past year) can still maintain an A+ rating because they answered the complaints. Be vigilant in your complaints. Although the person who is hired to answer the complaints has no idea what was said, they will try and deny there was any wrong doing. Bluegreen needs to be held accountable.