Has Anyone Dealt With International Timeshare Network?

[SunandFun1965 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close SunandFun1965]

ITN scammers like the rest

Ok so i got a phone call almost a year ago( give or take a few months) from a group called global resorts managment. I payed 495 for the guaranteed sale for my Westgate Lakes timeshare. I was reluctant and said no at first after trying to dismiss the sales rep he passed me off to another gentleman named shane dixon who was rude but wouldn't let me off the phone until i agreed to at least see the package. desperate to find a way out i paid only for no result. Funny thing is in the last week of November 2010 i got a call from another person who was from the website internationaltimesharenetwork.com. After refusing to commit to making the same mistake i was transferred over to Shane Dixon! I was shocked!!! I researched this company more and found this right on the company page!

1. ITN is not involved in any negotiation for sale/rent, closing or procuring of buyers; and ITN forwards all inquiries about your vacation property directly to you.

I was told that my only job was to say yes or no obviously by this statement i have to negotiate and sell it they are just giving my number away to whoever inquires.

2. International Timeshare Network cannot and does not appraise the value or rental price of your timeshare property. The sales or rental price of your property has been established by you, the owner, and International Timeshare Network has made no representations as to the sales/rental price that you may receive.

I was told that my timeshare would sell at a guaranteed price almost double what i paid for my timeshare in the first place. When i asked how this was possible i was fed some line. I then asked to price it at a more realistic rate and the sales rep responded by saying let me list it at what we know we can sell it for.

3. International Timeshare Network does not specifically advertise your timeshare in our advertising program. Your advertisement is on intnltimesharenetwork.com web site, but not specifically on the other advertisements.
We do not specifically go to your resort to show your property, and are unable to personally assist you in the sale/rental of your timeshares. Our staff can and will assist potential buyers/renters in finding a suitable timeshare from our advertising listings.

I was told that my property would be represented face to face at "this weekends event" at trade shows and that my property would be flagged to sell faster.

4. International Timeshare Network has made no representations as to the period of time that it will take to sell or rent your timeshare, the success rate of our advertising program, or the sales/rental price that you may receive.

Again the price was set by the sales rep, i was guaranteed no more than 6 months but was assured my location sells faster.

5.Right of cancellation is SEVEN (7) days from date of contract and/or credit card receipt.

Most of us know that if you pay with a card you can dispute the charges well beyond this timeframe. I got my money back from global 7 months after listing.

AGAIN this is all found on internationaltimesharenetwork.com legal disclosures and terms pages

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

Help!!

Ok, I am new, and I hear all of you say do not pay up front costs, which I will never do. I want however to sell my two weeks at a marriott resort in Palm Springs and do not know how to go about it. I also know I will not make much money if any, just interested in getting out of two weeks that we never use. How would you go about this???? Thanks for any help you all could give.

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

Selling Timeshare??

This has all been great advice, But how do we sell our timeshare???

Got a call today from a Tiffany Rodriguez at International Timeshare Network, said to look them up on the BBB, which i did and they recieved a A-. Then she btold me that it would be $989 to sell our timeshare, Told her id call her back once ive checked them out, Here i am. Help please

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Timeshares are a tough sell and you will get very little money for most of them. If you pay some con artist an upfront fee to sell them for you, you will lose that money and the timeshare will not sell. Try advertising on a free or low fee site or on Ebay. Research and find what the recent sales prices have been- prices vary from resort to resort and week to week.

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

Thanks for the information. Just trying to get rid of the weeks not make any money. Need to get rid of the deeds .Cost me more each year in taxes and fees than the actual useage we are getting out of them. For what I pay each year in prop. tax and fees the family could go anywhere on vacation.

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

Info

Yeah Thanks for the info everyone. Im in Vancouver and we dont even use ours, but keep paying for points / maintenance fees every month. Want ot just get rid of it and dont really care about the loss we'd take.

