A1 Marketing Unlimited reviews and complaints

I got mine sold!

Hello, I have not been on this site for some time. I have also been scammed by a1, several months ago, who also had all the info related to our timeshare, said he had 2 definetly interested parties in purchasing our property, and told me the price, which sounded good, as I have been hit with an unexpected illness and was thinking of all the medical debt I had. He told us for $900.00 to start the legal paper work and it was "a done deal, sold. Well since then I have spoken with 3 different agents who say they are taking over my marketing. As of now, I can't get any of them to the phone, no sale.
Have you had resolution? Do you have any resources? I contacted a Florida attorney that I found on a timeshare fraud website, as the a1 that contacted me was from Florida. He advised me to report to the attorney general of florida, as they were doing investigations and frequent closeures of these type companies, i did that. I have not recieved any info or refund.
I refuse to be scammed, but seem to have limited resources.
Please let me know any updates on your situation.
Thank you

Unfortunately I was scammed to, they took me for 1000.00, and I never heard from the guy again. I also was told he would sell my time share in 90 days or less. Live and Learn. too many scams out there

I agree fully, these people (A-1 Marketing) are the ### of the earth. They will lie to you, when the truth would have sounded better! They are a bunch of thieves and should be put out of business by the local or federal authorities. Never do business with these thieves, for they will STEAL YOUR MONEY, I promise you !. I know of several other people that trusted these thieves (what a terrible mistake) and lost their money, only to be lied to time after time, and finally were discarded by these low life scums. I don't understand how these thieves stay in business, the Attorney Generals Office for the state of Florida has numerous complaints against this company, yet does nothing about their business conduct, which is a real shame for the state and all the people that have been duped by these lying thieves... Shut these lying THIEVES down Florida !

A-1 Marketing is a SCAM. They stated they had a buyer for me and that all I had to pay was $998.00 to have have my loan docs released from my timeshare. The agent I was working with, Mat Cole, probably a fake name, told me that everything is going great and I should receive a check in about two months. After two weeks I did not hear from them and I have been calling non stop for the last week and a half. No one will return my calls and unbeknown to me the company where I bought my timeshare will not even release docs to third parties. Boy, do I feel duped! I sure wish I read this site before I gave these thieves my hard earned money. But they will not go unpunished, My GOD is a just God, they may think they are getting away with something but in the end truth reigns. P Fraijo, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

A1 Marketing is the biggest RIP OFF on the planet ! They are nothing but a bunch of lying thieves. They will steal your money, and tell you nothing but a pack of lies.. DO NOT GIVE THESE THIEVES ONE CENT OF YOUR MONEY, unless you just like giving your hard earned dollars away.. The lying thieves made me promise after promise and not one single time did any of their "contracts" ever come through. They never called me back, like they promised they would at least a dozen times. When I called them and asked to speak with the sales rep. or branch manager, I was put on hold for hours at a time ( this is not an exaggeration nor a lie) and then I would be cut-off, without ever getting to speak to anyone.. I called Customer Service several times, I emailed them, I faxed them, when I did get to talk with someone in Customer Service they promised me that they would have a manager call me back with-in 24 hours.. Never once did I ever get that return call... I can not stress enough what a low-life, thieving, lying, sorry bunch, A1 Marketing turned out to be ! I honestly don't know how any descent human could work for this dishonest, lying, thieving company. How in the world the Fla. Atty. Generals Office lets these lying thieves stay in business is beyond my comprehension ! I implore you to look at all the hundreds of complaints against this company before you ever, ever think of giving them a single cent, because you'll never - ever get it back - only a bunch of lies will you hear from A1 Marketing ! Trust me on this.. E. Davis, Irving, Texas

A1 MARKETING IS DIFINITELY NOT A SCAM I'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND THEY SOLD MY TIMESHARE WITHIN 90 DAYS AND I LOVE THEIR REPS THEY'RE UNIQUE, I WILL KEEP GOING BACK TO THIS COMPANY. THANK YOU A1!

I promised my rep I would putin a good word for her when i got an offer on here and today was the day i got my closing docs. Mrs Natalina you are a blessing dear, you came through with your word, and you will be recieving something special from me. God bless you.

