Timeshare resale reviews and complaints

Since I dealt with visions of the world company's representative 24 months ago, of course after the advance payment or commission was received I never heard from them. I strongly recommend all timeshare owners not to deal with this false company.

Anyone scam by Blue Scape you may want to read this.

Required telemarketing law in the State of Florida:
The law requires businesses that solicit the sale of consumer goods or services to be licensed, to post some form of security, and that their salespersons be licensed. It also requires the solicitor to identify him or herself by true first and last name and the name of the business on whose behalf he or she is calling. It requires a written contract that matches the description of the goods or services offered in the telephone solicitation, contains the name, address, telephone number and license number of the seller, and states the buyers right to cancel immediately preceding the signature. The written contract is not required if the consumer is given a full refund for the return of undamaged and unused goods or a cancellation of services within 7 days of receipt of the goods or a cancellation of the services and the seller processes the refund within 30 days after receipt of the returned merchandise by the consumer.

According to the law several laws were broken to whom ever conducted business with Blue Scape properties. Being a ex employee I know for a fact real names are never used when speaking to the seller.

The written contract seller received is not were discussed during the conversation.

There perhaps be a loop hole with the cancellation of services within the 7 days. If a group of people come forth claiming the same claim of deceit and refunds were not given within 30 days you may have a case. Good Luck

I am ex employee email at suebluescape@aol.com if yo have any questions.

Approximately the first of June, 2010, Mr. Chandler of this company called... Mr. Chandler, at first, was very personable and persuasive. After he got our money, he was very difficult to contact. When he was contacted he would tell us one lie after another. Finally, we were able to contact customer services which gave us a completely different perspective of the policies and procedures. Ultimately, we spoke with someone else who seemed to think that we had nothing better to do. The last time we spoke with her she was very aggressive and unprofessional. I would like to add that we are senior citizens and feel that this is just another way to take advantage of people using their wits.

I did not get what I paid for or agreed to. Vacation tree called me in January 2010 and they were very confident they could sell my timeshare. I paid $699 to list my timeshare with Vacation Tree and to join the Superstar program. They came up with the price $18, 393 to sell it, that is how much they said my time share was worth and how much they thought someone would pay for it. They promised they would sell the timeshare and if not in 10 months, they would buy it from me at market value. Every time I asked what “Market value” meant the people that worked there, said, “It will be around the listing price, maybe a little under or it could even be more than $18, 393, we can’t really say because every property is different.” I followed all the terms and when the 10 months was up they had not sold it. When asked for them to buy my time share, they said it would be another 10 weeks to do research on what it was worth. Then after an additional month I finally got my offer which was for only $389.16. Plus I would need to pay an additional $699 for a transfer fee and all the rest of the year’s maintain fees which is $442.
So really they are not buying my timeshare at all, and I have to pay them an additional $751.84 on top off the $699 I already paid them in 2010. What a scam and a rip off…and fraud! I have asked for a refund, because I was led on with false information and they misled me. When I asked for a refund, they said they did what they said they would do…. BUT in a very tricky, unethical way! They made it seem the whole time that I would get around the price that they listed it for and also, they said I would only have to pay the transfer fee of the resort, which is only $299(When I called the resort to ask), so I don’t know where they get an additional $699, and also I was told in the beginning I just had to have my maintenance fees current and up to date and now they are telling me I have to pay for the rest of the year in advance. They are bilking customers on the front end and the back end. There are companies that can take your timeshare off your hands for a small fee like, “Timeshare Cure” and. And that’s ok because they tell you in advance that’s what they do. But Vacation Tree is doing this by tricking people to pay them a lot of money, and falsely advertising and promising you will make money. When actually the customer is paying Vacation to take their timeshare. This is not what I agreed to.
I just did some researched on line and there are many more people that have been scammed and have filed complaints. Here is something I found on the [redacted]: /link removed/
This business should be shut down; they take advantage of people and deceive them. Also, I just found out it was illegal for them to ask for upfront fees to sell my time share. (I heard this started in July 2010) SO they are doing illegal things, doing fraud and tricking people.

events etc. in Indianapolis and their shyster buddies at Expert title Services are scammers. They ask for transfer fee up front, and want it wired to a bank acct in Peurto Vallarta. Once theyve got than nailed down and you think you are just about to recieve your funds, then up pops a "red flag". and then another request for more money
They are criminals and should be staked out on anthills. Cheers Bob

Here is another Craigslist Post with their number:

I am a Certified Claims Adjuster working for the Arreaza Law Firm, LLC, handling insurance claims for homeowners and business owners that have insurance claims that need to be filed, have been filed, have been denied, or need litigation. The attorneys at the Arreaza Law Firm have more than 15 years of experience handing insurance claims for homeowners and business owners and consistently achieve great results.

Our fees are continget upon you getting an insurance settlement, so if we don't recover any money for you, you don't have to pay us anything. Our fees start at 15%. WE ALSO WORK WITH PUBLIC ADJUSTERS WHENEVER THEY NEED ATTORNEY SUPPORT.

Call us at [protected]/7. We can handle any claim you have including water damage, fire and smoke damage, broken pipes, roof leaks and much more. Call us for a free assessment of your claim. There is no obligation until you sign with us.

HABLAMOS ESPAL. Llamenos hoy.

Has anyone had dealings with timeshare resale thru Events Etc. or Expert Title Services of Indianapolis Indiana and were they good to deal with?

I was going to just ignore anything else you said but... I'll bite.

If you weren't trying to attract clients, why did you start this thread and include the statement:

"If any of this sounds familiar please contact us for a free consultation" ?

Folks:

1) You've never made it clear *who* you are. IE, what is your company name? Phone number? Or, until now, a website.

