Tour Japan · @tour
6 followers · 348 posts · Server wakoka.com
Ciao Nihon · @ciaonihon
9 followers · 906 posts · Server ol2ol.com
MKSinSA · @MKSinSA
1898 followers · 13010 posts · Server social.vivaldi.net

Years ago, dumb me bought a . Not just buy but auto paid to my (also dumb). I wanted to pay but just switch method. They ignored me.

So, I called card company and service rep said I couldn't stop the auto billing because timeshare company was also customer on the account.

Perfect, realized! Followed up call in writing telling them to get future pay from the other account holder and cancelled card. Worked a charm without a dent in credit.

#timeshare #creditcard #goodtimes #personalfinance

Last updated 1 year ago

WACOCA · @wacoca
13 followers · 815 posts · Server mastodon.world
ChillVet · @ChillVet
4 followers · 136 posts · Server mastodon.world

@BryanLastRedDrop @ElleGray lol. But did you ever try to sell a 😤

#timeshare

Last updated 2 years ago

Vaniaji · @Vaniaji
312 followers · 4278 posts · Server toad.social

#timeshare

Last updated 2 years ago

· @Hoigwai
24 followers · 465 posts · Server famichiki.jp

John breaks down the massive scam that is timeshares.




youtube.com/watch?v=Bd2bbHoVQS

#johnoliver #timeshare #scam

Last updated 2 years ago

WACOCA · @wacoca
8 followers · 1361 posts · Server mastodon.world
Cleo of Topless Topics · @toplesstopics
564 followers · 4769 posts · Server eldritch.cafe

so uh, anyone willing to give in regards to a type scam?

There's this piece of shit "dude ranch" that my mom idiotically signed a lifetime contract for when I was just a child. My mom died two years ago, and my dad lives with us now and is quite frail and doesn't even have a credit card, all he has is his social security and my mom's retirement (which also gives him healthcare). So we decided to stop letting the fuckers strongarm us--I sent them a snail-mail letter along with an official death certificate for my mom, and said if they don't start charging us, we will be taking legal action against them.

They never replied to the death certificate letter, but six months later sent a generic letter STILL ADDRESSED TO MY DEAD MOM demanding the "delinquent" payment. We decided to ignore it, managed to go almost a year without hearing from them again, then today we get this piece of shit letter from them (see attached).

I've checked the contract and there's nothing about taking a hit to the credit or anything--it just says the penalty for nonpayment is loss of access to the grounds (big whoop)

But in this fucking letter, the fucking scammers are threatening to put negative points against our credit (I assume just my dad, since my name isn't on the letter, just my dad and my mom)

Since there's nothing about a hit on our credit in the contract, isn't this illegal? I assume we'd have to hire a lawyer to fight it? But my dad is never going to use his credit anyway, and I don't think he's going to be with us much longer, either. Does a bad credit affect anything like his existing social security income or my mom's retirement? Or can we just ignore it?

There are posts all over the internet of them scamming other older people just like my mom, who keep paying even though they're on fixed income and can't afford it. I don't know how lifetime contract timeshares are even legal--I assume they must own a lot of congressmen to keep it unregulated.

I'm shaking but furious. Good news is they're in a remote part of southern Californnia--with any luck, the next wildfire will burn the fucking assholes to the ground.

#legaladvice #timeshare

Last updated 2 years ago

Danny Deal Guru · @dannydealguru
0 followers · 12 posts · Server stranger.social

Offer, 3 Nights + 50K Points for $149 (Vegas, Orlando & More)
dannydealguru.com/hilton-times

#hilton #timeshare

Last updated 2 years ago

Kevin Pho, MD · @kevinmd
191 followers · 69 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Free buggy ride or not, avoid timeshare presentations and save yourself from high-pressure sales tactics

Don't let the promise of a free buggy ride (or any other "incentive") lure you into a timeshare presentation!
Cory Fawcett is a general surgeon and the author of The Doctors Guide book series.

youtube.com/shorts/tShKHjv0n40

Listen here: kevinmd.com/podcast

#timeshare #timesharepresentation #salespitch #ripoff #scam #beware #secondarymarket #RealEstate #investing #vacation #buggyride

Last updated 2 years ago

Kevin Pho, MD · @kevinmd
191 followers · 68 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Don't fall for the timeshare trap: Just say NO to high-pressure sales presentations

Just say NO to timeshare presentations! These high-pressure sales tactics can result in you overpaying for a timeshare with little to no bargaining power.

Cory Fawcett is a general surgeon and the author of The Doctors Guide book series.

youtube.com/shorts/k6B1fPfJuig

Listen here: kevinmd.com/podcast

#timeshare #timesharepresentation #ripoff #scam #beware #secondarymarket #RealEstate #investing #vacation

Last updated 2 years ago

Yoshimatsu · @Yoshi
86 followers · 1804 posts · Server toot.community

@Jack If you think it looks good now, ya shuda seen it back in the day before all the touristas descended on Sedona. The single main drag from east to west is a yuge bigly mess. But, if anyone is interested, I have a timeshare I can rent you to add to the congestion! 😆

#sedona #timeshare #rental

Last updated 2 years ago

Virginia Heffernan · @virginiaheffernan
9934 followers · 216 posts · Server journa.host

@mayor Oh god yes. Very

Yes, I was a child.

#timeshare #70s #conferencexyz #dtss

Last updated 2 years ago

Matt Cropp 🌲🌲 · @mattcropp
2099 followers · 7922 posts · Server social.coop

Just got accidentally sucked into my first pitch in years.

Super uncomfortable.

#timeshare

Last updated 7 years ago