Deannas FROM TENNESSEE you are very incorrect I used to sell for them and you are incorrect about EVERYTHING. The fee is 998.00 per prop so you stating it was 1250 is lie! They NEVER tell you the buyer is commited to the sale, you would have to go threw a recorded verification telling you they don't have a buyer! The company was established in 1978, not 2 weeks before you supposivly signed up! I worked ther for 3 years in the address not of a private mailbox! 1443 East new york ave licenc # TC920250. You know its people like you that make all of our jobs in a legitiment buisness that make it harder. I sold hundreds of prperties but could have sold thosands. You probably work for a LISTING companyand since we are your only compotition you do stuff like this! You are the one ripping people off, get a life! Oh and just to let anyone wondering why i'm not there, my spouse is in the navy and we had to move I loved working for them and helping all my clients get rid of there shares.

After I had already signed on with A1 I saw that the Laconia office had an F rating, I was very upset and called my representative in the Daytona office. He assured me that they could have erased the F rating if they paid the BBB, I understand that any company in bussinness for a long time will not satisfy everyone. Anyway, as it passed the 90 days and I still hadn't recieved an offer I liked (I did get offers the first week) I began to really think it was a bad idea. Much to mu surprise about 4 months in I got the top dollar offer I wanted and got my unit rented. I've been with them two years now and couldn't be happier!

A1 Marketing Unlimited has an F rating with the BBB in every one of their locations. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY. They will lie to you, take your money and deliver nothing.

Your concerns are absolutely correct - A1 Marketing Unlimited - is a "BIG SCAM" and nothing more! They will steal your money in a heart-beat, and constantly LIE to you while doing it. These people should locked-up for their lying SCAMS.

I usually am on the side of too trusting and like to believe people are generally good. But I was very concerned that A1 Marketing Unlimited found a buyer for my timeshare willing to pay $29, 998... and all I had to pay was the $998 to cover document costs - that was overpriced - I would take $5000 just to get rid of my timeshare. When I asked them to send documents so I could have my lawyers verify who they were before I paid the fee they said mo problem - checked my email and as of yet have never received anything to verify their legitimacy. I'm beginning to believe the others - definitely a scam!

A1 Marketing Unlimited has an F rating with the BBB in every one of their locations. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY. They will lie to you, take your money and deliver nothing.

It is just a little difficult to take up complaints with a company when the phone numbers are no longer in working order. For example, the phone numbers for Twila Batie and Craig Goodman simply do not function and those were the two people with whom I was working to get my mother's $1800 refunded. They promised to return the funds over two weeks ago and they have not done so. They were also supposed to send out a package of hard copy information on their services and their guarantees such that my mother can review everything in writing before agreeing to move forward with their organization again, if she so desires. Now that the phone numbers are non-functional and my mother has not received her refund as promised. We will start the fraud paperwork with the credit card company today. Twila seemed responsive and responsible on the phone as did Craig Goodman, but they were both all talk and no action. I will try to see if the phone number for the sales person, Mika is in working order. I am however, not certain what he will do if I can contact him. He also promised my mother's refund. We shall see.

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All I can say is stay away from A1 Marketing. Does anyone remember the movie "Tin Men" ? That is what this company is all about. They contacted me and told me they could have my weeks rented in 2 weeks, the renters were already set. It all went down hill from there. The agent Joe Treber disappeared after our agreement and even had his cell phone disconnected. He was trying to get me to list my property to sell. Thank God I backed off that. I learned the hard way that this is not a reputable company.
Good luck trying to get in touch with anyone. Criminal and Crooks are the only words that come to mind.

I just got threatened by Paul Harris at A1 Marketing company as I asked for more information to feel comfortable about his offer he made. He wanted me to pay upfront to the title company a paymt vs let the title company take their cost out of sale at time of closing. When I challenged this approach he got mad at me and THREATENED me that he could put a lien on my property . THIS IS CRAZY! I am not sure why these guys are allowed to do business. I am reporting this to BBB right now

A1 Marketing Unlimited has an F rating with the BBB in every one of their locations. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY. They will lie to you, take your money and deliver nothing.

Patti Payne is wanted by the police!
Patti Payne does not work for A1 Marketing.
Patti Payne bilks people out of thier life savings and is wanted by the police.
If you have dealt with this person, please call your local police department, file a complaint, get the name of a detective, then have that detective call detective Walk at [protected].

I paid over $800.00 2 years ago for the unlimited advertising sell og mt timeshare to this company. They have not called me with ant offers, I can not reach them to complain, or get refund, and still have not sold my timeshare. They are rude, unreliab;e, unproffessional, and I want my money back plus a fine to this company would be apprpriate. Thanks. Patina Eustice [protected]

this company is is scam! Me and my wife booked a vacation with them for the incredible low price of 1, 000 for a full week in the Bahamas! Of course this deal was to good to be true when we got there we were forced to attend a sales meeting we felt like hostages and we ended up buying a timeshare for 18, 000 now we are stuck with the property and now i have no idea if i will be able to get rid of this. Does anyone have any ideas on how i can rid myself of this timeshare in any other means other than a1 marketing?