2) Your spelling is atrocious, both here and on your website.

3) You refuse to answer any of my points.

4) What is stated on your website in the "Experience" section is exactly what I've been saying, yet it doesn't say anything about the experience of your company. How many people have you helped? Do you get back 100% of scammed funds? 80%? 50%? How long have you been in business? Do you have former clients who can be contacted for referrals and/or recommendations?

5) In case you've never noticed, your userid is "Consumer Empowerment". Clicking on that just gives your location (Florida) and how many posts you've made. No contact info. So you've been attempting to attract customers without giving any valid way (until now) of actually contacting you.

6) Do I trust you? No. Will I contact you? No.

You know, I just noticed something. In all your "call us, your consultation is free", you've never yet supplied a phone number. Bet you're doing a bang-up business with that one!

*sigh* Listen (or rather read) carefully: I have said that, contrary to what everyone claims, you do have longer than the 2-7 day grace period that is constantly tossed around. That grace period allows for cancellation of a contract with no penalties. The longer period of time, if you speak to your credit card company, may apply to your situation. You provide documentation to the credit card company (who you spoke to, when you spoke to them, when services were promised, etc), and the card company researches to see if you are telling the truth or just trying to get out of paying. The key here is that services have to have been contracted for and not provided. There isn't a credit card company in the world who would do a charge-back just because I didn't get enough money for my timeshare.

So you see, I'm not "taking matters in my own hands" and "doing what I want". I have documentation that proves that any company I've signed with has no provided their contracted services. My credit card company has copies of all that documentation and they are continuing to research each charge. They may come back and say "hey, this company is legit so sorry, you don't get your money back". Cool, whatever. I have tried, without having to pay some self-rightous child to do a little work, and failed. My problem, not your's. If I'm lucky, I will have gotten my money back. If not, I've learned an expensive lesson.

But on to something more interesting (to me at least):

Why do you always ignore the vast majority of what I write in favor of calling me names? You've ignored the fact that I stated that my first response was because the company listed at the top, as the company being complained about, was SBA Corporation. I've told you all the instances I've found of SBA Corp on the web, yellow pages, business directories, etc. and how none of them quite matched up to your description. But rather than addressing it, you choose instead to get defensive, call me a criminal and an idiot.

From *your* response "1. SBA corp. is not a timeshare resale company. They are a for sale by owner Licensed Marketing Firm." That's funny - that's exactly how the scammers list their companies in their contracts! So no, you're not a reseller. Instead you "advertise" at events, on the web, in a pool with other companies, etc. and, if a buyer comes to you, you re-direct that buyer to me to do the actual work. That's *if* you haven't run off with my money beforehand.

Just... go away. I don't care what you say at this point. My *dogs* don't care what you say. I remain even more convinced that you're merely trying to scam people out of money, this time under the disguise of helping them. If someone really wants or needs help, use the yellow pages and look up a local consummer advocacy group. As my delirious debater here has said, people can make up all kinds of ### on the internet and none will be the wiser.

Oh, and if you believe that you're making yourself sound holy and better than thou to anyone reading this... quite probably the only people reading this are you, me and your buddies in the back room. So drop the act (and your script) and go get a real job. You know, one that doesn't involve stealing.

you got SCREWED..
go to www.tug2.net to learn how to avoid getting screwed AGAIN..
its a scam and you have lost your money.

Hey Jim & Sharon,

We've had similar issues in selling our timeshare. Unfortunately, we pursued/engaged in relationships with 6 companies - all without any success. Two of those companies now have numbers that are not valid.

Beware of timeshare resellers.

US Timeshare Management
Escape to Paradise. Yeah right!

Steven Groden of BizTeck out of Lake Mary, Fl 32746 is part owner of Realty Trade and watch out for Steven Groden is a a danger to childern.

Mark was an independent Sales rep for Realty Trade. Mark was not and is not an officer of the company and thus not responsible for any dispute between a customer and the company. More importantly Realty Trade's agreement never stated any kind of refund of any money to any customer if the timeshare did not sell. The service that was provided was advertising of the customer's timeshare for sale in various outlets. As the customer stated he was given 3 offers and that was the extent of the company's contractual obligation to that customer. The fee that was charged was for advertising for a six month period of time. There was never any guarantee of any sale and that was clearly stated in the agreement. The company did what the company and the customer agreed to, advertised the timeshare for sale.

I called Timeshare Refund Recovery . I didnt get all my money back from all the companies but Im happy with what they were able to discove. They didn't charge alot of money. So maybe they can help you.

If your interested in actually seeing what your timeshare is worth, please visit timesharesurvey.net. Are you sick and tired of biting off your emotions and taking some high unrealistic offer, go to this website and recieve your free quote!

Randall and Olga,

The 800 # is useless, as well as Realty Trade. Let me give you a couple of numbers to try and talk to these people. I'm not saying that you will get anywhere with them but at least you will have a human to scream to about the fact that they are not fulfilling their obligations to the contract. My wife and I are currently trying to get our investment back also. Try these numbers...[protected] ext 430 for Mike Holland, ext. 437 for Gina Bienaime. Don't give up the fight.

I also have a timeshare with Realty Trade. My contract started in Oct 08 and to this date 3-23-09 I have not had a single call or e-mail about it. I sent a e-mail to Mark Hershberger sales executive of Ralty Trade and have not had an answer back. They did not answere their 800 # either. I think I have been ripped off with this company also.

Randall Howland

Just got my $1500 back yesterday. used a company called refundmyupfrontfee.com. It took less than 2 weeks. my credit card company wasn't helping because it had been too long, and resale company said it had fulfilled their contract fully. They were quick to respond when I got professional help. Glad I did.