Transfer America [merged]

[koty]

We have been contacted by David and Cindy MacMillan of Transfer America. They say they have a method of transferring title of a timeshare. However, when calling the office a clerk there did not know how they did it or what the fee was - must attend a meeting. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[DeniseM]

They are going to charge you $2-3,000 to "take your timeshare off your hands."

Please consider giving it away to a private individual who can use it, before you spend a cent with a company like this.

There are two places on TUG where you can give away your TS's for free (no charge for the Ads.) There are other cheap and free sites on the internet, as well.

TUG Marketplace - the only cost is your TUG membership - $15 (List it for $1 and it will automatically go in the Bargain Basement Ads.)

Bargain Deals - Totally FREE! - just write a simple post with all the pertinent info. In your post, include the following info.:

-resort name
-unit size
-season owned
-maintenance fee
-current reservations​

To make it more attractive I would:

1) Pay 2010 maintenance fees

2) Pay for the title transfer (you can get a simple professional transfer for about $100) I've used this licensed document Prep. company and the owner is a Tugger. - Note, this is my personal recommendation, not as a representative of TUG.

3) Reserve a popular holiday week in 2010 for the new owner​

Good luck!

 

[Stoneman]

Post card / Transfer America

I got one today in the mail. What do these companies do with these TS's ? Resale would be unlikely. Do these companies acquire the TS then don't pay the MF but with no assets the resort has no recourse to sue ? Like a dumping ground for TS's ? Was just wondering.

 

[DeniseM]

They charge the owner $2,000-$3,000 to take them off their hands, and then sell them on ebay for $1.

 

[theo]

Names ring a bell...

We have been contacted by David and Cindy MacMillan of Transfer America. They say they have a method of transferring title of a timeshare.

Aren't these the very same principals from another PostCard Company called Timeshare Relief, based in Torrance, CA ???

The names seem very familar --- as does the game...

 

[LannyPC]

Aren't these the very same principals from another PostCard Company called Timeshare Relief, based in Torrance, CA ???

The names seem very familar --- as does the game...

All you have to do is a Google search their phone number. It will likely show you that that phone number is tied to other Post Card Comapnies.

 

[theo]

Unnecessary...

All you have to do is a Google search their phone number. It will likely show you that that phone number is tied to other Post Card Comapnies.

I don't actually know (or want to know) the phone numbers of either entity, but there is little doubt in my mind that the named MacMillans are indeed the very same folks who are / were principals in Timeshare Relief.

All I'm uncertain about is whether the new "Transfer America" PCC is just a replacement name for Timeshare Relief, or whether both PCC's now exist contemporaneously.

 

[HudsHut]

I got the Timeshare Transfer post card earlier this week as well.

Just look at the postage rate "pre-sorted standard". That means they sent out thousands of them.

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At the meeting they will commiserate with you about how bad it is to own a timeshare and how they're doing you a great favor by "taking it off your hands".

You will have to pay them; then they may or may not actually transfer the title. You may still be stuck with the timeshare and have lost $2000 - $3000.

Ignore the phone calls and letters sent by these types of scammers.

You can put your timeshare on eBay for $1 without any help from them.
If it does not sell, (and it may not) then you must give it away, and pay the next year's maintenance fee, and the closing costs to get someone to take it.

 

[jimb476]

Has anyone done business with Transfer America? They contacted my aunt and said that they would take title of her timeshare. Her just give it to them, but she would have to pay them like $1,900.00. Does anybody know anything about them??

 

[BevL]

Here is a link to the same question about the same company that was posted about six weeks ago. Bottom line is, it's a scam.

http://tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127191&highlight="Transfer+America"

[MERGED]

 

[theo]

Scam? Well...

Bottom line is, it's a scam.

It's certainly an overly expensive (and very poor choice of method) to dispose of an unwanted timeshare, but a "scam" it's not if they get the unwanted timeshare out of the owner's name and into theirs...

 

[BevL]

It's certainly an overly expensive (and very poor choice of method) to dispose of an unwanted timeshare, but a "scam" it's not if they get the unwanted timeshare out of the owner's name and into theirs...

But that's the Big If, isn't it? And of course they all want the money up front and then if they don't take it off your hands, you're still stuck with it AND out the 2K

 

[theo]

My $0.02 worth...

