while there certainly are still PCCs out there that utilize the dumping on ebay with a bonus payment strategy, it appears many if not most of the major players have migrated to the exit/cancellation strategy which involves using the usual methods of requesting/demanding the resort let the owner out or surrender their deed back etc. The fees charged are astronomically higher, and the overhead/work required is a mere fraction of the viking ship/pcc model.
This of course works remarkably well for those owners who own within systems that have official deedback programs. The caveat is that while the exit company knows this, they certainly dont share that information with the client! Who would pay 5k for someone to call up wyndham for them and initiate a deedback using ovations?
the true fun part comes into play when the exit/cancellation firm instructs the owner to "cease all communication" or similar verbiage with their timeshare which includes communications such as "maintenance fee bills" and "overdue notices" as well as "you are now in default" type messages!
The result of the latter is of course, the client is no longer the owner of said timeshare so VIOLA! arent you happy you used xyz cancellation company?
most folks tend to get upset when they discover they paid a fortune to be duped into simply defaulting on their payments.
the variations of these themes may vary, it really all depends on the timeshare in question the "client" calls about. Dont believe me? call any of these companies up that you come across advertisements for and claim you have a timeshare you KNOW you can surrender back or give away (or even sell) on the resale market and see where that conversation goes. holiday inn, worldmark, hilton, heck even say disney just for kicks. Id really like to know how that last one goes!