Buying, Renting, and Selling Timeshares

Anyone heard of timeshare Travels

I would not go with any company that has a big fee up front. That way they have already made their profit and all they have to do is post it to say they tried. What is their incentive to sell it when they have pocketed the money already?

Try Bidshares.com The basic service is free. What is it your are trying to sell? If you search on the web for that unit you can see what people are asking for it and then see what sales have occurred. They frequently sell for 30 to 50% of the retail price.

Rich C.

Do not use these people. They proposed the same thing to me. The company was called Timeshare Travels, Inc. They will call you for the first week straight and then afterwards you will never hear from them again. 7 days is the period where you can get your money back. Save your money. Use any other company. I've had a terrible experience with them.

Andrew H.

They were charged $190,000 by the State of Florida for customer refunds. Plus fines of $26,000 and $25,000 for bad business. My guess is they will be shut down soon.

David O.

davido77 wrote:
They were charged $190,000 by the State of Florida for customer refunds. Plus fines of $26,000 and $25,000 for bad business. My guess is they will be shut down soon.

But they will probably open up under a different name and keep on scamming people.

See more here: http://tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96846

Mike N.

Last edited by mike1536 on May 05, 2009 01:24 PM

I ended up giving the Timeshare Travels salesman, Robert Smart my Master card last night and am having buyer's remorse. I did see that they satisfied the Attorney General office and paid their fine.So maybe they are okay now? Would like to hear your comments.

Is it possible to sell a timeshare on your own? I looked on EBay and no one was bidding except on one property in Hawaii.

thanks, Dorinda

Dorinda N.

Get your money back

David O.

dorindan wrote:
I ended up giving the Timeshare Travels salesman, Robert Smart my Master card last night and am having buyer's remorse. I did see that they satisfied the Attorney General office and paid their fine.So maybe they are okay now? Would like to hear your comments.
Is it possible to sell a timeshare on your own? I looked on EBay and no one was bidding except on one property in Hawaii.
thanks, Dorinda

Having buyer's remorse, you say? Why in the world would you hand over your credit card number to an upfront fee company when it's plastered all over these forums to NEVER PAY AN UPFRONT FEE IN THE HUNDREDS/THOUSDANDS OF DOLLARS to any resale company to list your timeshare. All they want is your upfront fee. You can try disputing the charge with your credit card company, but if you willingly gave your number to the agent, then it may be too late.

R P.

I did it because I wanted to believe he could sell it. I didn't know about this forum until I went looking for information on this company.

I just called him and left a voice mail telling him to cancel. His call was Saturday night and this is the first business day. I plan to fight any credit card charges that may appear.

Dorinda N.

You have a 7 day recision with the State of Florida. Call (850)488-2221

Dave

David O.

Hi Dave:

I was able to get the charge reversed.

Thanks, Dorinda

Dorinda N.

FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD--------run far and run fast.

Kari K.

OK, so Timeshare Travels, Inc. is a bad deal. Does anyone know of a reputable company to use to sell a Timeshare? Thanks!

Roger

Roger K.

rogerk62 wrote:
OK, so Timeshare Travels, Inc. is a bad deal. Does anyone know of a reputable company to use to sell a Timeshare? Thanks! Roger

There are a few timeshare resale companies that charge a flat fee of $1500 (or a percentage of the selling price) if the timeshare sells.

The best way is for you to try to sell it yourself on internet listing sites such as Redweek, MyResortNetwork, Bidshares, Ebay etc., but be aware that some timeshare weeks can't even be given away for free and this economy is not helping any.

R P.

I have been listed with the Salt Lake City company Timeshare Travel for over 1 year. Nothing has happened. Yes, I only paid $219, but I'm still not getting anything out of it.

Karen E.

JayJay,

Apparently your right. Checked eBay and there's over 1300 of them for sale or give aways. Didn't know I could be so stupid!

Roger

Roger K.

rogerk62 wrote:
Does anyone know of a reputable company to use to sell a Timeshare?

If you use the forum "search" function, you'll find lots and lots of posts on the subject of selling a timeshare.

The bottom line is that the economy is weak and timeshare resales are very difficult indeed unless it's a highly desirable week / location. You are better off forgetting about any and all "third party resellers" and instead make the effort to try to sell it yourself (...AFTER reading through many of the suggestions and details you can easily retrieve in a ''search" [see above right green button "I want to..." for easily accessing the RedWeek "search" function]).

No third party reseller, regardless of who or where they may be, has ANY "magic bullet" to offer you. They will merely charge you serious money for doing the exact same things which you can do for yourself with minimal effort --- and at a MUCH lower cost.

Last edited by ken1193 on Oct 09, 2009 06:54 AM

they are fraud plan and simple. I know they have been ordered by the state of florida to refund the public 250000.00$. oh their ligit ok . Check he palm beach post artical Former employee

Herb O.

fightb wrote:
IF YOU WERE CONTACTED BY TIMESHARE TRAVELS, TIMESHARE MARKET PRO, VACATION DEPOT, TIMESHARE DEPOT, PREMIER, CREATIVE VACATION SOLUTIONS, EXECUTIVE TIMESHARE MARKETING, TIMESHARE RESALE, RESALE TIMESHARE, I.M.G. FINANCE, 5 STAR RESORT, RESORTS CONDOS PLUS, GMAC, ICARE TIMESHARE, OR ANY OTHER TIMESHARE RESALE COMPANY AND YOU PAID THEM MONEY UP FRONT AFTER BEING PROMISED A BUYER OR ANYTHING ELSE THEY PROMISED THAT NEVER HAPPENED? PLEASE CONTACT ME AND TELL ME YOUR STORY. LEAVE ME YOUR CONTACT INFO. YOUR MONEY ISN’T GONE YOU JUST HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.YOU CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO. JUST KNOW YOU ARE PROTECTED AS A CONSUMER AND NOT ALONE.

And how do you go about getting refunds for people that have been defrauded or lied to ???? Do you charge an upfront fee????

R P.

Last edited by marty8084 on Dec 18, 2009 09:27 PM

Chris Torti is back with his scam(s) Just talked to him 2 days ago and he tried to scam me for $1100 to sell my timeshare in Hurghada (Egypt) to buyers he has "lined-up". This time he's affiliated with timesharedepotinc.com He claimed his company has been in business 19 years and never had a complaint. His company TimeShare Depot International Inc. has actually been registered in the State of Florida in Sep. 2009 by a Belinda Suarez

Mike H.

fightb you seem not to responded to Mary. Any reason?

CPW

Roger K.