Worldwide Timeshares has to be one of the slickest companies I have come across. It seems they plan well inadvance to take advantage of your situation. At least they did in our case
We listed with this company on the 24 February after an unsolicitated phone call we had recieved from a Mr. Thomas King.
I had spoken to Mr. King about 9 months pevious when my husband and I were browsing for companies to list our timeshare with. Mr. King was freindly and when we declined to list with them due to their price (almost 3 times higher than other companies) he remained most agreeable, promising to call should he hear of anyone interested in our Timeshare.
Then he sat back and waited. When we got his call to tell us that he had a buyer with approved financing, willing to pay our original asking price of $12,500.00 US (twelve thousand, five hundred dollars US) we were extatic. Owning this time share is a financial drain on my husband and I, because he is retired and I am on disability for Parkinsons.
I informed Mr KIng that since we had last spoken to him we had reduced the price to $6000.00US, but he insisted we should take the original price as he had already secured the sale. However he did ask us not to let the person who was going to verify our information know that he had already told us about the "sale". (red flag #1) The verifyer was also most specific with her questions and only asked if we'd been "promised " anything by Mr. King and no we hadn't. We had been told only that he had an approved buyer and that we should list with their company in order to facilitate a possible sale.
So I gave my credit card number and waited for the forms.
Nothing arrived, and after 3 weeks I called again. This time I was told Mr. King had left the company. I was transfered to a Mr Chris Lang who at first was most sympathetic but who became most beligerent when I said that I suspected Mr. King of misrepresentation and would like my money back immediately. My request was denied.
Any time after that my calls to Mr. Lang were never returned. All correspondence has been ignored and we are now turning to you for help.
What can we do now?
Margaret
RR3Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Canada
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