T/S Seminar in Wilkes Barre, PA

[Princess Sunflower Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Princess Sunflower]

I feel your pain...
Timesharing itself is not what you describe at all if you do it the smart way!

Yes, well that sounds all find and grand but some of us did not have the luxury of buying our timeshare in the internet age and yes, we are stuck with is because of the points you listed above. 25 years ago there was really no such thing as being able to find out the in/outs from timeshare owners. You went on faith that the salesman knew what he was talking about.

Yes, we have regrets about owning because we are so tied up with maintenance fees we have very little money left to go anywhere else without using our timeshare. However, we do have alot of fine memories by having had it and would never be able to afford more than a hotel room on vacation otherwise.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

I hope you will educate people about:
1) independent exchange companies
2) forums such as this one

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Yes, well that sounds all find and grand but some of us did not have the luxury of buying our timeshare in the internet age and yes, we are stuck with is because of the points you listed above. 25 years ago there was really no such thing as being able to find out the in/outs from timeshare owners. You went on faith that the salesman knew what he was talking about.

Yes, we have regrets about owning because we are so tied up with maintenance fees we have very little money left to go anywhere else without using our timeshare. However, we do have alot of fine memories by having had it and would never be able to afford more than a hotel room on vacation otherwise.

True, I learned because my Parents purchased from the sales pitch... they were excited even after paying the full price... A few years later they picked up their second week from a Realtor as a resale. The mission of this site is to educate and the goal in educating is to educate people today the best we can.

Yes, in the past a site like this was not possible... BUT... 25-years ago I was still in high-school chasing girls so you can't blame me can you

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I hope you will educate people about:
1) independent exchange companies
2) forums such as this one

The seminar went well. I did mention the independent exchange companies and even provided them with the websites on my handout. However, just RCI and II trading can confuse newbies. I did stress education from sites like this one and TUG. I also listed them on a handout as well as passing out the business cards. There was only so much I could cover in a 2 hour seminar but I wanted to make sure they got the resources to educate themselves some more if they felt timesharing was for them.

Lisa