But that's the Big If, isn't it? And of course they all want the money up front and then if they don't take it off your hands, you're still stuck with it AND out the 2K

It's only an "IF" when people fail to read or understand their contract language (...or fail to even bother to try to do so). There is a very clear and very obvious difference between authorizing a mere Power of Attorney to try to sell the timeshare vs. an actual transfer of ownership via the immediate preparation and recording of a valid deed in a new owner's name. Donate for a Cause, for example, (...and no, I'm certainly not endorsing DFAC or advertising for them, and in fact have no use for them at all...) does indeed promptly record full ownership change into their own name (albeit for big, upfront bucks).

I guess I feel (imho) that if someone is actually willing to pony up several thousand dollars to get "rid" of a timeshare, if they don't first make a concerted effort to thoroughly comprehend exactly what they are getting for their hard earned money, then my sympathy is somewhat limited for associated poor decisions and choices. JUst my opinion....

 

[GibbonK]

BBB rating

The BBB gives Transfer America an A rating, and says there have not been any complaints. Who do I believe?

 

[timeos2]

The BBB gives Transfer America an A rating, and says there have not been any complaints. Who do I believe?

I suggest you disregard the one that asks for money from you. The BBB won't ask. So take a guess which group will want you to give them the right to take a payment from your credit card?

THAT is the one I wouldn't trust.

 

[Merlin]

Timeshare America

Has anyone heard of Transfer America. Cindy & David MacMillan of Transfer America claims to have helped over 45,000 people get out of their Timeshares. Does anynoe know if this is a scam. They claim there is no fee. They say to call (888) 449-1915 or email transferamericachoice

Thank you, Merlin

 

[DeniseM]

They DO have an upfront fee - don't do it!

 

[simiral]

Transfer America, timeshare relief

They DO have an upfront fee - don't do it!

Transfer America is a big scam. They do charge upfront fees, promising to pay following maintenance fees but they do not. They have been transferring my timeshare since November 2010 and still have not done it. They did not pay my maintenance fees and now I am starting to work with attorney to open case against them

 

[Sailboarder65]

I have heard of a company called Keys Without Fees that takes back Wyndham deeds from folks who no longer use there ownership or simply cannot afford the burden of MF's. I know two people who have worked with them and say they paid a years worth of MF's and closing cost and the transfer was done within a couple of months. One of the few companies out there that seems to be honest and upfront.

It appears like you work for Keys Without Fees. I tracked your posts and you are either defending Brandon and Ryan Beachum, or reporting other timeshare rental or point re-seller bucketshops. You haven't reported Keys Without Fees or Point Potential, Vertice Vacations, Bid Your Inn, Optimal Owner Care, Roamba, or Wholesale Points, or whatever it is next week. Do a search of any of these companies here on TUG and it becomes real clear, real quick.

Promoting a business that is well known to be re-selling Wyndham points is not wise as its illegal and that fact is known by the owners of these companies or they wouldn't have so many names to try to confuse time share owners.

Check here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/optimal-owner-care/resorts/internet-internet-341d2.htm

Now, if you agree with this and other posts that these companies are a scam (like you've pointed out other companies on other threads) you will agree with me. If you don't agree with me and defend them, you are an employee trying to keep your job.

 

[RX8]

Shill

It appears like you work for Keys Without Fees. I tracked your posts and you are either defending Brandon and Ryan Beachum, or reporting other timeshare rental or point re-seller bucketshops. You haven't reported Keys Without Fees or Point Potential, Vertice Vacations, Bid Your Inn, Optimal Owner Care, Roamba, or Wholesale Points, or whatever it is next week. Do a search of any of these companies here on TUG and it becomes real clear, real quick.

Promoting a business that is well known to be re-selling Wyndham points is not wise as its illegal and that fact is known by the owners of these companies or they wouldn't have so many names to try to confuse time share owners.

Check here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/optimal-owner-care/resorts/internet-internet-341d2.htm

Now, if you agree with this and other posts that these companies are a scam (like you've pointed out other companies on other threads) you will agree with me. If you don't agree with me and defend them, you are an employee trying to keep your job.

Agree with you. Even before I saw your post I had noticed that Wyndexpt had trashed other upfront fee companies while singing the praise of Optimal Owner Care. Now he is singing the praise of Keys without Fees. All you need to do is look at each of their websites to know these Optimal Owner Care and Keys without Fees are related. