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man paid more than $4,000 to sell his timeshare, but a deal never materialized

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The article and the details are a little confusing. It says that Russelburg paid TSET to sell his TS but TSET is a company aimed at helping owners get out of their TS contracts, not selling the timeshares.

On a side note, has anyone checked out the two websites that were mentioned in the article timesharescamhotline.com or reformtimeshare.org?
 

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The company behind this complaint is Timeshare Exit Team. The customer paid them over two years ago yet they still own the timeshare. Timeshare Exit Team blames the developers for the delay.

While the customer claims they were told that there was a 180 day money back guarantee, Timeshare Exit Team blames it on a vendor with "Unfortunately, there was some confusion by this customer regarding the time frame detailed in our contract and a separate agreement that one of our third-party vendors had made with her." . They dispute that they ever had a 180 day money back guarantee by saying "Timeshare Exit Team has never had a 180-day guarantee and we’re very sorry for any frustrations this may have caused. We have clarified this and she has related that she understands Timeshare Exit Team’s time frame." What Timeshare Exit doesn't say is that their website outlines their money back guarantee of 18 months, a timeframe that they still didn't meet with this customer.

The BBB had a recent alert which stated "On November 28, 2018, BBB recognized a pattern of complaints from consumers regarding contract, customer service, and guarantee or warranty issues. Consumers allege the business does not provide adequate updates regarding their cases and does not provide the “100% guarantee” refund.". You can read Timeshare Exit Team's response at the BBB.


Timeshare Exit Team is still listed as a "Dave Ramsey Recommended" business at his website.
 
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This incident is why Tugs members and Tugs readers needs to spread the word about this website. This one incident may have or could have been avoided if this person, had read the TUG website about upfront fees in selling their timeshare ....IMO.

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Good that this company is targeted as opportunistic ripoffs.
Bad that they were endorsed by Dori Monson, a major talk show host in Seattle, known for going after scams, government waste and hates AG Ferguson.
AG Ferguson who wants to be the next governor also has brought suit on the US president over 50 times, so I wouldn't hold my breath.
 
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