Highway Adventures USA DBA Timeshare Trust

[rhkerr66]

I received an email in response to my ad to sell for $1.00. The following is the text:

"Please don't take this response to your ad as an insult. My company provides a service that may or may not be for you. If not please pardon this letter. If you have tried to sell without luck you're not alone, there are thousands of timeshares for sell on the Internet. My service is fast and simple. You pay a $375 service fee and in 4 to 6 weeks your timeshare will be transferred into my companies name. No more maintenance fees, real estate taxes, club dues or assessments. If your unit is deeded in the United States and is paid in full and all fees are current then it qualifies. Contact information is below."

Greg Galloway
1018 16th Avenue NW
Surfside Beach SC 29575
Fax 866-212-2848
[email removed-DeniseM Moderator]

Anyone heard of this company or this guy? Seeking your advice.

 

[FlyerBobcat]

I received an email in response to my ad to sell for $1.00. The following is the text:

"Please don't take this response to your ad as an insult. My company provides a service that may or may not be for you. If not please pardon this letter. If you have tried to sell without luck you're not alone, there are thousands of timeshares for sell on the Internet. My service is fast and simple. You pay a $375 service fee and in 4 to 6 weeks your timeshare will be transferred into my companies name. No more maintenance fees, real estate taxes, club dues or assessments. If your unit is deeded in the United States and is paid in full and all fees are current then it qualifies. Contact information is below."

Greg Galloway
1018 16th Avenue NW
Surfside Beach SC 29575
Fax 866-212-2848
[email removed-DeniseM Moderator]

Anyone heard of this company or this guy? Seeking your advice.

As you will see all over the place on TUG,

Most important rule: Never pay an up-front fee in an effort to sell your week! Whether the fee is called an appraisal fee, a market analysis fee, a marketing fee, an advertising fee or some other type of fee, the result, historically, has been the same for all who have reported here about their experiences.

Taken from:
http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44

 

[jdb0822]

Couple quick notes, just doing a quick internet search on the internet shows that address belonging to several businesses, not the one you mention.

2nd, the "fax" number is actually a clothing store in New York City.

apparently he gave you that fake info to appear to be legit. He is without question a scam.

Any reputable reseller, etc would have a REAL physical address, a phone number, not just a fax, etc.

 

[rhkerr66]

Excellent Service. I now know who this gentleman is as well as his partner, Ken Grover. After reviewing the recommendations of TUG members I contacted Mr. Galloway and, since I am in Surfside Beach for the winter, it was easy for me to arrange to see them in their office. They really do have an office where they say they do.

To make a long story short, they did exactly what they promised and since we and my TS are located in the same county (Horry) the transfer of my deed to their Company, Highway Adventures USA, was completed in 8 days. I visited their office this morning, picked up copies of the documents, legal and otherwise, paid their fee and am now a nonowner of week 7. Also, when I returned home I logged into the County real estate transfer website and there it was, my property had REALLY been transferred to Highway Adventures. I even saw a letter and check notifying my TS that ownership had changed and the transfer fee check was with it.

They get my highest rating for honesty and for being gentlemen.

PS: They are looking for more TS properties - same deal.

 

[e.bram]

I fthe fee is not upfront, but only when the "job" is done? What is the problem? The question is how do you when the "job" is done. Could use some help there from TUGGERS.

 

[rhkerr66]

The job is done when you have a copy of the recorded deed transferring ownership from you to the buyer/grantee. (And, in my case, checking with the county recorder where the TS is located.)

 

[e.bram]

Sounds good. How do I contact them? Anybody else ready to share expierence about them.
Also, does the fee include the transfer fee to the TS, to let the HOA the proper party and address to bill for the MFs

 

[SBK]

Can you spell "SHILL?"

Excellent Service. I now know who this gentleman is as well as his partner, Ken Grover. After reviewing the recommendations of TUG members I contacted Mr. Galloway and, since I am in Surfside Beach for the winter, it was easy for me to arrange to see them in their office. They really do have an office where they say they do.

To make a long story short, they did exactly what they promised and since we and my TS are located in the same county (Horry) the transfer of my deed to their Company, Highway Adventures USA, was completed in 8 days. I visited their office this morning, picked up copies of the documents, legal and otherwise, paid their fee and am now a nonowner of week 7. Also, when I returned home I logged into the County real estate transfer website and there it was, my property had REALLY been transferred to Highway Adventures. I even saw a letter and check notifying my TS that ownership had changed and the transfer fee check was with it.

They get my highest rating for honesty and for being gentlemen.

PS: They are looking for more TS properties - same deal.

Let me get this straight -- he is in Surfside Beach, yet he asks his brand new TUG buddies to check this company out? :hysterical:

And he contacted them AFTER reviewing the sterling endorsements (see above) of said Tuggers and he engages them to take his timeshare off his hands? :rofl:

And on Sunday morning, this fine company is open so that he can go pick up his paperwork?

Just yesterday I came into possession of a fine bridge over the Potomac River. What am I bid to transfer it into your name by next Monday?

 

[jdb0822]

rhkerr66 is a scam artist. He is the company that he posted.

He actually said he "followed the advice of TUG" and went thru with it. Yea, right. The advice in this thread clearly said "DONT DO IT".

Scammers like this NEVER have a REAL physical address, cause if they did, they'd have plenty of broken bones from the people that they have scammed hunting them down!

 

[TUGBrian]

I certainly hope this doesnt turn into the one theory someone came up with some time ago regarding a fictional business, transferring all the deeds into the business name...then dissolving the business or filing for bankrupcy thus walking away from all the deeds and leaving the resorts hanging.

I have been fearful of that particular idea ever since it was posted, that would just be a disaster if executed on a large scale.

 

[rhkerr66]

TUGBrian,

Finally someone honest is identified and you (and JDB0822 and SBK) want to discourage others from possibly using their services? This is really a disservice to all TUGGS. If there is anyway possible to convince you this positive transaction happened (for the benefit of others) please let me know. Please go to www.horrycounty.org, click on Departments, click on Register of Deeds, click on Register of Deeds again, click on Register of Deeds one more time, click on Accept, click on Book and Page, enter book # 3385 - page # 2278. Click on Search Records. You will find the transaction listed.

Sincerely, Roger H. Kerr

 

[Bill4728]

TUGBrian,

Finally someone honest is identified and you (and JDB0822 and SBK) want to discourage others from possibly using their services? This is really a disservice to all TUGGS. If there is anyway possible to convince you this positive transaction happened (for the benefit of others) please let me know. Please go to www.horrycounty.org, click on Departments, click on Register of Deeds, click on Register of Deeds again, click on Register of Deeds one more time, click on Accept, click on Book and Page, enter book # 3385 - page # 2278. Click on Search Records. You will find the transaction listed.

Sincerely, Roger H. Kerr

IMHO, The practice of transferring a deed to a bogus company to get rid of your ownership should be illegal!! The fact that you have come here asking advice then still when ahead and transferred your title with the sole purpose of sticky the HOA with a company which has no way to continue to pay the MFs is at the very least highly unethical.

Go AWAY!!

 

[djs]

I received an email in response to my ad to sell for $1.00. The following is the text:

"Please don't take this response to your ad as an insult. My company provides a service that may or may not be for you. If not please pardon this letter. If you have tried to sell without luck you're not alone, there are thousands of timeshares for sell on the Internet. My service is fast and simple. You pay a $375 service fee and in 4 to 6 weeks your timeshare will be transferred into my companies name. No more maintenance fees, real estate taxes, club dues or assessments. If your unit is deeded in the United States and is paid in full and all fees are current then it qualifies. Contact information is below."

Ads are so much more professional when there aren't gramatical mistakes in them.

 

[rhkerr66]

Bill, You must be one miserable person.

 

[rhkerr66]

e bram,

email me at rhkerr@msn.com or call me at 843 828 0086 and I will give you the phone numbers and emails to contact Highway Adventures. It won't cost you anything to find out for yourself. There are a lot of bitter people on TUG which suprises me. I thought we could reasonably share our problems and experiences but apparently that isn't so.

 

[TUGBrian]

anytime someone provides a solution that just sounds too good to be true, people are going to be skeptical.

Im not saying that what you are promoting is a scam of some sort, Im merely expressing my hope that its not.

 

[rhkerr66]

I'm not promoting anything - my problem has been taken care of. Just thought the forum was, among other things, to share experiences both bad and good. I learned not to trust anybody and not to pay upfront from TUG members. I didn't trust them (I do now) and I didn't pay upfront. Matter of fact, I drew up my own agreement and we both signed it. I was lucky to be in the same city as Highway Adventures since I spend my winters here in a rental. The Highway Adventures guys didn't know this since my info reflected my WV address. They picked my info from the Charlotte, NC Craigs List. As for Bill, he says his opinions are his personal opinions and my suggestion is that he keep them to himself. He must have had a lot of personal bad experiences. As for DJS, please edit my comments and correct my grammatical mistakes. As for jdb, no, he's too dumb to comment on.

 

[e.bram]

The taking over of a reservation system by a managment compeny(Wyndham) when converting to points to give their points members an advantage over those floating weeks owners by glomming up the best weeks for their systemwide points owners at the expense of those long owning float weeks owners should be illegal. If not it is at least unethical.
According to some posters selling ones weeks to lighten ones MF burden is unethical and should be illegal.

 

[Dave M]

Yes, this forum is for sharing experiences. However, the Posting Rules for this BBS clearly prohibit personal attacks of the type that are rampant in this thread. Accordingly, I am closing this thread. Please do not open a new thread on this topic.