LobsterHunter
TUG Member
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2012
- Messages
- 180
- Reaction score
- 30
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- Location
- East Coast..for now
- Resorts Owned
- HRA, WMH, WDW, SDO, SMV, WLR, (WFlex-no more, sold)
I have purchased multiple weeks off ebay without a problem, but in Nov of 2020, I purchased a 2br lockoff Plat+ week at HRA on ebay (seller was lasiea) and the escrow company was A Family on Vacation. I am aware the escrow company has an F rating with the BBB. The purchase price was $200 plus splitting the closing costs with seller, so another $1,000, paid to escrow. Then Covid hit, so I knew closing would take a little longer then the usual 4-6 months. After multiple follow ups and being told they were "working on it" beginning in about Aug 2021, the "escrow officer" (Jaylee) started telling me the attorney was preparing the final docs, etc. The seller had already made a Dec 2021 reservation for me and then in Sept 2021, I had to pay the 2021 MF, and did use the Dec reservation. Before I paid the MF, I was able to contact the seller through multiple google searches and verify that he was trying to sell this unit though the same escrow to me. In Dec '21, Jaylee (again) told me, by email since they do not answer the phone, that it should only be a couple more weeks. I asked the seller to make a Dec 2022 reservation for me, and he did, but that required me having to pay the 2022 MF as well. Finally in late Feb '22, after another inquiry by me, Jaylee said that "accounting" had mailed the Bahama attorney the check, and it should be closing in a 2-3 weeks. I was furious, my understanding is the Bahama attorney's won't start anything till they are paid. I emailed Jaylee (long email detailing all of the delays and 2 week closing responses) and requested the name of the attorney in the Bahamas. She either ignored or just refused to answer, no response at all. In mid April, I asked for an update, again "the attorney's are working on it, they must be on island time". I again asked for the name of the Bahama attorney, so I could verify they were working on it. Again, crickets, no response.
My thought is to email her one more time for the attorney's name and give her 5 days to respond before filing a complaint with the FL attorney general for fraud, theft, and mail fraud. And also file a complaint with the BBB. At this point I don't think I will be paying any more MF's after my '22 use (assuming it hasn't closed by Dec '22). Any other options? For $1,200 I don't think it's worth hiring a private attorney.
My thought is to email her one more time for the attorney's name and give her 5 days to respond before filing a complaint with the FL attorney general for fraud, theft, and mail fraud. And also file a complaint with the BBB. At this point I don't think I will be paying any more MF's after my '22 use (assuming it hasn't closed by Dec '22). Any other options? For $1,200 I don't think it's worth hiring a private attorney.