I was just contacted by Michelle Hooper, from one of their Florida locations. She started out at $799 and then dropped her price to $599. She claims that A-1 has an 89% success rate in selling or renting timeshares. I seriously doubt it after reading all of these blogs of truthful bad experiences.

Wow, I was just about to give them my credit card number for $998 but held off until I saw the "Agreement". They emailed me a document that was not very professional looking for a company that has supposedly been in business for 30 years. However, the terms on the Agreement gave me cause for great concern so I discussed them with my representative and then her manager but was verbally assured that a rental offer would be made within 30 days and they needed to word it that way but the official addendum would come after i became a member and would have all the legal wording just as they verbally promised. Problem was they needed my credit card number before I could get that. The terms clearly state that this is a 90 day contract and if my property doesn't rent within that time period, they would market it for an additional 90 days with no charge. The agreement also states that "A1 Marketing Unlimited, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any verbal or written misrepresentations made by any agent ..." (So there you go; would you sign that?) They are also big on saying I can cancel within 10 days (even though the Agreement states 7 days), and that the e-commerce act will protect me for 18 months. However, can you see my credit card company giving me a refund based on signing their Agreement? I mean, I'm sure they will attempt to market the property so they performed, and they didn't charge me any more money for working on my behalf for a 2nd 90 days. I'm thinking this is a case of throwing good money after bad.

Has anyone ever been contacted by Crystal Pearson from A1 Marketing out of Florida? She contacted my husband and I about selling our timeshare in Westin, Florida. Please advise if you know of this person. Thanks! JSowells

Does anyone know about the company out of New Hampshire? I talked to a Melvin McDonald. He claimed that he could sell my timeshare very soon to a corporation in California. I did not have money to pay upfront so he is to call me back. After reading all the negative comments, It makes me wonder if they are also a fraud. I have been frauded by many companies that say they have sold my timeshare and then after they get the money, you can no longer get in touch with them. I will not give any more money up front until I have some real proof that they are legitimate and they really have an interested person. Please advise me if you know of this person. Thanks J. fulbright

A-1 Marketing Unlimited has been calling me on and off for three years claiming that I owe them money on a contract I never signed. The first time I was contacted I paid them to avoid trouble. This time a man named Jim called me many times belittling me and threatening to take money from my account if I did not comply. This time I did not pay them and have changed all my account information to avoid future issues. All this trouble over a contract I have never signed, or planned to sign. Do not trust this company, they are fraudulent, their employees are rude scam artists, and they have an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau.

These people arescum! They tricked me and my wife into coming to one of their sales pitches and sold us a sheraton timeshare for $14k telling us the whole time that we was saving like 50% off (they tried selling us for even more $$ but came down when we wouldnt bite) Well I don't know about the 50% off but what these dirtbags didnt tell us is that when we got home and looked on the internet we found out wecould've bought the same thing on the net for WAY WAY less! I mean like a grand or so! So then we tried to get out of it and they told us we only had three days to cancel and that had passed. Then they offered to sell it for us so I said, what am I an idiot? No one is gonna pay me what I need when they can by them on the net for 1k! and they wanted me to pay them for that!What a rip-off!

Has A1 Marketing Unlimited, Inc. gone bankrupt? No one returns your calls or emails. At Customer Service [protected] no one answers and cannot leave a message. The Daytona Office has been shut down ..phones are disconnected. . Was told by Brian McKee that our agent Drew Stoekel that had our unit sold was fired for fraud...and his manager Jason Phifer the office manager is gone...and also the new manager Brian McKee has disappeared. Our unit was suppose to be sold in September and to date we never received the money! We have been contacted by Natasha Williams to sell our unit but she has no record of our listing...Joanne Evvard, president does not return calls or emails especially when a fraud waws committed

Has A1 Marketing Unlimited, Inc gone bankrupt ? I'm still waiting for Natasha Williams to return my calls and emails about not being able to find my listing. Natahsa Williams informed me two weeks ago about all the agents who have been charged with fraud. ..and have been fired...they were the ones that I was dealing with Drew Stoeckel, Jason Phiher & now Brian McKee. The Daytona Office has been shut down, Our unit was suppose to be sold and close in September...still waiting for the money ! The President Joanne Evvard has never returned any of my calls and numerous emails. No one returns your calls and the Customer Service Line .[protected]..no one answers and cannot leave a message ... Phil from St.Catharines, ON