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Re: Corporate Timeshare Network - rental or sales (by Charlie M.):
Looks like the last comment on this site was May 2019. It is now August 2024... no comments since then?? Almost makes me wonder if this site is still active or just a shell of a site. Last site I wanted to contribute to about my experince with these fly-by-night Corp Timeshare Network, which they are now going by the term Get-Away-Weeks, made me sign up to register within their organization... I guess because it was a third party website in the business of taking complaints and disseminating them to the public. This is fine, but then as part of the questionaire to sign up, they wanted me to 'associate' or 'personalize' my postings with an 'interest' (???) This was peculiar, and not something I felt I should pursue for security reasons. So I decided not to sign up. Now here I am on RedWeek with an opportunity, but this may be a waste of time based on the lack of postings in the last six years(?) Or it simply means the skeptical industry went away for awhile. The last time I tried posting a complaint, I recall the same issue, although the last posting was within only 3 years. I will provide my experiences here in the hopes it saves someone some money, and helps 'turn' this scam back into dormancy. About a year and a half ago I started getting calls from 3 separate entities trying to get my approval to release my "get-away-weeks" for use by a wave of renters creating a high demand for my timeshare due to popular events near my timeshare. The fire calls would all by guarantee me the profit check within 180 days. That one I fell for, and haven't received a call from them, or a dime of the $1,197 check I sent them to rent out 3 get-away-weeks. I researched the second company that called me about selling my get-away-weeks, and found that the Better Business Bureau does not endorse them and advises against doing any business with them. When I told the rep after he called back, he has to hang up to research answer for me. When he called back, his resposne was that his employer does not subscribe to BBB. I think the taxpayers pay BBB, not subscribers within the industry. I've had multiple conversations with these folks, as well as other legitimate timeshare rental companies that only deal with the week (or 2 or 3 or whatever) the timeshare owner actually owns. I've sort of made it a goal to convince myself these 'extra' weeks are a hoax, and have my answer. This last call came Aug 1, 2024 and goes as far as to tell me they 'guarantee' it will be rented. Perhaps its a play on words, so I called "Stephanie" at Vacation Rental Spots (who called me, by the way) on it, and asked why they need any money upfront from the timeshare owner if its guaranteed. "Would you not get your money anyway if its guaranteed? This seems to me to be a no-brainer and incredible business model. No risk by the timeshare owner, and no change in risk to the get-away-week broker." It's interresting when I try to explain this logic the 'broker' on the other end always talks over me and will not listen. Here's the answer I'm gathering: They need to take the money upfront so they can run and hide, and never return it. And one last question I have is, where are the testimonials that timeshare owners have in favor of get-away-week rentals and benefits to the timeshare owner? I have feeling that will be a neverending search.