Powered by iPetitions - Start your online petition now

Signatures 663 total

Page: « ‹ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ... 14 › »

  1. 151
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 2, 2008
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: can't aford this time share lost my job and just had my son
    Flag
  2. 152
    Name: Rachael Bradshaw on Apr 9, 2008
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: Me and my husband got a call about a 'free' trip to Vegas. All we had to do was attend a presentation. After the presentation, we were subjected to a lengthy sales pitch with high pressure tactics. When we weren't biting with the original salesperson, we got sat down to supposedly wait for the info on getting the 'free' gift. What actually happened is that we got shuttled into another office with *another* salesperson who employed even heavier sales tactics to get us to sign up. What we signed up for was a 'trial membership/ownership' with the promise of it being carried over to a full purchase program. Both me and my husband lost our jobs and weren't able to pay the fees. We had originally put a $100 down payment and set up a auto pay for $100/month. We were able to put off the first payment but after that, they told us there was no way to cancel and that we only had 10 days to cancel (which we were never told). Obviously, its long past the 10 days and we don't know how to get out of this. I've already canceled the bank card associated with the auto pay. So far, they haven't managed to take anymore money but they've started calling us now and I'm quite worried. I'm still unemployed and we're barely making it right now. I can't afford to pay these people to go away. This industry desperately needs regulation.
    Flag
  3. 153
    Name: Jon Stewart on Apr 14, 2008
    State: OH
    Country: US
    Comments: I am in the same boat with Oceania Group Resorts in Myrtle Beach, same lies, all these incentives, cant even get into the resort, no availability, paid cash for it now 500 a yr maintenance fees, I wanna be on the driving force to help out any way I can so I dont ruin my credit, there are no group or lawyers to stop these con artist that is legal by signing a contract. I am just about going to say hell with it and not pay the maintenance fee and let my credit get ruined, what else is the average joe gonna do, I am willing to work with anyone to help bring some sort of new law or justice to these types of RIPOFFS, feel free to contact if I can help join the fighting force
    Flag
  4. 154
    Name: Sunita Rawat on Apr 24, 2008
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: On Dishney visit, we were offer free ticket if we look up a time share property. We had no knowledge, the agent played trick and never disclosed about the maintenace charge. Every year the maiantenace feee is increased and there is no proved whether the money is used. I never used that property. On discussion they never show the proof of maintence. It is just there way to rip off our money. There should be some law.
    Flag
  5. 155
    Name: Alison Meloni on May 16, 2008
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: Help! I bought a timeshare in Hawaii last year. I haven't even used it yet and the maintanence fees went up 10%. It would have been cheaper to get a nice hotel by now without the 19K initial investment! How do I get out
    Flag
  6. 156
    Name: R L Burgess on May 17, 2008
    State: OH
    Country: US
    Comments: I am thankful for my parents who taught me to count as a small child and not be subject to these numbers games to which some people have been victumized. I only wish I had the power to flip a switch and turn our government group of Clandestine Operations loose to wipe out every last one of these operations entirely from the face of this earth! If any of you readers know how a person can recover funds invested in a 500,000 plus point set of contracts, please contact me!
    Flag
  7. 157
    Name: Anonymous on May 19, 2008
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: timeshare / fractional purchase JOKE what can i do to get out of this stupid mess these people talk me into...... i cant believe i let them talk me into this
    Flag
  8. 158
    Name: Fred Rose on May 21, 2008
    State: GA
    Country: US
    Comments: Consolidated Resorts Tahiti Village - Oversold their property. Starting a lawsuit - contact me at fcrose@bellsouth.net
    Flag
  9. 159
    Name: Anonymous on May 26, 2008
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: Sunterra Financial Services Inc dba Diamond Resorts Intl performs acts of unfair & deceptive marketing practices
    Flag
  10. 160
    Name: E & P Jura on May 27, 2008
    State:
    Country: CA
    Comments: Bought an HSI membership at the SANDOS CARACOL BEACH RESORT & SPA in Mexico for 3000$, they promised 55% discount + yatchs + 5 star resorts... needless to say there is no yatch nor discounts :-) Master Card can't help, I just want them to be stopped!
