A timeshare nightmare

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FOX4 News Kansas City

5 жыл бұрын

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@henryhill3778 2 жыл бұрын

Timeshares are ALWAYS a Rip off. Just go to a Hotel or BnB, so you can pick up and leave anytime go ANYWHERE you want.

@igsterman1837 5 жыл бұрын

Well done investigation. Too bad more people don't see this before a presentation.

@Jamchoco481 2 жыл бұрын

They go in for discounts and get shown a bigger discount. Sounds legal to me.

@harmony3279 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamchoco481 you must sell timeshares

@Blacktop_Rabinowitz 2 жыл бұрын

@@harmony3279 Not only does he sell timeshares, he loves Obama, too. Definitely a shady person.

@lauralangham9657 9 ай бұрын

I've never understood the whole idea of a timeshare. Just visit the location you want, stay for one week in a nice hotel, then check out and have no other 'maintenance fees' or any other type of fee. Those sales agents must be well trained and well paid.

@danielsan-ef5ds 4 ай бұрын

80% of them are not making a lot of money actually. Is only around $40k a year. The other 20% make insane making around $100k - $200k. Timeshare is not a scam if you know how to use it and if you're with a good company. I personally know people that like it.

@TriggaPapi24 Ай бұрын

@@danielsan-ef5ds100-200k is good money, but not insane compared to what some make.

@SlyDellian 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to attend a presentation, just to keep saying “no,” then get the free stuff they offer. There’s no way I will ever spend my money on their scams.

@screwhead873 Жыл бұрын

In that case come stay where I work at least I get paid for you showing up

@rileyquest4gr8n34 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Take those fuckers for a ride😉

@wallstreethamster8341 3 жыл бұрын

if they threw a big contract in front of me with page after page of fine print then forget it. run the other way. they wrote the contract.....you can bet everything in that contract benefits them at no risk.

@kixxva 3 жыл бұрын

Buyer beware .. once you sign the dotted line you’re locked in the timeshare for life.. they won’t give a sh&t about you after that

@kellmarktv 2 жыл бұрын

They almost got me 😫 luckily when I returned home I KZfaq timeshare and saw everyone complaining I immediately send the cancelation letter (priority express) I was 8 days in the 10 days cancelation window 🙏🏾

@kixxva 2 жыл бұрын

@@kellmarktv So glad you got out of that bondage nightmare in time. In a timeshare situation, the resorts wins. It's hell for the consumer. First you take a mortgage to buy the property. The yearly maintenance cost is the $$ you would otherwise spend on a vacation. That money goes to the home resort. If you want to go elsewhere for a vacation, you have to use an timeshare exchange using point systems. Why go thru all that just to take a vacation

@kellmarktv 2 жыл бұрын

@@kixxva that's exactly what me and my wife was saying after everything, but I'm so happy I'm out of that mess. I'm planning on doing a vedio on.my KZfaq channel about it telling people to stay away from it.

@angelsandocean2853 2 жыл бұрын

@@kellmarktv well done! I used to sell them in Russia after the fall of Soviet Union. Timeshare on Tenerife island. It was scam. Plus the manager took my sales % from me. She took my envelope. Basically I was robbed by company by doing the job for them . I still feel bad for people who bought time shares, often under pressure. I remember once we drove to a family house after midnight, after the presentation just to get their deposit (in cash). That was their only money. Horrible business, basically scammers

@joshuasummers7440 2 жыл бұрын

@@kixxva my parents unfortunately bought a timeshare and they regret it.

@cecilebraillie4471 2 жыл бұрын

I thought you buy a specific week in the year on that property. so don't understand why you have to call months in advance to reserve your spot.

@JonOW98118 3 жыл бұрын

All timeshares are complete rip offs.

@Jamchoco481 2 жыл бұрын

How do you know so much about something you never owned? Google the very thing you are reading this message on and make sure you put scam or negative reviews in the search bar. I look forward to you throwing it away.

@SlyDellian 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamchoco481 Calm down, son. They’re ripoffs indeed.

@univac7677 5 ай бұрын

I took my family to Branson and we had fun. We stayed at a Holiday Inn. A timeshare wouldn’t have helped us in Missouri or any other place.

@jpgrygus 2 жыл бұрын

why buy a vacation? just pay as you go....leave and forget. simple and stress free.

@henryhill3778 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Seems unreal people still falling for Timeshares. Just go to a hotel or BnB and leave when you want, go where you want. Paying big $ up front, then a yearly maintenance fee that keeps going up when you can just go to a Hotel for the same or less $ than the yearly Fee's on the Timeshare and go ANYTIME!

