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"A few months ago, I went to a sales presentation, and the sales representative asked if I was interested in selling my timeshare for about twice what I paid for it.
The offer was only available for that day, and we agreed to buy the timeshare.
We left a down payment of U.S. $4,000, and the remainder was to be financed over 3 years with no penalty for prepayment.
We told the salesperson that we needed the timeshare to sell in less than 6 months and that we would be using that money to pay for the new timeshare.
Two months ago, I should have received a check for $25,000 USD; however, I have received nothing in my email.
The seller does not answer my calls, and the company for which I paid $599 U.S. for selling my property has a disconnected phone number, and their website no longer exists.
What can I do?”
These are very common complaints that we receive from clients.
Timeshare vendors are well aware that it is unlikely that a customer who already owns a timeshare would want to purchase a second property.
Many sellers are very convincing and promise potential clients hefty financial returns for the sale of their old timeshare.
But, what is the problem? The resale value of timeshares is much less than what a customer would expect.
In these times of economic downturn where people buy only what they really need, it is not uncommon to find timeshares purchased in Mexico for $30,000 for sale on websites such as eBay or Redweek for only $500 USD
Why is that? Consumers have been educated and realize that it is cheaper to buy a vacation package on the internet than to have to pay thousands of dollars upfront in addition to annual maintenance fees.
Ultimately, timeshares do not have the expected value for consumers.
Any salesperson who has spent at least a couple of months working in the industry knows that timeshares have an economic value much lower than the customer desires.
This is why they engage in deception by claiming to potential customers that if they buy a new timeshare, they are committed to helping sell their current timeshare.
Salespeople will even go to the extent of saying that they already have buyers for their timeshare. This is clear deception and fraud, and it is a criminal act in Mexico.
This fraudulent sales practice is commonly used by sales managers as well as timeshare developers; however, they are very clever and very well protected.
A common way to offer the resale of existing timeshares is to hire other companies to take charge of the sale or resale (paid by customers).
Timeshare contracts protect the interests of the seller, and they wash their hands by having the clients sign disclosure statements when it was the developer's salesmen making false statements about the membership in the first place.
They even go so far as to include clauses like the following:
"This contract, promissory note, regulation and customer protection contract represents the entire agreement between the developer and the customer.
In case of any discrepancy, THE CLIENT agrees that any verbal or written agreement not in the official contract will be void."
In short, if it is not in the main contract, it is not valid, even if the salesperson signed in blood to give their word.
A similar type of timeshare fraud occurs with outside timeshare rental and resale agencies.
These companies buy the database of customer information from the developers and are dedicated to making calls to the owners and promising great returns for the rental or sales of their timeshares.
Whether selling them for good or renting the weeks the client will not use.
These fraudulent companies operate by asking for a deposit in advance for the evaluation or promotion of the property.
The cost varies depending on the client, but is normally about $500 USD. Once the client makes the deposit, it is unlikely that the client will hear from the company again about the rental or resale of their property.
There have been instances, however, where the rental or resale company contacts the client to advise them that they have a buyer for the timeshare, but the client needs to pay the taxes from the sale of approximately $2,000 USD, which will be refunded upon termination of the transaction.
Of course, when these taxes are paid upfront, the client does not hear from the rental or resale company again.
Fraud in general and specifically of timeshare are the order of the day.
Customers should be cautious and not be fooled by false promises about investment returns, timeshare resales or anything that sounds too good to be true.
As the saying goes:
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
This means that one must learn from past mistakes. There are many companies offering to help people who have been victims of timeshare fraud and collect money in advance for doing so.
There are companies that even offer cancellation insurance. You must be careful because this could be someone wanting to scam you again.
At Mexican Timeshare Solutions, we strive to give back freedom to people who purchased timeshares for the wrong reasons, such as financial investment.
Call us for a free consultation on how we can help you cancel your timeshare contract. Remember, our service is risk-free, as we work based on results, so you do not waste any money paid up front.
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I do not find anything new on this, more and more appear timeshare scammers , is an abuse how they use the trust of people promising a thousand things and once you buy them things start to change , turns to a disaster, it is better not to approach timeshares of any kind really
Is very tricky when some timeshare seller offer us a very low price , but is to good to be true right ? quit listen those people and NEVER pay an advance payment
Unfortunately, there is virtually no resale market for timeshare anymore. The market has collapsed and the stark truth is most timeshare is worthless. Ebay is full of timeshare weeks unsold for only $1. The sellers would of course be quite happy to sell for eve less just to rid themselves of timeshare.
All I do know is that when I looked at the numbers for becoming involved in a timeshare, they didn’t work. I’ve not been able to figure out why anyone would want to buy one.
These are great reasons never to own a time share. Personally, I would not own one either. Just rent a house when you want to vacation.
yo acudi a miles de empresas para que me ayudaran a revender mi tiempo compartido y nunca paso, se quedaron con mi dinero y me dejaron con deudas y mas deudas
Never pay upfront fees, PERIOD! it will protect you from 99% of all Timeshare resale scams.
I’ve only been to one time-share presentation (nearly 20 years ago). Once I added up all the costs it was clear that buying one would be a financial disaster. The property taxes and a host of other fees added up to $800 each year for a one-week share! And those were 1992 dollars. The costs went even higher for the right to trade a week with some other time-share. They tried to sell me the time-share for $10,000, but I wouldn’t have taken the thing if it was free.
For anyone considering buying a time-share, check out all the ongoing costs before you buy.
I’ve only been to one time-share presentation (nearly 20 years ago). Once I added up all the costs it was clear that buying one would be a financial disaster. The property taxes and a host of other fees added up to $800 each year for a one-week share! And those were 1992 dollars. The costs went even higher for the right to trade a week with some other time-share. They tried to sell me the time-share for $10,000, but I wouldn’t have taken the thing if it was free.
For anyone considering buying a time-share, check out all the ongoing costs before you buy.
Time share has a resale price if it was possible to find a buyer. Most of the people I know who have time share are happy with the holidays they obtain and know they cannot sell, even if they wanted to. Holiday clubs are simply membership clubs and ownership has no resale value as there is no entity (like a week’s holiday at a particular resort). Best to keep away from both unless you want to buy enough points to get six weeks winter holiday a year from the purchase of two weeks in a resort in July.
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