Omega Marketing Solutions any one had dealings with them?

bradr37 wrote:

Omega Marketing solutions are a bunch of Parasites. Also you will want to look out for a company called IBD Marketing. They say the same thing as Omega, Except they bash Time Share Internet Resale Companies and make you believe that they will really try to help you. I am now caught up between 2 different companies. Just tryign to sell my Time share.

In my personal opinion, a reliable rule of thumb is to consider any entity with the word "marketing" in its name as nothing more than just another obscure advertiser having NO credibility whatsoever among experienced timeshare owners.

No "advertising agency" is likely to succeed in selling your timeshare --- and they really don't care one bit whether you ever sell it or not. They make their money by taking yours (to "advertise") . Think about it --- they won't make ANY more money whether you sell your timeshare for ten cents or for ten thousand dollars, so why on earth should they care at all whether you EVER succeed in selling your timeshare? From their perspective, their work was "done" when they convinced you to pay an exorbitant advertising fee for a lame ad on an obscure site, likely with a "pie in the sky" price which you'd never get in a lifetime of hoping.

Stay as far away from these parasites as humanly possible and DON'T EVER GIVE THEM ONE PENNY!

ken1193 wrote:

bradr37 wrote:

Omega Marketing solutions are a bunch of Parasites. Also you will want to look out for a company called IBD Marketing. They say the same thing as Omega, Except they bash Time Share Internet Resale Companies and make you believe that they will really try to help you. I am now caught up between 2 different companies. Just tryign to sell my Time share.

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In my personal opinion, a reliable rule of thumb is to consider any entity with the word "marketing" in its name as nothing more than just another obscure advertiser having NO credibility whatsoever among experienced timeshare owners.

No "advertising agency" is likely to succeed in selling your timeshare --- and they really don't care one bit whether you ever sell it or not. They make their money by taking yours (to "advertise") . Think about it --- they won't make ANY more money whether you sell your timeshare for ten cents or for ten thousand dollars, so why on earth should they care at all whether you EVER succeed in selling your timeshare? From their perspective, their work was "done" when they convinced you to pay an exorbitant advertising fee for a lame ad on an obscure site, likely with a "pie in the sky" price which you'd never get in a lifetime of hoping.

Stay as far away from these parasites as humanly possible and DON'T EVER GIVE THEM ONE PENNY!

Man am I thankful I found this site. Dustin Meister from Omega Marketing Solutions is calling me several times a week. I was ready to give him my credit card number tomorrow. What a rip off. I wonder how they can lay down and sleep at night. What about these resorts and developers who get you into their resort, wine and dine you, pressure you until you buy one of these timeshares. There should be laws passed governing disclosures when you are considering buying a timeshare. I feel so stupid for getting suckered into buying a timeshare that is impossible to get rid of. I can't even give the darn thing away.

In my personal opinion, a reliable rule of thumb is to consider any entity with the word "marketing" in its name as nothing more than just another obscure advertiser having NO credibility whatsoever among experienced timeshare owners.

No "advertising agency" is likely to succeed in selling your timeshare --- and they really don't care one bit whether you ever sell it or not. They make their money by taking yours (to "advertise") . Think about it --- they won't make ANY more money whether you sell your timeshare for ten cents or for ten thousand dollars, so why on earth should they care at all whether you EVER succeed in selling your timeshare? From their perspective, their work was "done" when they convinced you to pay an exorbitant advertising fee for a lame ad on an obscure site, likely with a "pie in the sky" price which you'd never get in a lifetime of hoping.

Stay as far away from these parasites as humanly possible and DON'T EVER GIVE THEM ONE PENNY! ==================================

Man am I thankful I found this site. Dustin Meister from Omega Marketing Solutions is calling me several times a week. I was ready to give him my credit card number tomorrow. What a rip off. I wonder how they can lay down and sleep at night. What about these resorts and developers who get you into their resort, wine and dine you, pressure you until you buy one of these timeshares. There should be laws passed governing disclosures when you are considering buying a timeshare. I feel so stupid for getting suckered into buying a timeshare that is impossible to get rid of. I can't even give the darn thing away. ===============================

I'm glad that you're not going to throw away your money by feeding these upfront fee parasites. Smart decision. Tell Mr. Meister to go pound sand....