@DanielByrns 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you buy something you can't own, sell,trade or get rid of.

@tybarker5038 2 жыл бұрын

The inability to say no lol

@tedgrove7775 Жыл бұрын

Try to sell: it's extremely illiquid Try to make profit: lmao, heavily skewed supply/demand. The seller of a timeshare always gets screwed. Try to exit the contract: *perpetuity clause* Holy fucking shit 😅

@michaelcorcoran8768 11 ай бұрын

What's the biggest scam outside of student debt

@johnlanier3616 3 жыл бұрын

Branson is your favorite vacation destination? Dude you need to get out more.

@Itallaboutwatithink 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@MsPoppinbottles123 Жыл бұрын

😆 🤣 I can't.!

@Lzrdman91 24 күн бұрын

I’m ☠️

@TheOusooner56 2 күн бұрын

Well, as somebody once said, Branson is like Las Vegas. If it were run by Ned Flanders (from “The Simpsons”)

@machutson5493 3 жыл бұрын

Big timeshare community about 15 miles from me. They keep building timeshare units, so they're must be more gullibiles out there.

@henryhill3778 2 жыл бұрын

Poor fools think they're buying a dream.

@QBAN2010 Жыл бұрын

I said the same thing! I want to know who are these people who are dumb enough to keep falling for this scam!!!

@russellphillips6461 4 жыл бұрын

are people out there still buying timeshare ......laughable......

@victolproductions9553 3 жыл бұрын

I sell it every day

@alexchambers2222 3 жыл бұрын

yes, people are still buying time shares, mostly the people who are gullible or afraid to say NO

@crystalenergy3040 3 жыл бұрын

Victolproductions.....you sell timeshares?

@timstort8223 4 жыл бұрын

Makes no sense, one week is so much less than $800 pretty much at most hotels.. why would anyone sign up for this joke?

@loralieisa 3 жыл бұрын

Sales people lie and say anything to make the sale. The terms are in voluminous papers tht the purchasers do not have the time to read prior to signing.

@crystalenergy3040 3 жыл бұрын

That was not nice....some of these people are not dumb. Some are seniors that have been fed alcohol laced with drugs.

@Ryan-zc1tz Жыл бұрын

Because they are total retards.

@tybarker5038 2 жыл бұрын

I just don’t get it. Why pay $8-15,000 for a week or two a year of contract obligated vacation when for $8000, you can stay at a decent hotel for like 2 months. I travel often and on average pay $65 a night. I could spend more but I don’t see the point of overpaying for a night’s sleep. A bed is a bed. If I feel like splurging, I book an embassy suites or something for a night.

@ceyciemateo9411 2 жыл бұрын

Not embassy suites lol

@DreamDosage Жыл бұрын

Yea the math doesn’t add up… you’re better off booking traditionally

@helsinkisuomi 9 ай бұрын

In this case, would it have been easier to just buy a house in Branson? It just sounds to me that the expense associated with the timeshare is as high, if not higher, than that of a home? I suppose I just don't understand the appeal/point of timeshare. Maybe it's my personality and schedule. I usually don't go to the same destination twice. Even if I re-visit a place that I have visited, I usually can't travel at the same time every year.

@notyourmomyousnowflake3533 3 жыл бұрын

paying real hard cash for a virtual made-up unit. sounds like arcade fun! hehe

@kellmarktv 2 жыл бұрын

@Jamchoco481 2 жыл бұрын

Now you go back to paying 400 hundred a night during some seasons and even more. Congratulations!

@kellmarktv 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamchoco481 have you ever heard about Airb&b?

@Jamchoco481 2 жыл бұрын

@@kellmarktv now you went from paying yourself to defending paying for someone’s investment? That’s the whole point. Go on Airbnb and there are plenty people making money on their timeshares. Their money works for them and you kill your own money by giving it away. I embarrassed to even have this conversation with you.

@kellmarktv 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamchoco481 😭😭😢😢😢😭

@Blacktop_Rabinowitz 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamchoco481 You should be embarrassed for taking people’s money. Have you ever considered getting a real job?

@GG-pr3yo 2 жыл бұрын

You'd be much better off spending $7500 a week on a killer AIRBNB property.

@e93sports80 3 жыл бұрын

they need to be closed down

@RandyBoBandy. Ай бұрын

Why? It’s peoples own fault for buying dumb stuff

@Christa-tl8jb 4 жыл бұрын

With so many complaints regarding misrepresentation how is it that these timeshare companies get away with this ?

@joyaustin6581 3 жыл бұрын

No why are people still buying them.

