Vacation Depot reviews and complaints

Let me start by just saying that I am an agent that is currently working in the timeshare industry. I first began working in this industry in December of 2008, I have worked with multiple companies and have been exposed to the real horror and scam companies that are out there. I really think that it is funny how people that are working at these companies post blogs like the one on this website that rebuttals all of the TRUE BAD REMARKS that are made to this company. They CLAIM that they dont get paid until it is sold... please excuse my french but that is some serious bull. If thats the case why dont you ask for proof of real estate license for all of the reps that work there, proof of the company being licensed as a brokerage firm. Because if they dont have these two vital pieces of information then they would never be legaly allowed to collect a dime after that property is sold (IF IT EVER SELLS). They say that they make a commision everytime they run someone through financing. Again thats a lie, if the banks are begging for bail outs, why in the world would they pay someone a commision to have them lend out more money to people who in this economy would never pay it back. They claim they have these amaising promotional events which do not exsist, yes... yes... they are telling you that this outrageous fee that your paying is to reserve your week in their imaginary promotional events. But where is the proof may I ask? Yes you are paying thousands of dollars for a listing on a website which takes two minutes to post up on the internet. Quite honestly, you can do that yourself. Never though about that right? Well let me tell you what really happens on the inside... you know that sky high fee you pay? Well the company usually take anywhere from 50 to 60% of that and puts it in their pocket and they pay the reps that call you 40 to 50% of your hard earned money payed for that fee. Yes yes, that is the truth. Mabe you should go on craigslist.org and type in the word timeshares under sales jobs in the orlando area. See exactly how much money these people are making off of you. You will be very suprised. Now needless to say that this company that you are dealing with now is doing the same thing. These scam companies probaly have 30 or more people working for them scamming people out of thousands of dollars. Offices like this are bringing in up to fifty thousand dollars a week. How do I know? because I unfortunatly used to work for one, I was told and became to believe that these properties would sell and would rent. Howver, after the multiple calls of unhappy clients I came to realize that it was all a scam. Now I am not saying all comapnies are scam artists in this business however, alot of them are. I know business owners who do fullfill services to their clients and do rent the properties. But I know as a fact this company is scamming hundreds if not thousands of people out of their hard earned money. And then they have the utmost nerve to post FAKE blogs about how great their company is. Well its all lies and take this blog very seriously. I am a disgruntled person having to have had to work in an industry like this. I have been therE, i have seen the work of these scam artists and I have the proof. If you need help getting out of any situation with a scam company please reply to the blog and I will email you back. Keep your self from falling into this trap. And dont let the Better Business Bureau Bull trap you in. Just about any company these days can apply as a credited business, but it doesnt mean that they are ligit. So all you old timers that trust the bbb, well... you better think again because the bbb is a mafia themselves and they just simple have the company pay a couple grand to put the complaints on the hush. Trust me when I tell you! this is true, if you choose to disregard this blog, you will end up loosing evry bit of money that you have invested in this scam comapny Vacation Depot/United Resorts Marketing.

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I was contacted by Jasmine Kohl. She said she had a buyer for our Orlando Grand Vista timeshare. I agreed to list with her having spoken with her manager Mr. John Hamilton and also Mr. Thomas in the legal department. I added a clause to the contract saying that if the property was not sold within 90 days as they specified I would receive the funds back. They agreed this and I had the contract notarised. It is now April 2009 and neither property is sold despite multiple statements that they have a buyer. I am now in contact with lawyers to try and get my funds back. I have left messages without reply. I would not recommend this company to anyone.

These guy are crooks. They contacted me several months ago, I don't know how they got my number. The person "My Agent" told me that i filled out something on the internet. He was very persuasive, told me that they sell timeshares face to face, like the way i bought it. I told him i was unsure and he sent me some information about his company to my email. he kept calling and being pushy. I really needed the money so I finally did it.
After that i spoke to him a couple of times and all i got was excuses. Then he stopped taking my calls and now i have to talk to this really rude customer services ladies. I called my credit card company and tried to get my money back but because i signed a contract that i could barely read (the writing is so small) I could not get my money back.

These people are liars and they will take your money like they stole mine. Don't even listen to what they tell you. I couldn't even get my money back after six months like he promised me.

I was contacted by Vacation Depot. The woman explained how easy it was to rent my timeshare weeks at the Marrio Grande Vista Resort in Florida. When I showed interest she put her supervisor, John Hamilton, on the phone. After speaking with John I paid the one time fee of $848.00. The day after I tried to reach him with no luck. After several messages I realized that I was speaking with a message center. They give out no information about the company. They are hired only to take messages. Right now I am working with American Express to dispute the charges so that I can get my money back. I would NEVER recommend this company to anyone. Beware of their scam.

I just wanted to say I actually researched this company before going through with selling my resort with them. The complaint I just read is one person. People have complaints everywhere all day, Wal mart Mcdonalds, airlines. Do you stop using any of those NO. This guy may have had a bad experience but thats one out of who knows how many. I am very careful and pretty much took a gamble with paying up front, I mean after thinking about it, was I going to let 1000.00 stand in the way of putting a 35, 000 check in my pocket. Well after waiting about a month I got offers and accepted my top offer, I received my check today(5 days later) and am very very happy. I had to do no work and now I am up 34, 000. That was the best 1000 I have ever spent and would do it again if I had the chance, but I won't because I will never be getting another time share.

We were contacted by telephone with an offer to sell our time share units. They quoted a very attractive price for the units with a charge to my card for marketing services. They took my card details to enter onto the contract, which was then mailed to me. My card was immediately billed by United Resort Marketers before I had even received the contract. When I investigated United, the internet was full of complaints that they are a scam. I checked with my resort company and they advised that companies that required an up-front marketing service fee were very suspect. They also confirmed that the price proposed by Vacation Depot was 30% higher than what the units were currently being sold for by my resort company. I sent a mail back to Vacation Depot notifying them that we would not be signing the contract and requesting a reversal of the card charge. They called me back and were very upset with me and were very rude when I flatly refused to reconsider. My card has not been refunded and I have notified my bank to do a charge-back.