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Has anyone heard of Prime Vacations International?

miamom

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Dear Tuggs

We own a Sheraton Vistana Villages 1 bedroom platinum EOYO (bought from developer), and Westin Kierland 1 bedroom platinum EOYO (bought resale after research).

We’ve been looking to get rid of the Vistana Villages.

Question:

Does anyone know anything about a company called “Prime Vacations International”?

We did a presentation with them today in Miami for the free Orlando Water Park Tickets.

They had a similar(same) timeshare presentation for their program.

Anyway, they’ve offered to take our timeshare (Vistana Villages) as payment for their program. Which we signed for (But can still cancel within 3 days)

Here are the details.

-Cost out of our pocket: $1,689.00
-We keep our use for this year. (Next use would not have been 2021).
-We get a free week in the Nick Price Residence in Playa Del Carmen.
-They’re yearly fee is $129 which is waived for the first year.
-The membership can be cancelled anytime.

For the transfer, they use Standard Timeshare Service (STS).
In my research, they (STS) do not have a good rating on the BBB website.

Any input or comments would be greatly appreciated.
 

cubigbird

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Sounds like a scam. Rescind if you can.
 

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Even though you are in the rescission period, you may wish you had done research prior to signing a contract. Much of their online complaints pertain to the company not initially honoring rescissions.
 

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