@crystalenergy3040 3 жыл бұрын

They buy they because they are drugged and pressured to do so. Innocent senior citizens, uneducated people, low income people....the scum prey on the innocent.

@Jamchoco481 2 жыл бұрын

@@crystalenergy3040 you are so negative. It’s your choice to comment as those people go on presentation. Almost 100 million own timeshare, you feel there is that many people you are smarter than? That many people haven’t watched tv or did their own research? Negative life you have. I’m sure you don’t vacation. I can bet on it.

@Blacktop_Rabinowitz 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamchoco481 100 million own timeshares? Cite some reputable links, son. Quit being a slimeball.

@tybarker5038 2 жыл бұрын

America, land of the greed, allows them to. It’s all capitalism. Sweet, sweet capitalism. Anything goes out here, just make sure you have a good team of lawyers for the inevitable legal shitshow scamming people can get oneself in.

@timelessmusicfamilymusic9175 3 жыл бұрын

Upgrade for a better plan, more money to increase your points. However, your point's do expire if not use by a specific time, regardless on who's fault it is. RIP OFF!!

@Jamchoco481 2 жыл бұрын

Gullible’s on vacation, on the resort having fun, gullibles enjoying your life at an affordable cost while you stay home and whine. That’s the gullible I rather be.

@timelessmusicfamilymusic9175 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamchoco481 you can find discounts all over the internet, a one time fee versus on-going fees until eternity.

@Jamchoco481 2 жыл бұрын

@@timelessmusicfamilymusic9175 yes that’s called renting!!!!! In no universe does it make more sense to rent than own. Timeshares come with lots of discounts but you wouldn’t know because you don’t own one hahaha…just know enough to talk negative I’m sure.

@Blacktop_Rabinowitz 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamchoco481 So you finally admitted it. People who buy timeshares are gullible.

@glynnjohnson3531 2 ай бұрын

Never invest without reading the fine print! Never invest in a timeshare period!

@jenjoegreg 2 жыл бұрын

the Seigels own Westgate. watch the special called, "queen of versailles". yhey built the largest home in US. and, their oldest daughter died of a drug overdose? so sad. I think I remember hearing from special that they have 2 nannies for each child they have! so much money. so sad

@nathansaculo8568 22 күн бұрын

They’re not all a scam. We are extremely happy Marriott Vacation Club timeshare owners. We have vacationed places we would not have been able to go to have we not bought a timeshare. We vacation 3x a year in and out of the country, all we have to do after making reservations is buy our flights. And we always stay in nice and comfortable accommodations. It sounds like they don’t know how booking is done. They give you a timeframe to book and if you snooze and sleep and let the booking window pass, then you won’t get your desired accommodation or none at all

@tara607 Жыл бұрын

SLIME-SHARES ...

@luke19631963 3 жыл бұрын

If they scam so many people who never get to stay in these units I wonder who actually is staying in them? Are they owned and therefore not rentable?

@loralieisa 3 жыл бұрын

They also rent them out. A renter who will pay to rent the facility will always be given priority before customers who already paid them. Timeshares are scams in which people overpay for a vacation which becomes a money pit as maintenance fees go up.

@DreamDosage Жыл бұрын

Glad I watched these videos before my presentation!

@boatlover1875 3 жыл бұрын

You should get a lobotomy before entering into a timeshare agreement with the big firms like Marriott or Hilton. I sat through a Hilton presentation, they wanted something like $30k for a prime week plus close to $1k a year. Invest that and you can live large wherever you want a week a year where you want when you want. We like Aruba and there are some stand alone resorts where you can buy a unit for a few thousand and maybe pay 7-8k a year maintenance. You do have the same unit each year at the same time, a much better deal.

@jaysantos536 2 жыл бұрын

"7-8k a year maintenance?" That fee alone is a rip off. How many days a year can you use the unit for free? I'll bet about a week which equals $1000 per NIGHT.

@Brandon_letsgo Жыл бұрын

@@jaysantos536 People are just insane! Just book a hotel or a airbnb. freedom and waayyy cheaper.

@violetlightburst 7 ай бұрын

The salespeople have all been lobotomized...

@martymaddox7828 3 жыл бұрын

I had inherited a time share at Hilton Head Island ( my oldest sister had purchased this timeshare in 1981 and was fully paid for)and for the last 20 years I've paid the yearly maintenance fees. I can't give the damn thing away. Tried to return the deed to the timeshare and they sent it back to me saying I still have to pay. I've NEVER stayed there,just paid the yearly fees. I refused last year,wrote them that I wouldn't continue to pay for something I don't want. How do I get rid of this yolk around my neck?!?!?!?!?HELP!!!!!!!!!!

