9/2/2010 4:39 PM (PST)

Hi Marie,

Over the years, there have been a lot of companies that came to life with the promise of helping people sell their timeshares. Most of these companies are located in areas where there are a lot of timeshares, like Florida and California.

Typically, they make a lot of promises about their abilities and claim that there is an army of people dying to purchase timeshares, and all of this will be available to you if you pay them the requested fee.

Reality is completely different. The truth is that timeshares are next to impossible to sell. There's almost no secondary market for timeshares, especially given the current economy and all of the problems in the housing market. Furthermore, if there really was a strong secondary market, these companies wouldn't have to charge a fee, they could make more money charging commissions on sales. The bottom line is that you should not pay any upfront fees to sell your timeshare to somebody else. Check out the Florida AG's website also:

http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/main/9161973ee14fdb1a85256cc900600947!OpenDocument

There are legitimate title transfer companies that will actually purchase a timeshare, and the benefit to the timeshare owner is that when closed, it gets them out from under the continuing obligations for common area fees. But the whole industry is hot with scams and fraud.

Be aware of a sequence of slick sales tricks - here are some scenarios:

1) The timeshare company offers to list your timeshare and you pay them a marketing fee, but after a few months when it doesn't sell they try to upsell you into an upgraded marketing package of some sort for more exposure (and more money) with so called guaranteed results.

2) After a few months of it still not selling they then offer to do you a favor and take it off of your hands for free so that you don't have to pay the monthly maintenence fees. The monthly expenses are a cost burden to many people who become desperate to get out from under these. These companies know that and use it against you.

3) They try to convince you to turn over the timeshare and "take it off of your hands" for free - now they really start marketing your timeshare, which they now own, and they sell it at a profit. The point is that the only timeshares they are actually selling are the ones that they themselves own through their process of psychologically wearing down so many timeshare owners and convincing them to give up their timeshare properties.

You can search for legitimate title transfer companies on bbb.org by visiting http://www.bbb.org/us/Find-Business-Reviews/ and looking for an Accredited Business. Also, if you find a company that you're interested in doing business with you can inquire about them at bbb.org or feel free to post here on TrustLink.

Good luck!

9/2/2010 4:52 PM (PST)

Hi Marie, Erin covered the basics above. Stay away from the resale industry! There are more companies being added every month to the Florida AG's investigation list. Unless the timeshare is paid off in full and current on maintenance fees there isn't much anyone can do for you unfortunately. If it is current and paid off, then there are companies that will help you transfer it out of your name. They do charge for transfer costs though. Anyone that says they can do something for free or pay you in regards to your timeshare should be an immediate red flag!

9/13/2010 12:59 PM (PST)

Hi Shelby, Unless the timeshare is paid off in full and current on maintenance fees there isn't much they can do for you unfortunately. If it is current and paid off, then there are companies like this one that will help you transfer it out of your name. As Mari mentioned, they do charge for transfer costs though. Anyone that says they can do something for free or pay you in regards to your timeshare should be an immediate red flag!

9/22/2010 6:43 AM (PST)

Timeshare Luxury will take it off of your hands for around $3,000. So you pay them to do this, and they say it's gone forever. The selling point is No more maintenance fees.

9/22/2010 9:10 AM (PST)

Timeshare Luxury Group is being investigated by the state of Florida. http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/19/1783703/south-florida-timeshare-resale.html

9/23/2010 6:50 AM (PST)

Thanks Guys

I am dealing with Transfer America. What do you know of them.

Marie

7/4/2011 3:15 PM (PST)

This company will transfer you t/s out of your name for about $300 plus your transfer fee http://www.timesharegoneforever.com/

7/5/2011 7:49 AM (PST)

Erin----would you PLEASE refer us to a legitament company that will transfer this out of our name and end the maintenance fee anguish?????

5/26/2015 1:27 PM (PST)

The best solution to get rid of your unwanted timeshare is the cancellation of the contract. There is a page with articles about timeshare cancellation, I recomend you to visit it: http://www.timesharescam.com/blog/

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