    Flag
  11. 161
    Name: Gary Ingersoll on Jun 4, 2008
    State: IA
    Country: US
    Comments: We recently visited the Wyndham Glacier Canyon resort in Wisconsin Dells on a bring a friend package.I now would apologize to our friends.While our friends were give the con presentation we were take to the office of Tammi Balfe a supossed member services staff person.Well shortly after we were sat down she brought in a paper of our history with the company a noticed we were quallified for something but had declined it.We could not remember declining it so she left the office for couple of minutes and came back with a bunch of papers with point amounts and prices.She proceeded to show us how we could up grade to VIP GOLD reduce our maintenance fees (because we owned in Florida and there fees are higher because Florida attaches property tax to them)and Wisconsin does not.Then proceeded to show us how we could pay our fees in a number of ways and if we purchased the points she crunched a bunch of numbers to make us think our payments would be $170 less a month compared to what we were paying.She said we could pay our fees with our points or by putting a week in there "Extra Holidays" program and rent it for cash and pay our fees.Well first of all the coversion rate they give you for your points is .0021 cents per point( when you pay .155 cents)which would require 935,000 points to pay our new maintenance fee amount which did not decrease as she had led us to believe but they more than doubled to $1974 of which we were never shown or informed of during the quick shuffle of papers during signing that we did not notice until after we got home and it was to late to get out of it.Then after we get home I called about how to set up the Extra Holiday to pay our fees and find out the owner only gets 60-65% and Wyndham gets the rest again a fact they left out.Then also we own a timeshare with another company which we never have any problem and find out Wyndham charges us $65 a year program fee to have it as a PIC week another fact we were not informed of.So all in all this company would be one of the worst to deal with .And as some of the other comlaints we pretty much have to spend our money paying for our new points and fees and have none to travel.I think that there sould be some sort of law or regulation requiring these companies to give you the same amount in point conversion as you pay for them or to have to buy your points back if not happy with there empty promises
    Flag
  12. 162
    Name: Anonymous on Jul 2, 2008
    State: OR
    Country: US
    Comments: My wife and I bought timeshare credits with Trendwest/WorldMark in 2000. We paid on the credits for 3 years and then were offered more credits, we were told we would pay off the original credits and pay a small amount towards the new credits until the old credits were paid off. After paying 500.00 a month for 3 years and 650.00 a month for 4 years my wife was hurt and we asked them to help us sell part of the credits off or rent the place so we could afford both the dues and the payments. We were told they did not help with those things, we asked why we had been told this, but no response. Then they changed the date of our withdrawals as my wife had called and asked for the latest date after the 25th. Wyndham changed it to the 20th. When we called and asked them to stop taking the money out of our account it took them 6 months and almost 3500 dollars in overdraft charges to get them to stop, then they told us we were in default on our credits and cancelled all of our credits. 28000 seems like alot of money for 4 vacations in 8 years. There seriously needs to be some kind of regulation or law concerning timeshares. We have lost over 40,000 and Wyndham told us we had no recourse.
    Flag
  13. 163
    Name: ROBERT SPARROW on Jul 2, 2008
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: WESTGATE RESORTS AT MRYTLE BEACH CONVINCED ME TO BUY A TIME SHARE 2 YEARS AGO.AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN BUILT.I CANT GET A ROOM ANY WHERE WITH THEM AT THE BEACH AND I HAVE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES FOR A ROOM THAT I CANT STAY IN.I COULD STAY SOMWHERE ELSE WITH WESTGATEFOR A CHARGE OF COURSE.THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAINED ON HOW TO RIP PEOPLE OFF.IM NOW TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT OF IT.i MAY HAVE TO GET A LAWYER.
    Flag
  14. 164
    Name: Richard Kanney on Jul 3, 2008
    State: VA
    Country: US
    Comments: SPM Resorts and Meridan Finacial have violated my rights utilizing unfair practices against military members. DO NOT PURCAHSE ANYTHING FROM EITHER COMPANY
    Flag
  15. 165
    Name: Anonymous on Jul 15, 2008
    State: NM
    Country: US
    Comments: Our Hilton sales person was very deceptive. After hours in their presentation, and many lies (we are finding out more every day) we signed paperwork. What it comes down to is no means no. When we say no, there is no excuse for forcing the issue and breaking people down. It's wrong. We are unable to get out now, and are contemplating not making anymore payments.
    Flag
  16. 166
    Name: Anonymous on Jul 22, 2008
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: We were sold a timeshare at Westgate Villas in Orlando, Florida, where they bragged about how valuable their properties were. They told us we could refinance we got home (no one refinances a mortgage for under $15,000.00). They also said that the units were so desireable that renting or reselling for a profit was a great investment. We bit. NOW I find out that they don't sell. They are a dime a dozen and the truth is, people are trying to dump them for only $1000.0 for my size unit!!! I can't pay this mortgage anymore, as I refuse to starve my family!!!
    Flag
  17. 167
    Name: Anonymous on Jul 27, 2008
    State: GA
    Country: US
    Comments: Our timeshare was traded in for another timeshare. The other timeshare was to take in our first one on trade. Now, the first one is trying to charge us maintance fees, and the title still appears in our name. The other timeshare did not submit the quit claim deed. Now, I can't get the first time share to stop trying to get me to pay the money. I have paperwork showing the first one was in on trade,but they still won't back off.
