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Re: Has anyone ever sold their timeshare to Despegar.com travel agency? (by Lance C.):
stevew446 wrote:They offered me 14k for a timeshare with one year left. Somethings fishy. They said I would never have to pay them anything but I would have to mail a copy of my contract to them. I'm a little too leary at this point.
The fact that they are offering way more than market value is a red flag. It's good that you are leery. What they will do is tell you that they have found a buyer and have a check waiting for you. But before they can send you a check, the Mexican government requires that you pay a certain tax. While they have you paralyzed with excitement and not thinking rationally, they'll tell you that this tax must be paid in order to close the deal.