Tim wrote:
On Sep 2, 5:23 pm, RPSIII wrote:
jim wrote:
RPSIII wrote:
John H wrote:
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:29:28 -0400, jim wrote:
John H wrote:
Come visit!
http://tinyurl.com/5fnd9d
Enjoy your camping but don't let them sign you up for a membership.
Ask me about my adventure with the 1000T in Orlando sometime.
Too late, but I've got 7 days to back out. I signed up for the
National at
the East Coast price. In talking to other members while there, they
seemed
to think I got a pretty good deal.
But, I'm interested in your experience at Orlando.
I personally would never by a timeshare, because by the time you pay
your membership fees, your usage fees, your annual fee you could have
come out ahead, just by paying a regular fee at the campground of your
choice.
But if I did want to buy a timeshare, I would never buy it from the
sales agent, I would buy one from a timeshare owner, trying to unload
it at 10% of the cost of a new one. People will almost give them
away, because they don't want to be stuck with the annual fees.
Here is an example of how low you can get them for.
http://www.rvonline.com/campgrounds/camplocate.html
John, Check your email.
Reg, I agree except this outfit tacks a hefty transfer fee on the resale
and I think there are some other things they do to discourage private
resales.
It looks like they charge a $450 transfer fee, and they might have other
loopholes to restrict resales, which is something no one every checks on
until they want to get out of a timeshare.

One of the major problems people find with all of the timeshares is the
annually expenses will continue to rise even if you don't use them, and
unless you can get the majority of owners to agree to do repairs and
maintenance, they will quickly start to look like a dump.

Even if JohnH decides he really would like to buy a timeshare I would
immediately send a registered letter to Thousand Trails, canceling his
contract. Then he can review his options at his leisure, at the very
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Well, I would say, "don't get me staryted on timeshares" but you've
gotten me involved because I used to own a time share in Kaui';i HI.
At the big marriott resort there. My wife and I were glad to get out
of it, but selling it, and almost breaking even. We were paying
$200.00 as month on a time share valued at $11,000.00 and could use it
every other year. OK, we really enjoyed the place. Now comes the
maintenance fee and taxes and property tax. "Property Tax" Uh-huh
PROPERTY TAX on property we didn't even own. We used the timew share
twice,a nd when the wife went to schedule for a third time, Marriott
said it was too early for us to schedule and this was in march, so
they said to schedule in June. So we called in June and they said that
the time for us to schedule was too late. HUH? To make a long story
short we felt we were getting bilked, because of our own ignorance.
paying a large amount to be dedicated to go to a place we'd been to,a
nd paying maintenance and property taxes on a place we didn't own
didn't sound very good. especially when we could go through a lot of
online travel places and come up with better deals in travel and
places to stay at our own convenience. We were glad to get out of it.

I'll never be involved with another time share. EVER!

Oh! BTW, we've been "invited" to buy into time shares in Branson Mo.
and Orlando FL and Ft. Lauderdale FL. If I want to take a week, I'll
plan my own, save money and have greater flexability.

That is the opinion of just about everyone who has ever purchased a
timeshare. There is actually a very booming business where businesses
rip off people trying to sell their timeshare. It seems they like to
get them coming and going.

The cheapest way to vacation is to vacation at those places you want to
visit and pay as you go. If nothing else there is always someone who
owns a timeshare, that is willing to rent it for next to nothing.