Unfortunately I didn't research this before stupidly signing. Like so many others I was looking to sell a week of timeshare, mine in Orlando, FL.
I was called by a gentleman named Mike Davis who called me out of the blue just over a week ago. He told me that he noticed my timeshare was for sale (because) I stupidly listed it 2 years ago and got NOTHING.
Mike explained "they" were different they had a European buyer and yadda yadda yadda. Continuing would be redundent after reading so many of the other complaints. He switched me to a Mr. Thompson RE license #TC2806 who would go into the financial end of it.
This person talked to me numerous times over the next several hours reiterating that they had a buyer and the $1950 was for a TITLE SEARCH and that they money would come back to me in the sales. The selling price of $23,000 or rental price of $2800 was what was quoted because the price of the title search was the buyers responsibiliy.
I went to a fax place got the poorly copied fax which I was supposed to just fax back so they could start the title search. They told me my "European buyer" had already been approved for our asking price through CityBank.
What I may have on my side is that the fax copy I signed was for a credit card that is in my daughter's name and was accidently given out of a closed credit line.
My time share is jointly owed and the amount they took out of my daughter's card on my signature alone authorizing on a closed account.
Mr. Thompson told me was entertaining the buyers all day but they wanted to get back to their room so he put me on hold to tell them the sale was a go ahead and even threw some humour in by saying the woman called him what sounded like 'horney" but was really honey.
He told me the contracts would come in the mail promptly and to sign them and get them back as soon as possible in the mean time they would start the title search. And like I have read several times I was told to LIE to the independent verifyer and tell them that I was never promised they had a buyer because it was against the law to have buyers lined up. Thought that was weird but still went ahead and did it.
They also sent the merchant copy credit card reciept for signature because they didn't have signed consent for the active card and the same contract which was clean and needed both mine and my ex-husband's signature.
I feel like a fool because both my exhusband and I are disabled and could really have used the cash. I was swindled by a couple of con men. Likewise calls to the customer service lines give you a cynical, condescending individual who told me I could have cancelled in seven days but only recieved the documents last night and today is day seven. He told me they would get my money back from the credit card company cause I had signed it and it was legal and binding so they would take me to court. Seems to me with the number of complaints listed here I doubt we are all that's out there but just the ones angry enough to do something about putting this company out of business for good. Any lawyer looking to do a class action for deceptive business practices? It seems they must use a rotating list of scenerios but the one similar to mine has been mentioned several times.
I plan on submitting anothe BBB claim but from what's said here that would be futile. I am also filing with the Attorney General in both Florida and Massachusetts because I have both addresses for the company only I was told the Brockton address was just a store front that the actual company is out of orlando FL..
Left a message for Mr. Thompson to call me earlier in the week and amazingly neither Mike Davis or him were available. I was told I could call back but I asked to leave a message and when could I expect a call back she told me she didn't know cause he might just go home and not get his messages. Today when I called his number he told me he was just catching up on messages because he had been ill and out of the office Sunday thru Thursday.
Even the receptionist is a bad liar. When I used the word bulls*t scam he hung up on me. The more complaints the quicker they will be shut down. There is safety in numbers so don't just quell your anger hear get it to someone who can do something about it. The Attorney Generals office.
Anonymous
, Massachusetts
U.S.A.
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