Lets think back to the day you first
decided to buy a timeshare. Most likely
you were on vacation, minding your own business,
strolling down the beach in Mexico, Florida, or
maybe cruising the Vegas Strip. Out of the blue
this friendly, outgoing person approaches you
and strikes up a conversation. Seems pretty
innocent at first but then the offers start
coming in. "Hey Buddy, you want a free lunch
and a couple of Mexican blankets? All you have
to do is attend this 1 hour seminar and learn a
little bit about blah blah resort. At the end of
the hour you get a great lunch, and while they
talk, you can drink as much as you want for
free!"
So you decide to take advantage of the free food
and drink. The blankets are a bonus that you can
give to someone at home that enjoys presents
from your travels. No way will they sell you.
The last thing you are in the market for is a
timeshare... But then you saw the view.. The
beach looked so much cleaner than the hotel you
were staying at, the units were all brand new
and as the Seminar Lady said, this really is a
once in a lifetime chance to own a piece of
paradise.
OK, Sold, I will buy a timeshare from
you! Where do I Sign?
This may not be the exact case scenario of the
day you decided to buy a timeshare but I think
you understand the point. You unfortunately fell
into the hands of the timeshare developers
creative marketing ploys and highly trained
sales staff and paid retail asking price for
this wonderful timeshare in paradise you will
without a doubt, use every year.
Unfortunately you, like most timeshare owners,
probably lost the excitement after 5 or 10 years
and you started to accrue or bank the weeks. You
told yourself you would use them next year, and
next year came and you said it again.
Maintenance fees were always there though and
after 4 or 5 years of throwing away $300 to
$1000+ per year, you had enough. Now the
challenge of getting a price remotely close to
what you paid for it only 5 years ago arises.
You paid $16,000 but are asking only $11,000.
You take out Timeshare for sale ads, and not 1
person calls. You decide to use a broker or a
website that guarantees they will sell it for a
large percentage of the sale. Long story short
you just wasted alot of time and money and
probably only got $5,000 - $7500 after
everything was said and done. So the question
is, Why sell a timeshare when you can
donate a timeshare to charity and enjoy
numerous benefits?