    Flag
  18. 168
    Name: Dana Kinchen on Aug 2, 2008
    State: LA
    Country: US
    Comments: we too also received a time share where a lot was not true. I have invested about $5000.00 and want out. They want leave us alone. After 6 hours yes I got suckered In...Smokey Mountains West Gate...
    Flag
  19. 169
    Name: Dana Kinchen on Aug 2, 2008
    State: LA
    Country: US
    Comments: we too also received a time share where a lot was not true. I have invested about $5000.00 and want out. They want leave us alone. After 6 hours yes I got suckered In...Smokey Mountains West Gate...
    Flag
  20. 170
    Name: Michelle Suggs on Aug 29, 2008
    State: AL
    Country: US
    Comments: It is amazing that so many of us have been tricked, lied to and robbed all I can say is God help us because I have never seen where thieves could rob so many people and get away with it. You know what that says our Government has failed us and laws are no longer for the people or by the people. I so call bought my timeshare in 2002 so that my children and I could go on vacation every year or every 2 years, but until this day I have never been to my resort. I paid my timeshare off but the maintenance fees and taxes are ridiculous. I have great credit but because of this one bad investment I may not have anything to show for all the years that I have paid all of my bills on time, but now I refuse to pay for something I did not ask for. I am tired of these thieves getting away with stealing from all of us. I realize now that the only thing in this world that really matter is people. Not money, not credit, not things and it really is time for change. Please if there is anyone that can help us to destroy this devil, I'm pretty sure we will all be grateful for your help.
    Flag
  21. 171
    Name: Anonymous on Oct 13, 2008
    State: MD
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  22. 172
    Name: Dave Carnahan on Oct 16, 2008
    State: WI
    Country: US
    Comments: Same boat. Maint. fees only getting worse with seemingly no way out. When will Congress DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!
    Flag
  23. 173
    Name: Anonymous on Oct 21, 2008
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: I am agree with you and we need to find an answer to solve this situation
    Flag
  24. 174
    Name: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008
    State: OK
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  25. 175
    Name: Anonymous on Jan 24, 2009
    State: GA
    Country: US
    Comments: Mislead in Mexico.
    Flag
  26. 176
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 8, 2009
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: I have been fighting the same battle for the past 3 yrs. Best to write to I-CAN-international consumers advocate on such issues. to get your money back as well as the federal trade union in florida, there are laws against this.
    Flag
  27. 177
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 8, 2009
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: Did not buy, but was refused my gift and treated like a criminal because my boyfriend was not present. I had specifically asked when I signed up, that if I had a boyfriend, did he need to come They specifically said no, even if we were cohabitating. I should read the fine print more carefully next time, but I feel so mislead. Within the first ten minutes of the sales pitch, I told them my living situation. If I would have bought immediately, it would have been fine. But I said I wanted to do some more research on my own, and they decided to find something wrong then with my application.
    Flag
  28. 178
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 9, 2009
    State: WA
    Country: US
    Comments: World Mark by Wyndham is scam they lied mislead me Iam not paying them any more.
    Flag
  29. 179
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2009
    State: OR
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  30. 180
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2009
    State: OR
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  31. 181
    Name: Diane Ewell on Feb 12, 2009
    State: GA
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  32. 182
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 15, 2009
    State: TN
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  33. 183
    Name: Wayne Motycka on Feb 25, 2009
    State: NE
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  34. 184
    Name: Anonymous on Mar 6, 2009
    State: IA
    Country: US
    Comments: Want help check out theownersadvocate.com they can and will help. Got out of one contract working on 2 more
    Flag
  35. 185
    Name: Juliet Baboolal on May 23, 2009
    State:
    Country: GB
    Comments: I would like to join this petition. I believe that the contractual terms in the Timeshare are unfair and ahould be set aside for consumers to receive the value of the timeshare. These people are frauds and their should be a stop to it.
    Flag
  36. 186
    Name: Anonymous on Jun 10, 2009
    State: MD
    Country: US
    Comments: I have a timeshare in orlando and due to the economy cold not maitain the payments. a repreentative contacted me and stated if i made a payment of 410.00 they would bring the account current. she failed to advise me thta i could not use the property until another 1500.00 was paid until after i gave my credit card information. i refused the deal and they still charged my account and will not refund my funds. i told them that i could no longer afford the property in several previous conversations. i am currently in a dispute and the representative was very rude to me. i wll never purchase another time share and this particular resort use unfair practices to collect the debt.