While there are contract cancellation (right of rescission laws) in every state, all of them require contract cancellation within 3--10 days (exact time frame differs from state to state). A reliable rule of thumb to follow regarding developer salespeople is that "if their lips are moving, they are probably lying". Another is "if it's not stated in writing within the contract, it doesn't exist" (no matter what the lying salesmen might claim orally).

That all said, there are really very few timeshares that can't be sold at SOME price. Unfortunately, that price will ALWAYS be a tiny fraction of developer pricing, but that's just an unfortunate fact of economic life. If you advertise your week on RedWeek, MyResortNetwork (both at low advertising cost), Bidshares (which is free) you'll likely find a buyer SOMEWHERE. Timeshare Users Grup (TUG) even offers one free ad with a new $15 membership. Even eBay can work (although I am no fan of eBay, personally). You'll likely sell your week if you make very sure that your advertised price is the BEST price around, compared to any other resale prices being advertised for a similar week at the same resort. Forget about what you originally paid, since that is unfortunately completely irrelevant to actual value in the resale market TODAY. (One of the ways the upfront fee parasites lure in their victims is to claim they can list for fantasy prices (which they can, but no one in their right mind would actually ever pay those fantasy prices). The desperate seller WANTS to believe this phony claim (and the inflated numbers), so in a moment of starry eyed weakness and desperation, they pony up their credit card number. The upfront fee parasite wins the game at this point, since they will never do another thing for the seller. They post the fantasy price in a lame ad on an obscure web site which no one visits (or believes, even if they do visit). You'll never hear from the parasites again once they have your money as their "marketing" fee. Their work is now done --- they have taken your money. It's nearly larceny, but it's legal because they create that (useless) "advertising".

But don't despair. You CAN sell your timeshare, but you WILL have to exert some effort and spend a FEW dollars in strategically placing descriptive ads with realistic pricing in the appropriate places, as described and recommended above.

Good luck.

i went with omega 1 year and 8 days ago and i am still waiting for their PROMISES !!!!!!!! I was really naive in thinking that it would work.I paid them 504.00. Im sure they are still laughing over drinks at this stupid lady who really believed we were going to sell her timeshare!I am a very trusting person who did not do her homework in enough DEPTH to just hand over 504.00!They say lessons learned the hard way are never forgotten, and I can still hear DAVID RICH assurring me that their success rate was very high.If everyone who has had negative dealings with this com. could get together we may be able to get a leech closed down.I am willing[eager] to get involved. aliceb47

aliceb47 wrote:

i went with omega 1 year and 8 days ago and i am still waiting for their PROMISES !!!!!!!! I was really naive in thinking that it would work.I paid them 504.00. Im sure they are still laughing over drinks at this stupid lady who really believed we were going to sell her timeshare!I am a very trusting person who did not do her homework in enough DEPTH to just hand over 504.00!They say lessons learned the hard way are never forgotten, and I can still hear DAVID RICH assurring me that their success rate was very high.If everyone who has had negative dealings with this com. could get together we may be able to get a leech closed down.I am willing[eager] to get involved. aliceb47

alice, please don't beat your self up over this as YOU ARE NOT ALONE. These scums tell you everything you want to hear to get your upfront fee and they are very good at what they do .... persuasion and outright lying.

Hello,

I too have been gullible in handing over money to these upfront fee parasites. This was in another thread (can't remember which one) but CONTACT THIS COMPANY Haufman & Associates (www.haufman-assoc.com). They specialize in recovering money from people like us who got suckered.

They do keep half the fee they recover for you, but something is better than nothing right? I cannot speak more highly of Karla, the lady who handles the upfront fee guys. She is courteous and does a GREAT job talking to these guys!

