RCI Innovations Inc.

ken1193 wrote:

richardi32 wrote:

Membership in BBB, Chambers of Commerce and ARDA are NOT proof they are legitimate!

Absolutely correct. ALL of the aforementioned entities are merely "membership" organizations. ANY commercial entity willing to pay a membership fee is welcome to join (as long as their check clears). There is no "vetting" or checking the honesty or legitimacy of the paying "member".

However, all of these entities know that to the clueless and uninformed, "membership" in these organizations carries the APPEARANCE of some measure of legitimacy and / or credibility. Unfortunately, it just ain't so...

I talked to a Jody Ornstilitskin whose number is 954-586-0921. She told me the same thing.

alfrede15 wrote:

ken1193 wrote:

richardi32 wrote:

Membership in BBB, Chambers of Commerce and ARDA are NOT proof they are legitimate!

Absolutely correct. ALL of the aforementioned entities are merely "membership" organizations. ANY commercial entity willing to pay a membership fee is welcome to join (as long as their check clears). There is no "vetting" or checking the honesty or legitimacy of the paying "member".

However, all of these entities know that to the clueless and uninformed, "membership" in these organizations carries the APPEARANCE of some measure of legitimacy and / or credibility. Unfortunately, it just ain't so...

My mother listed her timeshare with sharp innovations. Is this the same company?She listed 3 months ago. In 3 months she has not heard from them once. She has called several times and can not reach her sales agent or the inventory director. She spoke with both before she gave her credit card number. She complained and tried to cancelbut was told she has to wait the 6 months. I am calling her credit card company tomorrow. If she waits six months to see if the refund comes it will be to late to call visa. Sharp innovations is a scam. They said they would be at a Daytona Beach event. I went looking for them and they were not there! So on our way home from vacation we stopped in at their office in Atlanta. Except it was't their officeatall. Theman there told us they just forward the mail to sharp innovations at a FL address but would not give us the address. SCAM SCAM SCAM DO NOT GIVE YOUR CREDIT CARD TO THIS COMPANY.

Goodness, the BBB is not merely a "membership organization" and it absolutely does do rigorous, thorough research, which can take days and even weeks, on all accreditation applications! You would be quite surprised and impressed by our research. Please do not post such comments, unless you fully know first hand the topic!

In addition, all accredited businesses must adhere to numerous strict and enforced standards. If they fail to, accreditation is ceased.

The BBB, I assure you, is here working for you, the public, and happy to do so. The public, by the way, refers to all consumers and all businesses. The BBB is a non-profit, neutral third party which provides free business reviews on more than 4 million businesses to over 100 million consumers. Please sign up for our timely Alerts and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for daily, timely information, press releases and helpful tips.

By the way, you may be interested ini our most recent investigation (and 4/2012) press release that helped lead to the arrest and charges of a Wisconsin timeshare resale entity, "We Sell Timeshares 4 Cash" formerly known as "Midwest Timeshares" and roughly a dozen additional company names: The BBB regularly works with state agencies and law enforcement agencies regarding our investigations, research, information and complaint database.

http://www.fbi.gov/milwaukee/press-releases/2013/four-defendants-charged-in-federal-court-for-participating-in-nationwide-timeshare-telemarketing-fraud-scheme

Please, never hesitate to contact your local BBB with any questions, concerns, information or tips.

The BBB may investigate but a lot of scam companies just will close shop when they get a bad rep and then open a new one (with a perfect rating) as needed. Thus a perfect rating means nothing.

It depends on the BBB in any given state as to how regulated they are and what their criteria for joining is .... I have contacted them a couple times with success in getting my money back, however many BBBs have complaints:

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http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Better-Business-Bureau-BBB-CBBB/Arlington-Select-StateProvince/Better-Business-Bureau-or-Buyer-Better-Beware-BBB-Nationwide-Alert-THE-FOX-GUARDIN-1343