Comments on: Are Timeshares A Scam? http://livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/ Join me on my journey to achieve financial independence through dividends, passive income and investments Sat, 15 May 2010 01:48:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Matt http://livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-12190 Matt Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:43:31 +0000 http://www.livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/#comment-12190 awesome post. I've had so many people come back from timeshare things and complain about the high pressure sales. Not to mention that every 30k timeshare I have looked up could be found online elsewhere for about 5k. awesome post. I’ve had so many people come back from timeshare things and complain about the high pressure sales. Not to mention that every 30k timeshare I have looked up could be found online elsewhere for about 5k.

]]> By: Hustle Strategy http://livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-12064 Hustle Strategy Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:40:01 +0000 http://www.livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/#comment-12064 I have never seen a good deal on a timeshare either. You generally don't get the weeks you want so your forced to vacation when you don't want to. I have also seen some timeshares that do like airlines and over book (sell 54 weeks a year or more). I am not sure if that is still legal, but it had been done in the past. I have never seen a good deal on a timeshare either. You generally don’t get the weeks you want so your forced to vacation when you don’t want to. I have also seen some timeshares that do like airlines and over book (sell 54 weeks a year or more). I am not sure if that is still legal, but it had been done in the past.

]]> By: C.Wyatt http://livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-4196 C.Wyatt Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:51:57 +0000 http://www.livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/#comment-4196 My wife and were intrigued by these presentations and attended several in locations such as Virginia and Myrtle Beach and Orlando. At first we were genuinely in the market to buy. But after going through the high pressure rigamarole a couple of times, we began to see the pattern. So we simply took advantage of the free stays. However, to echo the comment of a previous writer, we later saw nice deal on a timeshare on eBay. By the way buying a timeshare is not an investment. But, if you buy one, there's no point in giving your money away. Vacations are more fun when it costs you far less than the average Joe. My wife and were intrigued by these presentations and attended several in locations such as Virginia and Myrtle Beach and Orlando.

At first we were genuinely in the market to buy. But after going through the high pressure rigamarole a couple of times, we began to see the pattern. So we simply took advantage of the free stays.

However, to echo the comment of a previous writer, we later saw nice deal on a timeshare on eBay. By the way buying a timeshare is not an investment. But, if you buy one, there’s no point in giving your money away. Vacations are more fun when it costs you far less than the average Joe.

]]> By: FIRE Finance http://livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-419 FIRE Finance Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/#comment-419 This is an excellent view of the timesharing business. We were also in Vegas when we got coerced to attend one of those timeshare presentations. But we felt that it was not worth it. The representatives do use pressure tactics to trick you into buying the stuff. That made us more suspicious about the whole business. But we did do our math and saw that it was not worth it.<br />Thanks once again for summarizing in such a great manner.<br /><a href="http://firefinance.blogspot.com">FIREFinance</a> This is an excellent view of the timesharing business. We were also in Vegas when we got coerced to attend one of those timeshare presentations. But we felt that it was not worth it. The representatives do use pressure tactics to trick you into buying the stuff. That made us more suspicious about the whole business. But we did do our math and saw that it was not worth it.
Thanks once again for summarizing in such a great manner.
FIREFinance

]]> By: MOMM http://livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-390 MOMM Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:12:00 +0000 http://www.livingoffdividends.com/2006/10/18/are-timeshares-a-scam/#comment-390 Definitely buy from the resale market - even ebay is a great place. <br /><br />We mistakenly bought a timeshare years ago and sold it at a pretty big loss for a couple young, newly married, new parents. Huge mistake but great learning experience Definitely buy from the resale market – even ebay is a great place.

We mistakenly bought a timeshare years ago and sold it at a pretty big loss for a couple young, newly married, new parents. Huge mistake but great learning experience

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