I would advise anyone who's been burnt to call these guys - they are actually on our side!

thank you norin, I will certainly contact her i

I am an owner of (2) timeshares, (1) that I use annually, and the new one in Cabo that I am trying to rent. I got an e-mail from this company and thought I would give it a try. I felt uncomfortable with the pressure to make a one time payment of $2887. to rent my weeks. I reading your posts, I am assuming that the cost is relative to the number of weeks that you have available. I believe I have (5), they tell me (7) at any rate, after reading your posts, I decided that this was not the way to go. I will not bad mouth this organization because I don't know that they can't produce the results that they claim. Upfront is never a good idea, especially for something as intangible as time share. Thank you all for posts.

franklinm9 wrote:

I am an owner of (2) timeshares, (1) that I use annually, and the new one in Cabo that I am trying to rent. I got an e-mail from this company and thought I would give it a try. I felt uncomfortable with the pressure to make a one time payment of $2887. to rent my weeks. I reading your posts, I am assuming that the cost is relative to the number of weeks that you have available. I believe I have (5), they tell me (7) at any rate, after reading your posts, I decided that this was not the way to go. I will not bad mouth this organization because I don't know that they can't produce the results that they claim. Upfront is never a good idea, especially for something as intangible as time share. Thank you all for posts.

Thank heavens for timeshare forums that educate people concerning all phases of timesharing. You just saved yourself $2887.

jayjay wrote:

If you believe you have been scammed by an upfront fee timeshare resale company, you can voice your complaint below to the Florida Attorney General:

Fraud Hotline: 1-866-9-NO-SCAM (1-866-966-7226) (toll free within Florida

http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/re/burenf.shtml

Voicing your complaint to the Florida BBB (Better Business Bureau) is a waste of your time.

I wish I would have read this before agreeing to let OMEGA Marketing talk me into letting them sell my timeshare and paying them $ 995.00 upfront after they assured me it would be sold before they even charged my card. I have unsuccessfully to reach them and was told they would have the superviser call me back, which of course never happened. Beware of these SCAMMERS. Looks like a lot of us learning a hard lesson here. Thanks for the info on the fraud hotline, which I will do come Monday. Karin

I knew very quickly that I was not interested in dealing with Omega Marketing Solutions. They tried to state the fees they charged up front were costs I agreed to pay when I bought the timeshare. That was a crock. The salesman, Brendan O'Neill, became combative on the phone and I told them to not call back and hung up on him. He had told me I should list the week for about $12,000. ($4-5000 is more realistic) After I hung up on Brendan O'Neill he emailed back and said the week was worth $1,500. "There must be a special place in hell...."

I too gave them money and they have done nothing. I even cancelled in the 7 days and they still won't give my money back. I disputed the charge and since I didn't cancel in writing, they charged me back. The only thing that we can do is call the BBB in their state and the FTC. The FTC will not do anything unless they receive a lot of complaints! Tell everyone to complain about these parasites! The number to the FTC is 1-800-FTC-HELP. Thanks, Aleta

bradr37 wrote:

Omega Marketing solutions are a bunch of Parasites. Also you will want to look out for a company called IBD Marketing. They say the same thing as Omega, Except they bash Time Share Internet Resale Companies and make you believe that they will really try to help you. I am now caught up between 2 different companies. Just tryign to sell my Time share.

I too gave them alot of money and they have done nothing. I even cancelled in the 7 days and they still won't give my money back. I disputed the charge and since I didn't cancel in writing, they charged me back. The only thing that we can do is call the BBB in their state and the FTC. The FTC will not do anything unless they receive a lot of complaints! Tell everyone to complain about these parasites! The number to the FTC is 1-800-FTC-HELP. Thanks, Aleta

aletas3 wrote:

The number to the FTC is 1-800-FTC-HELP. Thanks, Aleta

You can also contract the sites below to file a complaint. If Omega is not a Florida company then you can google the address of the Attorney General in the state in which the company resides.

http://myfloridalegal.com/contact.nsf/contact?Open&Section=Attorney_General

The web site for the Internet Crime Report Center is: http://www.ic3.gov.