@loralieisa 3 жыл бұрын

@Ken S Don't communicate with the timeshare at all. They may try to put you on the hook because you inherited it.

@gurgy3 3 жыл бұрын

Assuming you are in the US, you can’t inherit someone’s debt, but money can be taken out of a deceased’s estate. I’d pay some money to a lawyer for a consultation

@EB-gt1pq 3 жыл бұрын

Look into Dave Ramsey’s timeshare videos. There’s a certain company he recommends that helps people.

@martymaddox7828 3 жыл бұрын

Loralieisa M --- that was my situation. My oldest sister had passed away,and left a week to my other sister,and a week to me. I was told by my attorney that I HAD to accept the week. I've never been there,just paid fees for twenty years. I stopped paying two years ago. Sent them the deed,told them I wasn't interested,and would give it back to them. They sent the deed back and told me I had to continue to pay for something I didn't want. I put it on their website as a "FREE" timeshare......just pay for transfer fees ......there are fees for property that is NOT "real" property.....at this point,I'm still not paying the maintenance fees........

@boatsie 3 жыл бұрын

@@martymaddox7828 ...your attorney told you bad information You should have just refused possession of the “inherited” timeshare ...you cannot be forced to take an inheritance.

@toreywilliams2658 3 жыл бұрын

I would have burned the whole resort down but im not saying others should do the same

@crystalenergy3040 3 жыл бұрын

I think they should be

@undragaston 3 жыл бұрын

One born every second I see

@davidgolden9914 Ай бұрын

I'M sorry these happened to you and your family!! You are not the first good people this has happened to, and unfortunately, want be the last.

@bgregg55 2 ай бұрын

Do you think they might pay off the Attorney General to look the other way?

@nitasaragih6419 Жыл бұрын

For 15k they couldve gone to Hawaii or Europe.

@wallstreethamster8341 3 жыл бұрын

they were scammed …and didn't realize until too late.

@Iconoclasher Жыл бұрын

Terrible. If you want to spend time at a resort, just rent it for awhile. At worst it'll cost you $5k for a week. At best it'll cost you $5k for the week.

@lisacrowe1773 Жыл бұрын

How does One contact this lawyer for help?

@michaelcorcoran8768 11 ай бұрын

They probably said his name, just look it up on Google or whatever and schedule a consultation

@Lzrdman91 24 күн бұрын

You’re better off, putting money in a CD and cash it in once it once it mature

@BDJ4mTex Ай бұрын

They hit you with dont you love tour family lol. Yes i do thats why im keeping them away from timeshare at all costs.

@spartaragekick6202 3 жыл бұрын

every1 once 2get rich off other ppl these days....cant grind & make money for themselves....alot of srry ppl out there ...

@MichaelDanielHikerLionKing 3 жыл бұрын

I need someone like you to help me get my $76,000 from Phoenix Worldwide Entertainment for keeping movie and selling it illegally

@Storm83tv 2 жыл бұрын

West Gate please run

@Navaura 3 ай бұрын

This sounds illegal and a breach of contract

@ashleyking2603 Жыл бұрын

Are you really saving money if you are paying for it? Come on

@jerrylundegaard2592 4 жыл бұрын

What is the cost? The cost is $10,000 today. Goodbye. It is that simple.

@mariaparisi9310 Жыл бұрын

any time share it is not worh it at all. i will never ever go to a time share presentation. i went to a laxury hotel in luxur egypt top of the line hotel for 10 days with air fare and hotel total for 5 people $1700 thats an example. why waist timeshare thousands and thousands of dollars that i can go anywhere in the world at least 4 times a year and it will only cost us no more then 5000 a year.

@goojedooje660 3 жыл бұрын

This nonsense is bad in Australia to you could lose your superanuation

@alhoy9146 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 that’s cheep

@angelagillett1033 3 жыл бұрын

Stop paying

@Godzilladad 3 жыл бұрын

No way. That’ll mess up your credit.

@crystalenergy3040 3 жыл бұрын

@@Godzilladad the only other way is to get a lawyer or file for bankruptcy

@michaelcorcoran8768 11 ай бұрын

@@Godzilladad honestly, default still might be the better option. Problem is I don't know how much money they've already put down

@scottnichols3685 2 жыл бұрын

Fools.

@globofgreen 10 ай бұрын

Timeshare salesman: beware. You do something like this to a man like me and I cannot put into words how terrible and hellish your life will be. I will orient all my time and effort and entire life toward tracking you down wherever you go and ruining every aspect of your life and family.