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Did you give away or adopt a timeshare on the Bargain Deals forum?

Gave away - Buyer paid transfer fees

Flamingo, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club
Annual / Every Year
1BD
34-25066
Check-in Day(s): Friday
5,440 Points
Gold
 
I'm in the process of receiving 2 weeks at Gaslamp Plaza Suites from a TUG member. I have been a happy 1 week owner for many years. I like to stay there, and have made many great trades through II.

My only concern is the new Management Company -- Capital Vacations.
 
I'm in the process of receiving 2 weeks at Gaslamp Plaza Suites from a TUG member. I have been a happy 1 week owner for many years. I like to stay there, and have made many great trades through II.

My only concern is the new Management Company -- Capital Vacations.

All the info available in the Capital Vacations sub- forum from TUG members indicates that trading in your deeds for Capital Points
could cause a significant increase in the cost of a week's use.

There are also reports of transition issues in paying MF to various resorts . Hopefully this is resolved.

As an experienced TS owner you should know how to avoid sales etc.
 
I'm in the process of receiving 2 weeks at Gaslamp Plaza Suites from a TUG member. I have been a happy 1 week owner for many years. I like to stay there, and have made many great trades through II.

My only concern is the new Management Company -- Capital Vacations.
We had a wonderful stay there many years ago. Talking to a childhood friend of my daughter last week and she mentioned she worked selling timeshares for them many years ago,
 
Two times in December with separate TUG members each has initially agreed to transfer their timeshare to me and then did a complete 180 and refused to honor their agreement.
 
Two times in December with separate TUG members each has initially agreed to transfer their timeshare to me and then did a complete 180 and refused to honor their agreement.
These were freebie givaways in the Free Timeshares forum? Odd they would change their mind unless someone contacted them and offered cash instead of free.
 
These were freebie givaways in the Free Timeshares forum? Odd they would change their mind unless someone contacted them and offered cash instead of free.
It looks like they were not that interested in unloading it. There are thousands of them available for free at other sites. Go for it.
 
what other sites?
 
I adopted a 1 bdrm SDO from another Tugger for the cost of LT paperwork, $250. The MF is reasonable at about $850/week.

I look forward to future trading in II with Vistana preference. Also a nice resort to stay if no trade.

When done, I plan to re-home it with another Tugger on the Tug giveaway forum so others can make memories.
 
Two times in December with separate TUG members each has initially agreed to transfer their timeshare to me and then did a complete 180 and refused to honor their agreement.
Yeah, that happens the other way around, too. A long time Tugger kept me on the hook for a few months and then said they didn’t want it. It is what it is.
 
Since my last post, we have another timeshare. Enchanted Isle in Hollywood, FL bought it sight unseen. Thanks to TUG. We only paid maintenance fee. We went there in March, it was nicer than expected! I wrote a review.
Update, we gave our week at Enchanted Isle, to another TUG member. Now we have one timeshare, down from a time we had 10 weeks at 10 resorts. Been a fun timesharing experience.
 
Hmm, I took over a Fox Run from the free timeshares forum for free, just take over MFs. And I have a Pigeon Forge one kind of in limbo waiting on Explora I think that cost $150 in resort fees. We'll see if that comes through or not. (I'm kind of assuming they'll tell me when they process it if only to get MFs).
 
Hmm, I took over a Fox Run from the free timeshares forum for free, just take over MFs. And I have a Pigeon Forge one kind of in limbo waiting on Explora I think that cost $150 in resort fees. We'll see if that comes through or not. (I'm kind of assuming they'll tell me when they process it if only to get MFs).
Why is it in limbo? I'm in the process of buying (free) an Exploria-managed Gatlinburg timeshare. Is it not as simple as completing and notarizing their paperwork with a copy of driver's license and new deed?
 
Why is it in limbo? I'm in the process of buying (free) an Exploria-managed Gatlinburg timeshare. Is it not as simple as completing and notarizing their paperwork with a copy of driver's license and new deed?
IDK, I did that and haven't gotten anything in the mail yet. IDK what the transfer time is, so I always count the "paid" or paperwork filed till you could log in or try and book "limbo time".
 
IDK, I did that and haven't gotten anything in the mail yet. IDK what the transfer time is, so I always count the "paid" or paperwork filed till you could log in or try and book "limbo time".
Ok. I thought maybe they were questioning something. Do you mind updating once you hear something from Exploria, so I'll know what to expect?
 
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