OprahtheHutt
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We were finally able to get rid of our timeshare after over a year of trying to sell it or give it away.
* We had listed it for sale on eBay and Craigslist multiple times (for free).
* We tried donating it to DFAC (they weren't interested).
* We contacted the resort owner and HOA for a deedback (they weren't interested).
* We were contacted by several internet companies who promised to list our property and help us to sell it (we weren't interested).
Then a friend from church was diagnosed with cancer and given a year to live. So we sold it to him (for $1) and then sent him and 3 of his buddies on a golf outing for a week (we paid the airfare and some of the greens fees for for the foursome). They called it "The Final Round" and had a great time. All in all, we shelled out maybe $1,000.
Our friend passed away several months later. Up until his death he was very thankful for the vacation and spoke of it often. His heirs elected not to claim the timeshare "asset" so it went to the courts to figure out.
Was the timeshare property wonderful? Yes. Did we use their network to visit other facilities? Yes. But we went through the steps recommended on this and other websites trying to sell to no avail. So we found a way out of maintance fees "in perpetuity".
* We had listed it for sale on eBay and Craigslist multiple times (for free).
* We tried donating it to DFAC (they weren't interested).
* We contacted the resort owner and HOA for a deedback (they weren't interested).
* We were contacted by several internet companies who promised to list our property and help us to sell it (we weren't interested).
Then a friend from church was diagnosed with cancer and given a year to live. So we sold it to him (for $1) and then sent him and 3 of his buddies on a golf outing for a week (we paid the airfare and some of the greens fees for for the foursome). They called it "The Final Round" and had a great time. All in all, we shelled out maybe $1,000.
Our friend passed away several months later. Up until his death he was very thankful for the vacation and spoke of it often. His heirs elected not to claim the timeshare "asset" so it went to the courts to figure out.
Was the timeshare property wonderful? Yes. Did we use their network to visit other facilities? Yes. But we went through the steps recommended on this and other websites trying to sell to no avail. So we found a way out of maintance fees "in perpetuity".