The Timeshare Tourniquet

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Ignoring, not addressing, or pretending the most serious problems in timesharing don't exist certainly will not help those seeking advice in that regard.

Discussing them certainly does not hurt owners trying to break the chains of timesharing.

But, it is for this forum to decide whether it wants to deal with the problems of timesharing, say on just one board restricted to that topic, or just to ignore it, not allow open discussions, and present a skewed view of timesharing, much like the salespeople do.

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

Perhaps it would be more acceptable for someone who knows how to get rid of timeshare ownership to discuss that particular how-to. People like you who have weeks they can't get rid of should shut up until they have something positive or at least helpful to say. After 28 pages of posts (primarily by you), nothing has been solved and no one has been helped. Yet you go on and on and despite negative results here and elsewhere, you continue to not be able to shut up---and instead wonder why some people will do what they can to shut you up.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

That's a great idea, bringing on board someone who can help with this problem. No, I don't have all the answers . . . I am just actively searching for them.

I would report my successes, but I don't wish to soil my reputation here. Everyone on the Internet seems to need a beating post, as some of us learned years ago. I don't mind.

Maybe someone from one of the links I recently posted will be the answer, although I am trying not to allow them free advertising here, I have been in contact with them.

Reviews seem to be positive, with an A- BBB rating.

They claim to have assisted over 1500 caught in the Timeshare Trap, with a 50% success rate.

Plus, they have the nads to take on Bluegreen and Festiva.

Like all attorneys, they appear to work on retainer, which some confuse with the upfront fee charged by scammers.

FWIW, I don't wonder why timeshare lovers don't like my posts. I would like my posts either if it was 15 years ago.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Not that I feel a need to justify myself, but I have made headway at our two resorts, a key to which is the necessity to persevere with them, be annoying. That persistence has made our burden $1400 lighter this year, just by doing the things I have advocated.

I know it encouraged at least one other following this here.

So there, I said it, what I'm doing has helped.

The sites that I have visited regarding the exit strategy problem have said the same thing, find the right people and keep at it.

If I have not mentioned it, but if you are a senior, have health problems, or are economically distressed, that helps, too.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I would like my posts either if it was 15 years ago.

Meant to say "not" like my posts . . .

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

That emoticon was added just because of you.

[M. Henley Class President Find all posts View Profile Close M. Henley]

Another great one-liner from the king.

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

As a former timeshare-lover, I am now dedicated to finding, and passing on, anything I can to help others overcome the major, glaring failure to the timeshare industry, the lack of an amenable exit strategy . . . the hateful and ugly tactics employed to force timeshare owners to continue to pay for something they do not want and do not use. . . as we were all warned many years ago, and chose to ignore because it did not pertain to us . . . The Timeshare Trap.

Here's something that looks promising, and that I will continue to pursue with further information as it is revealed. The following all appear to be independent, third-party sources:

http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/33777-...6/reviews.html

http://www.bbb.org/west-florida/busi...le-fl-90099619

http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...t#.VLZ97GfwsdU

http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom....#.VLZ-eGfwsdU

http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com...l#.VLZ_A2fwsdU

Sounds like a great idea for you and your new found attorney buddies to start your own timeshare bashing forum.
You can call it the Timeshare Trap.

Like all attorneys, they appear to work on retainer, which some confuse with the upfront fee charged by scammers.

FWIW, I don't wonder why timeshare lovers don't like my posts. I would like my posts either if it was 15 years ago.

So you pay a retainer, which is what? An upfront fee to the attorney.
They aren't going to give it back to you if you lose, are they?

Not that I feel a need to justify myself, but I have made headway at our two resorts, a key to which is the necessity to persevere with them, be annoying. That persistence has made our burden $1400 lighter this year, just by doing the things I have advocated.

I know it encouraged at least one other following this here.

So there, I said it, what I'm doing has helped.

The sites that I have visited regarding the exit strategy problem have said the same thing, find the right people and keep at it.

If I have not mentioned it, but if you are a senior, have health problems, or are economically distressed, that helps, too.

Well Hallelujah, you finally got rid of what? Two weeks? So 4 more to go? Get busy bugging them not all our newbies.

And you do feel a need to justify yourself or you wouldn't keep doing it over and over and over and over.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

You all are right, of course, and the newbies coming here for help can see exactly what they are getting.

Again, just one board devoted to the problems of timesharing would be sufficient for them to navigate to where they want to go, without disturbing others.

Not my call.

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

They aren't going to give it back to you if you lose, are they?

A retainer is typically just advance payment for services. If they spend less time on the case than anticipated, or it settles early, they refund the portion that covers work expected but not performed. But, it's not refunded if you lose---you are paying for time, not for an outcome. An arrangement where you pay for an outcome is "on contingency."

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

You all are right, of course, and the newbies coming here for help can see exactly what they are getting.

Again, just one board devoted to the problems of timesharing would be sufficient for them to navigate to where they want to go, without disturbing others.

Not my call.

That's right, it's not your call and we are sick of listening to you. Excessive editing brought about the end of you ability to edit, next we may have to do something about excessive posting.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

We are engaged in a non-timeshare legal action which will require a $1500 retainer. I have inquired about securing representation with about 10 attorneys, and they all want a retainer before we even meet. It is the standard way of engaging an attorney.

When the attorney represented on this forum contacted me, it is the only time I ever recall an attorney charging only if he is successful, but I might have gotten that wrong. I know the fee was $1000.

An attorney's retainer is different than paying a scam artist upfront to get rid of your timeshare, when so many of them don't intend to, and don't.

But, we all know that.

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

Perhaps you should get in touch with GinGin so she can tell you how to get rid of your timeshares. She seemed to do it very efficiently and without even a single post on timeshare forums.