Question on selling SA timeshare

[EvelynK72 Member Find all posts View Profile Close EvelynK72]

I have been working with Adrienne Austell at Timeshare Specials and Arrowwood International to sell my SA timeshare. I received notice from Arrowwood that I must send a copy of my passport in order for them to complete the sale and transfer the money. Obviously, in this day and age, I'm a bit leery of sending this information.

Has anyone sold a SA timeshare through this company (or any other company) and been asked to provide a copy of their passport? Do you know why they need this ID? Is some other form of identification also acceptable?

Any information would be appreciated.

Evelyn

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I had to do that when I sold my timeshare through a different SA company. It all worked out.

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

I've sold an SA timeshare privately and had no such request from the resort for the transfer of ownership. Why not just tell them you don't have a passport.

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

Has anyone sold a SA timeshare through this company (or any other company) and been asked to provide a copy of their passport? Do you know why they need this ID? Is some other form of identification also acceptable?

Any information would be appreciated.
Evelyn

I sold two weeks back to Timeshare Specials (not through them; to them) and wasn't asked for any documentation of this kind that I can recall. I had bought them from Timeshare Specials originally (back when Herb was still with us, may he RIP), so maybe they didn't require extra paperwork because of that.

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[Pstreet1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pstreet1]

I sold three weeks and wasn't asked for anything like that; I had to get my signature notarized; that was pretty much it.

[EvelynK72 Member Find all posts View Profile Close EvelynK72]

Now Arrowwood need a bank account number!!

Thanks to those who provided info on their experiences. I sent an email to Riana DuPreez at Arrowwood for information on why the passport is needed - specifically, what info do they need. She didn't send me any more details other than she needs the passport to transfer money.

Now she is asking for a bank account number in order to transfer funds!! Red flag to me - no way am I going to give my bank account number out.

So here's another question - how did you receive your payment for the sale of your South Africa timeshare?

Evelyn

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

Yikes....bank account info to anywhere in Africa.

What happened....did you get payment?