I was contacted by Omega Mtking in late May 2007. I fell for their B.S. and sent them $994.00! Unfortunately this not my first experiance. I have been contacted, and used at least three or four companies in the past four years. US Vacations $ 1096.00 approx. 3 years ago. US vacations contacted me about four months ago. The salesman did not know i had already been taken from them. He was very smug in the beginning, after I explained to him I was already there customer, he disappeared! I always seemed to fall for the hype, I knew better, but I guess I was hoping for a miracle, thinking MAYBE there was a legitimate company out there. I am ready to go to Florida and visit each one of these guys personally. I have spent enough on these slime balls to spend a month searching everyone of them out. I am going to contact the fraud # you listed. I really want to beat these guys severally. I know that is the wrong approach, but it is disturbing to know that everyday people are giving good money for nothing. I am going back into my records and find all of the companies I have used and post them here, with there names. Hopefully members will be able to avoid any of them. My question to everyone: Why does it seem so hard to sell these properties, and why wouldn't a real company make a killing doing the right thing. I know thousands of prospects are taking TOURS as we speak. If they are truly interested, why would they not buy the same property at a huge discount from current owners.? I am thinking of starting my own company and wiping these slimeballs off the planet.

I like you, am disgusted with the lies. When I was contacted I didn't realize I could look them up on the internet, a problem I feel many others have. The more I think about this particular problem, I believe that it might be wise to contact one of the local news channels and ask them for help. At any rate, I agree that something needs to be done, however, I would seriously reconsider the language you use to describe your feelings. Wiping these slimeballs off the planet could be construed as a real threat. Not something you want to do in this day and age.

marcb29 wrote:

My question to everyone: Why does it seem so hard to sell these properties ...?

Because there are literally millions of resale timeshares in the marketplace. Many folks wishing to sell their developer bought timeshare list their prices far too high for the resale market. Resales typically bring 1/4 or less of what was paid the developer in the resale market, if they can be sold at all, with all the $1 timeshares on Ebay being practically given away.

When a developer sells a $150,000 condo for $10,000 per week it does not make the condo worth $500,000. The buyer should have paid $3,000 per week. So you have a fair chance of selling it for maybe 50% of what you paid for it if the developer is still selling which creates a steady stream of interested people that passed on the developers price. When the proverty is sold out then $3,000 is more realistic. After it is run down a bit and when the owners association board does not keep fees low (lets the management company pocket too much money!) it can be viewed as worthless. Many factors contribute to a properties' secondary market value including the price of gas and airline tickets and if a resort area is in fashion. Multiple resort ownership systems like Worldmark have a much better resale record than most. One of the reasons developers still get sales is financing. Only a fool would pay cash to a developer when you could buy at 50-90% off on an all cash deal. And only a fool would go into debt to finance vacations.

If markb29 wishes to become the legitimate reseller he should give me a very big pile of money and I'll buy him timeshares at $500 and $1,000 per week. When he offers them for low prices to the world he will discover why these slimeballs can operate. There are far more sellers than buyers for most properties.

jayjay wrote:

bradr37 wrote:

Omega Marketing solutions are a bunch of Parasites. Also you will want to look out for a company called IBD Marketing. They say the same thing as Omega, Except they bash Time Share Internet Resale Companies and make you believe that they will really try to help you. I am now caught up between 2 different companies. Just tryign to sell my Time share.

So now the parasites are turning on each other it seems.

Brad, too bad you hadn't come to the forums here before being taken in by those upfront fee resale scam/parasite/bottom feeder/scum/thieving companies.

I currently have my Whistler timeshare listed with Vacation Register (I did have to pay a small upfront fee). Today I got a call on my cell phone from a man named "Chris" (was hoping it was an offer to buy my timeshare). He was talking so fast that I couldn't get a handle on what the call was about other than it was a company called Omega "Mortgage" and it was about my timeshare. He then transferred me to another man named "Chris Brooks". Chris told me that the company was Omega Timeshares and it was one of only two companies that were legally allowed to resell my timeshare. He said that when I bought my timeshare back in 2002 I signed an agreement to that effect (it was in the small print according to him) and that I also signed an agreement that when I listed it I had to pay $2,499. I asked him for a copy of that and he said that it was encripted and he couldn't fax it to me or mail it to me, but that I had the paperwork and it was there. He wanted me to pay the $2,499 right now but I refused and said I would go through my paperwork and get back to him tomorrow. I called Whiski Jack and they had never heard of Omega and said that I didn't have to pay any money up front in order to sell my timeshare and I could list it through anyone I wanted. Omega was pretty convincing to me and I'm glad I held my ground and wouldn't give them that money. What a scam, that's scary!!!!