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

International Timeshare Network

Hi there,

I'm relatively new to owning timeshare (bought last summer in Gatlinburg) - We received a call from Katherine at International Timeshare Network about selling our timeshare. I believe they are located near Orlando in Longwood? They told us corporations buy from them all the time, and offered much more than we paid... I was skeptical & searching the web when I found your website. Just wondering if anyone has had good experiences with them? They are charging $1,999 with a guarantee, and say they are members of ARDA. Any advice would be helpful, thank you in advance.

Back in November International Timeshare Network contacted me and guaranteed they could rent out my Wyndham points within 3 months, but needed $1,000 to market them. Six months later I have had no response and feel I threw my money away.
Stuart from Maryland

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Can I just ask who is posting on this thread and is a shil for this Company?
Memebers please never pay any upfront fee if you do you can say bye bye to your money and your still going to have your timeshare.

[BAMblue54 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BAMblue54]

they were pushy but it worked

I felt worked at first and have been burned before. I did my research though, and ITN was the best one as far as i could see. Any way long story short, They didn't sell it for me, because I understand they aren't realestae agents, but the advertising worked out and I just sold my TS for a little less then advertised. No bones to pick by me.


Been up there since May though... just saying I thought it would have been faster. Paid enough for it. Crazy part is... It was much more expensive (the reps recomended option) then what I paid before, but i guess exposure is everything.


Now that I found tis site, bring on the TS's, going to poke around for a new one.

toodles

[BAMblue54 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BAMblue54]

btw POINTS!!

I love points (well naturally if you like TS's) but I will have to get busy and build these babies. this is just the first window i saw and conveniently I just got done with ITN, but now I think I might see what they can show me to buy... haha.

[rikkis_playpen Diamond Club Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close rikkis_playpen]

Information for readers..

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

International Timeshare Network Unreliable

Hi there,

I'm relatively new to owning timeshare (bought last summer in Gatlinburg) - We received a call from Katherine at International Timeshare Network about selling our timeshare. I believe they are located near Orlando in Longwood? They told us corporations buy from them all the time, and offered much more than we paid... I was skeptical & searching the web when I found your website. Just wondering if anyone has had good experiences with them? They are charging $1,999 with a guarantee, and say they are members of ARDA. Any advice would be helpful, thank you in advance.

I lost $1,000 from ITN. They guaranteed they would rent my timeshare. Their guarantee is worthless. I have nothing good to say of them.
Disappointed in Baltimore

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

I had went with ITN back in August of this year, and it has been two months. I do keep in contact with them on a regular basis, and at least can get thru to a live person when I call. I have tried a couple of other companys before but couldn't ever get thru to them, be it because they were ducking me or shut there doors. I finally received my call on the rental of my property just this past week. I have had a very good experience with ITN. I was getting a little worried at first because of all the internet frenzy, but I believe that there are still good people and good companys out there to really help people in need. Pleased and satisfied customer.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

I just checked the last 2 favorable posters and they both are from Florida- the home of timeshare cons and the company in question. They even had the same internet provider. Don't believe good things you hear from new posters---they are likely shills.

The Better Business Bureau has 4 complaints and an alert about this company and according to the BBB they are assumed to be out of Business as their phones have been disconnected.

Shilling doesn't pay here.

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

Wow. Based on the date of these posts ... this scam has been going on for a while. I recently heard from these people, ITN. I have a 2-bedroom timeshare condo in Orlando, FL. Owned it for about 4-years. Bought it per-construction; paid 1/3 of what the unit eventually sold for after construction.

ITN gave me the song and dance about the corporations and fast money I would make. I wondered if all they really did was nothing more than post my condo on something like Craig's List. In return they asked for $1450 ... then $1300 ... then $1000. Finally, two payments of $650 ... one before; the other after the sale. I charged it on the ole VISA. I had forgotten the advice I'd given someone else not 6-months ago. Always check these types of companies out on the internet before you get involved with them.

I did that later on and found some complaints about ITN. Since I had not sent them a signed contract, they could not accept the $650 still pending on my VISA. I called to cancel and they offered me two payments; $300 now ... $350 after the unit is sold. Hmmm. Tasty. But I thought to myself, $300 is still too much money for them to do nothing more than post my timeshare condo for rent on their website ... then cross my fingers and hope for the best. I declined. It's now over. The End.