Hello.
I am not trying to be prudent here or rude, but I am confused about something within the TUG network....
ok...what confuses you...we are happy to help.
The name to fame here is that basically ALL the Timeshare Resale Industry is a Fraud.......and to do it with TUG instead!
where do you get this from? we have an article on how to sell your timeshare and that article mentions MANY low or no cost sites alternative to TUG. We are here to help people get the most out of their timeshares...be it selling it, renting it...or using it themselves.
It is not our fault that certain timeshare questions all have the same answer that comes across as negative.
1. It says you reach 25,00 users.
what does?
2. Ability to post on classifieds and post on bulletins.
and? dont understand if this is a question or?
3. Did anyone REALIZE....THAT EVERYONE IN THE SYSTEM ALREADY OWN TIMESHARE and WANT TO SELL OR RENT????????
thats not the case at all...how exactly do you come to this conclusion? what facts do you have to back this up? none id guess as its entirely false.
Think about this for a minute...
a. People waste time coming here to ask questions.
they do? over the past 14 years TUG has helped tens of thousands of people with their timeshare experience....be it buying, selling, renting or using them. if you feel it is a waste of time...it may very well be FOR YOU...and you are welcome to leave at any time. Obviously its not a big enough waste of time for you to come here and post a long anti-tug rant. That doesnt mean you arent within your rights to do so however.
b. People whom write or work for TUG post replies.
All the moderators and admins (besides me) are volunteers and timeshare owners themselves who exhibit both a love for timesharing and helping other timesharers...but experience and knowledge in the timeshare industry.
c. People waste even more time posting ads and bulletins on TUG.
still dont quite see why you feel this is a waste of time...or why you chose to waste your time typing all this nonsense. (I certainly have a theory on why...but thats neither here nor there)
d. The people in the disussion groups are either:
--Admin of TUG or--
false
--Timeshare Owner, usually 90% of the Time!
you dont say???? a site dedicated to the timeshare community that is 90% timeshare owners? Thank you for bringing this dark secret out in the open...any more pearls of wisdom you have for us?
Exactly how will that help a person wanting to sell their timeshare??
how can you not see that the people here have already "been there and done that" and provide the advice and information necessary to help people sell or rent their timeshares if thats what they want to do. However the forums are not for selling timeshares in the first place...so again I fail to see your point.
I recently read a couple of the discussion forums within TUG about 'free' places online to advertise a timeshare.
for someone who thinks its a waste of time here..you sure do spend alot of time doing it!
a. This is the exact thing that TUG admin says...NOT to do...online ads
please point out where anyone has ever said to "not do online ads". yet again you are so completely out there with your comments its just absurd.
b. One post said to look whom is coming up on the top of a search...
--ALL those Sites of Co's that come up top on a search you PAY for!
yes...and? depends on what you search for.
search for "sell timeshare" and you get tons of upfront fee companies.
search for "timeshare advice" and you get TUG.
--How do you THINK they got to the top of the page??? NO COST to them??
they spend millions of dollars on SEO is how.
We get our rankings from content...thus is the difference.
Funny isnt it. Think about that...Co's pay hundreds
of dollars weekly or even thousands to get ads out there and you
expect them to charge you nothing?
only a few of these companies are at the top of those listings, however most mentioned here dont even show up in the first 100 or so listings for any google searches. So explain to me how spending a large upfront fee to have your timeshare advertised on a site that DOESNT show up at the top of any search engine is a good deal?
Fact is, you are more than welcome to spend your money any way you wish...after all its your money. We at TUG give you our recommendations on tried and true options for selling your timeshare. If you choose to ignore them and use other options...that is certainly your right.
How do you think they as well as TUG stay in business?
I can assure you the $10 tug charges for ads wouldnt even cover the cost of running this server for a year....after all...all tug members get an ad for free each year they are a member. (and soon will get unlimited ads for free)
Then you have all the ebay hubbub....that a couple users here in TUG have advised. Ah....DON'T work either! How many ebay items end up over $5,000 you think.....not many EVER!
again...where do you come up with your facts to back up your comments?
going on ebay and typing in "timeshare" and searching completed listings comes up with nearly 3000 ads.
of the first 52....42 of them are marked as sold.
2 of them sold for over 5000 dollars.
while I did attend public school.....thats a pretty good sold rate...which is why when you see people recommend ebay as a selling option...its for selling items at no reserve price.
Oh...right people say...but you can sell it for whatever just to get rid of it. Well, what do you say to 75% to 90% of the Timeshare Owners out there that have MINIMUM $10,000 Invested??? ----just tell them to dup it for $1?
--Yeah, thats great advise.
--Anyone else have any bright ideas for this resale industry??
if its only worth $1...and those owners just want out of the timeshare...then yes...that is a viable option and good adivce.
is your advice to tell them to spend 800 dollars in a futile attempt to sell it for $10,000?
our advice costs little to no money...and will probably end up in the owner being done with their timeshare for good.
your option will cost them hundreds of dollars and they will still have the timeshare.
but hey...if YOU think thats good advice...start your own site and preach it....you wont find many followers of poor advice here.
So far we got a user base here primarily made up of Current Owners whom WANT to SELL their timeshare and NOT people looking to Buy along with bright ideas about selling it for $1 when you have Thousands invested to loose. We are off to a great start folks!
again...where do you get your facts from to back this up? they are again so ridiculously false its just funny. many many EXISTING timeshare owners are in the market to buy an additional timeshare...and many many timeshare owners own multiple weeks. then again...as mentioned before...you arent here on these forums to search for a buyer...you come here for advice. Why this concept escapes you is beyond me.
I 'WILL' be back later to answer all your questions and see what the infamous TUG admin staff have to say. That is unless it is a non-FREE Speech organization and my user account is deleted for telling the TRUTH.
you wont get deleted for speaking your mind...however I havent seen a single fragment of truth in anything you have said above.