Holiday Auctions??

[hibbert6]

I'm looking at an auction by Holiday Group - also known as "Holiday Auctions". They claim to own the timeshares they're selling (they probably do) but they don't use a closing service - well, they do, but it's their own "Holiday Closing Services" and there's no escrow or closing fees - just resort transfer and government recording fees.

1. Is it safe to not use escrow?

2. They also say to expect to wait 6-8 months for the deed. Is that typical in Hawaii???

3. Anybody familiar with this company?

Dave

 

[tombo]

If they won't close the sale using a bonded ,licensed, closing company that puts your money in escrow, tell them to forget it. I have purchased over 20 timeshares resale and the only time I got ripped off was when they told me not to worry, they would save me time and money closing it themselves as they did with hundreds of sales. I paid in full and they never ever delivered my week I purchased. Too many deals out there to take a chance on a company that won't work with you. Use a bonded closing company with escrow or no sale period is my best advice.

 

[Wishiwasatthebeach]

Time amount to close by Holiday

A Hawaiian resort that Holiday has for sale, that I purchased recently from an owner, lists the time it takes to close is approx 6-8 months. My purchase took 1.5 months from the time we started escrow until recording. I don't know why they showed the description with such a long time to close. This is not one of those resort that has ROFR.

 

[sfwilshire]

If this is the Holiday Group on the west coast, they have a good reputation. They do overcharge a bit on the closing, so factor that into the cost. They sometimes make errors in their listings, but have a decent reputation for making things right.

I've bought three units from them. Two went without a hitch. The third dragged on for a year and they finally decided they didn't have clear title and refunded my money. I was very sad, since I REALLY wanted the property.

Do a search and you'll find several previous discussions of them. Mostly fairly positive.

Sheila

 

[Kona Lovers]

Our experience with Holiday Group has been mixed. We've had three Hawaii transactions with them. Two were purchased from them directly, and cleared in a matter of about 2 1/2 months. One transaction was an ebay auction that took about 5 months to settle. I'd do business with them again directly, but have shied away from their ebay items.

Marty

 

[rickandcindy23]

I just had a huge ordeal with Holiday over a misleading eBay ad. They came through in the end, but it was very difficult to communicate with Donna. She was rather like a broken record with her responses. "Hey, your ad says one thing, you say another, but I want what your ad says......"

It was a BLUE week at a resort we love and have owned for a long time. No one would buy that week from them, so I at least appreciate the value of the place.

 

[JoeMid]

• HG will make good (or return your money) on whatever is in print, work with them, ignore the poster above who says don't.
• HG eBay auctions are what they couldn't get sold otherwise.
• Donna is overworked and gives TERRIBLE customer service.
• I've had problems with HG, Donna in particular, but they've always been resolved to my satisfaction.
• It's always the case that you should just take into account CC in the total purchase price, if it's all listed you have nothing to complain about.

 

[nazclk]

Holiday group

they do resolve issues, however it takes a long time while they have YOUR money, I wonder if it was the other way around how quick would they take care of the problem