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Timeshare resales now illegal?
There's a new wrinkle in the timeshare business that just highlights what a bad deal timeshares can be. I read in The Orlando Sentinel about what are called "Viking ships." Here's how this works: You have a timeshare and you want out. So you pay $2,000 or more to a ...
Qualified timeshare buyers nothing more than a mirage?
The timeshare market is a broken industry that may not recover during our lifetime. That has created a lot of opportunity for crooks looking to cheat timeshare owners who are desperate to get out from beneath their obligation. I received a recent call on the show from someone who ...
Tempted by timeshares? Heed Clark's advice
Amazingly, people are buying timeshares again. But if you get tempted when you hear a timeshare sales pitch, Clark says there's only one right way to acquire one.
Scam targets timeshare owners
If you own a timeshare, you may have received a solicitation saying someone has a qualified buyer lined up waiting to take your timeshare off your hands. But is that what's really going on?
Timeshare reselling scam busted
The operator of a $30 million timeshare reselling scam has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison by a federal judge. Jennifer Kirk's m.o. was simple: She used her own telemarketers to convince desperate timeshare owners looking to sell that her company had buyers lined up. The only ...
Paying just $1 for a timeshare may still be too much
If you go to eBay and you type "timeshares" in their search bar, you'll see tons of search results advertising timeshares in beautiful beach locations, desert spots or mountain hideaways being sold for $1 or $39... or even one penny! What's going on here? Simply put, the timeshare business is ...
Timeshare resale outfit shut down by FTC
A timeshare resale outfit that claimed it had ready buyers in the waiting has been shut down by the Federal Trade Commission. National Solutions was the primary name used by an organization that had multiple marketing names but only one modus operandi: They would send you a "sales agreement" saying ...
Bogus pizza leaflet scam still operating
RIP-OFF ALERT: Criminals who distribute bogus leaflets for non-existent pizza joints in an effort to solicit tourists' credit card numbers are operating unchecked in Central Florida. I first told you about this scam some months ago when I got wind that it was gaining momentum in Orlando. Here's how it ...
A Timeshare By Another Name?
You won a free, all-expenses paid trip! Great…but that "free" vacation could be the most expensive prize of all time. Learn how the timeshare industry has reinvented itself to reel in unsuspecting buyers all over again.
Clark Howard is no longer recommending DonateforaCause.org as a legitimate way to get rid of a timeshare
For the last eight years, Clark has guided timeshare owners who wanted to get rid of their obligation to DonateforaCause.org. This group allowed you to donate your timeshare to charity and claim a tax deduction of up to $5,000 with no costs involved. It eliminated all maintenance fees, taxes ...
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