Ebay Seller won't use Escrow

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

It might have gotten pulled by eBay. They often pull a listing first and ask questions later.

[zdxlc9p6 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close zdxlc9p6]

Unfortunately, I believe the seller is the one who chooses to post questions or not.

That is correct. When I respond, I must select an option to post for all to see. The default is to only reply to the person asking the question.

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

It might have gotten pulled by eBay. They often pull a listing first and ask questions later.

I'm pretty sure it did get pulled by eBay. I think that my email about other transacting options to eBay alerted them to the problem.

The seller didn't show any of my questions/negotiations at the bottom of the listing but I bet eBay staff can read them all. They would have seen how fishy it all seemed and how rude the seller was to me even though my attempts to negotiate were polite. I also posted in the Aussie ebay forum asking for advice and they keep a fairly close eye on that area too.

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

Very inexpensive timeshares transfers can be handled by owners

There have been times we don't use an escrow is when the value of the timeshare is less than $300. It makes no sense to pay more to acquire a timeshare than the value of the timeshare itself. In these instances we have bought directly from serious don't wanters and have handled the closing ourselves.
The closing process is not that difficult. A call to the resort is necessary to make sure the dues are current. A new warranty deed is typed up using Word and using the exact verbage and formatting of the deed you have but changing the buyer's names. It is recorded n the county where the timeshare is located after paying county recording and transfer fees. (Look up the County Recorder's office on the web for instructions on how to record). Then send a copy of the recorded deed to the management company with the transfer fee and a signed letter from the owner. The original recorded deed goes to the new owner.

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

There have been times we don't use an escrow is when the value of the timeshare is less than $300. It makes no sense to pay more to acquire a timeshare than the value of the timeshare itself.

That's not an unreasonable argument, but the OP did say that the vendor refused to explain why they wouldn't use escrow.

[pcgirl54 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pcgirl54]

I would run the other way as fast as I could.