No More Resale Scams or Timeshare Tricks January 19, 2009
Posted by Bryan Connelly in : Bluegreen Resorts, General, New Features, News & Events, Planet Hollywood, Timeshare Rental, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Travel, Uncategorized , trackbackRegardless if someone can convince you to buy, if you cannot afford it—you cannot have it! It is this fact that has crushed the timeshare developers, with more asset backed securities going delinquent and defaulting everyday.
Recent actions have deplored the timeshare industry even further. The same developers that have become household names have been caught using unethical sales tactics so many times throughout 2008 that it is no wonder the outlook for 2009 and 2010 is so grim. So many deceptive and archaic sales practices are still in use. It is surprising that brands like Wyndham, Westgate, and Bluegreen, thought they could treat people like that! After a few years we won’t stand for that will we?!
Current press however, is revealing to the public that such high-pressure sales are inevitable, and that lying takes place during each presentation. Perhaps after enough time these tactics will disappear from timeshare completely. Such menacing techniques have gained the attention of multiple Attorney Generals from across the country. Bluegreen was caught in obvious bait & switch schemes as they lured over 5000 Pennsylvania residents with a tropical getaway and ‘free’ airfare.
Bluegreen instead subjected the victims to high-pressure sales presentations. This is exactly the kind of approach that has tarnished the timeshare industry for so long. They successfully scammed more than $100 million from Pennsylvania residents alone—with no free airfare in sight. Westgate, still celebrating its topping off of Planet Hollywood Towers in Las Vegas, laid off portions of their staff (probably to help pay for the endeavor). A few weeks later Westgate was hit with $1 million in punitive damages.
On behalf of 30 Utah residents the courts found the Florida-based timeshare firm guilty of attracting people to its resort using travel vouchers that were too difficult to redeem. At BuyATimeshare.com we feel it is this type of unethical practices that have sealed the fate of the industry. Marked as lying and underhanded, it is not creative press that paints the picture, but coverage of facts that reveals the true colors of these companies.
These types of sales have long been red-flagged as a scam in the timeshare industry. The resale market has been trying to accomplish where the developers have failed—offering affordable vacation properties without extra fees or sales pressure. It is this dedication to customer protection and satisfaction that will ensure our business is not built on lies, and will not crumble under the weight of reality.
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I have read some bad reviews about your company as well. I find it most difficult to sell my timeshare when it seems that just about every company promising you results are only scamming you. Do you wonder why the public can’t get a fair shake.