Grandview question?

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Has anyone has ever heard of the" A Consumer Advocate" in Knoxville. TN. They also contacted some friends of our and said that they offer a class advocate suit trying to get you out of your timeshare. They own Grandview in Las Vegas, developer purchased a few years ago and do not use it much.

[Chip TOWNSEND Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chip TOWNSEND]

Chip Townsend

The Grandview Resort complaints are not Class Action Complaints. You did not talk to our Paralegal Department! We are not taking anymore complaints against Grandview. Please consult an Attorney who can assist you from here. Good Luck with Termination of the Contract and God Bless!

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Chip Townsend

With 4300 post it appears your an ole pro at this Timeshare Forum thing maybe you are employed by Grandview? Why do you have 4300 post on this website?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

With 4300 post it appears your an ole pro at this Timeshare Forum thing maybe you are employed by Grandview? Why do you have 4300 post on this website?

Well I will answer, Eric has been a member since the start, How come you have only 2 posts Oh I can answer that as well. You just started. If you have been around here as long as many of the members here you would be up there is posts as well. So you know this website is not just about timesharing. Look at the community forums. You can spend weeks just reading the jokes forum.

[BoardGirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BoardGirl]

With 4300 post it appears your an ole pro at this Timeshare Forum thing maybe you are employed by Grandview? Why do you have 4300 post on this website?

what's with the naughty finger? and interrogation as to number of posts somebody has? and how do you come up with his being employed by Grandview?

And who are you, Chip Townsend?

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Chip,

What is your game? I was just trying to get some information to share with my friends. I gave them my opinion - it was probably a scam, but told them I would check it out and see if anyone had any experience with this organization. I do not own or work for Grandview, but I do own 10 other timeshares.

I do read the forums and read your PM and am unsure where you are coming from with your comments.

[RX8 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RX8]

And who are you, Chip Townsend?

Chip Townsend is the principal of A Consumer Advocate. Maybe a shill but I will give him credit that he stated "we" in his post.

I don't know if this company is legit or not but as any well informed timeshare owner is aware, one of the RED FLAGS for a scam operation is to be contacted unsolicited by phone. According to the OP, that is exactly what this company did. I will post a few things that I found just by searching the internet.

(1) Their phone number from their website is a Voice over Internet Phone.

(2) Although they claim that they have been in business since 2001, their website was created less than a year ago (7/5/11).

(3) Although supposedly in Tennessee, the IP is Atlanta.

(4) Their address of 9040 Executive Park Drive #200 in Knoxville has many other businesses ALSO using that same suite number. Possible it is a virtual office?

(5) I've come across multiple other phone numbers for them. I also came across what appears to be ANOTHER similar business (same looking website, same picture of the "legal staff"). That company is Advocate for the Consumer and is supposedly located in Texas. That website was created 9/17/11 and also has an IP in Atlanta.

(6) They were only listed in BBB since 1/9/12. Their BBB registration was REVOKED on 5/3/12 because the company has failed to provide information to evaulate compliance.

http://www.bbb.org/knoxville/busines...le-tn-90017427

(7) For a company that supposedly has been around for 11 years, there is NOTHING on the web about them other than their website and a few generic yellow pages. That would be more consistent with the fact that their website is new rather than their claim that they have been in business fror 11 years.

What would you do if you also found out they charged an upfront fee?

[catwgirl Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close catwgirl]

Where is the new poster that will say what a great job A Consumer Advocate did for them? They're late!