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[Q=kathleenr329] In defense of the Grand Mayan. We have been members since 2004 and have loved every minute of it. What do you mean by scam? We have been in many presentations, have upgraded at least 4 times. The last presentation was a little more aggressive but we were out of there within two hours. I think you might be exaggerating on a 5 hour presentation and I know for a fact that you were not scammed. It sounds like you had buyer's remorse but you were not SCAMMED. The Grand Mayan employs wonderful people and the resorts are like paradise.[/Q] The quality of the Grupo Mayan / Vida properties is an entirely separate and distinctly different subject from that of the consistently deceitful practices of their sales weasels "peddling the "product" in Mexico. Let's not confuse those two distinctly different subjects. A big (and well justified) "knock" for years now regarding Mexican sales practices (particularly GM) has been the so-called "trade in" gig there. Many people have reported (supposedly) "trading in" a timeshare there toward a new Mexican contract, only to discover later that they STILL own what they (incorrectly) believed they had "traded in" --- ending up with TWO contractual obligations instead of the one that they started out with. In many instances, the Mexicans then attempt to extract even MORE money to return the (never really "traded in") product. If this particular practice occurred in the U.S., someone would likely face prosecution. Unfortunately, in Mexico, the law seems more a concept than a reality, so it's apparently "just business". With a shrug of the shoulders it's "Sorry, gringo".