    Flag
  37. 187
    Name: Susan Wilson on Jun 20, 2009
    State: SC
    Country: US
    Comments: I paid Palm Beach Shores Resort and Vacation Villas for what I thought was going to save me money on nice vacations. I asked if there were any other cost than once a year taxes and maintence fee they assured me not. This was a lie the low cost went up and up til it was too expensive to pay. The contract did not say what the salesperson said. I was a cancer patient at the time they coned me and my mistake was not have a team of lawers with me to point out what the saleslady was telling me was not true. I agree withe the petition and want a refund of my retirement money. I am a senior disabled adult. This is so unethical, I can not believe they get away with it. Something needs to be done.
    Flag
  38. 188
    Name: Anonymous on Jul 6, 2009
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: I bought mine 3years ago and was told a lot of the same things that most of you were told. I paid an agency to try and sell for me with no luck. I too just want to get rid of it cause I can no longer afford it.
    Flag
  39. 189
    Name: Heather Pippin on Jul 30, 2009
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  40. 190
    Name: Lucien Morency on Aug 2, 2009
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  41. 191
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 13, 2009
    State: TN
    Country: US
    Comments: The laws are made to protect these rip-off companies be cause they pay big money to lobbost and give free vactions to Senators and Congressmen and the State in their hip pockets
    Flag
  42. 192
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 26, 2009
    State: TN
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  43. 193
    Name: John Wowsaver on Sep 21, 2009
    State: IN
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  44. 194
    Name: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2009
    State: IL
    Country: US
    Comments:
    Flag
  45. 195
    Name: Carol DeMuth on Jan 7, 2010
    State: Oregon
    Country: United States
    Comments: I have a time share in New Orleans since 1997. I have tried selling it, gifting it, making it a charitable donation...have listed it in places that promised to sell it at a loss of over $1500 and still it remains an albatross around our neck. When we were fully employed, it was a drain for sure, but now that we are only scraping by it is like lead weights tied to our feet. There is no help anywhere. These people are scam artists and grifters and the collection agencies they deal with, the resale timeshare companies and the timeshare sellers are all colluding. We are being screwed folks. What can we do about it?
    Flag
  46. 196
    Name: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2010
    State: Connecticut
    Country:
    Comments: All of the above...can't sell, rent, or donate. The deed was paid a long time ago and they are chasing me for the assessment. I am being approached by companies that want me to spend $3000. to get out of the contract.
    Flag
  47. 197
    Name: Uzzjjrmbn on Mar 16, 2010
    State: Idaho
    Country: Russian Federation
    Comments:
    Flag
  48. 198
    Name: Lfmkaohpfea on Mar 16, 2010
    State: Michigan
    Country: South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands
    Comments:
    Flag
  49. 199
    Name: Susan Wilson on May 13, 2010
    State: South Carolina
    Country: United States
    Comments: My saleslady Youvonne Soule' did ALL of the above and was very believeable. She claimed to be a retired AA Airline flight attendant and even showed a pin with her flight beginning date! She also claimed her husband was a financial advisor. (Passed herself off as an expert) she said she bought a two bedroon as no more would be available soon as the sales team was on the last phase of sales and fixing to pack up and leave and there would be no more timeshares offered. All of this were selling pitches which turned out TO BE FALSE. I could not even exchange it with RCI which was another RIP OFF I would pay the yearly fee but nothing was available due to new point system scam which overloaded the exchanges and they took my "banked" week and never had an exchange for me. I lost alot of money and did not get delivery of goods and services!! I WAS A CANCER PATIENT AT THE TME AND MY JUDGEMENT WAS COMPROMISED. I have not been taken in since getting off cancer treatment.. No secondary scams. This is the worst scam ever I have been robbed of my ability (money) to take real vacations. I AM VERY ANGRY!! Government Agencies have been no help in this matter! The amount lost is so much I can not believe there is nowhere to turn for help. The whole industry and Florida and South Carolina seem to go along with letting them do business in this crooked manner. I can not understand this and am so ANGRY !!! Susan Wilson
    Flag
  50. 200
    Name: Nancy McPherson on May 28, 2010
    State: Georgia
    Country: United States
    Comments: Bought my timeshare at Westgate Villas in 1996. I have only used it twice. Family members have used it every year. Have lost my job. Can not find another one as of yet. I am 61 yrs old. No one will hire me due to my age. I have had to move and am now camping at a friends house. Selling the timeshare seems like a good idea,but like everyone else, I can not sell it , rent it or give it away. Am getting more in the dumps every day. I do not know what to do. Isn"t life grand........
    Flag

Page: « ‹ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ... 14 › »

Sign Petition Now!

Sponsored links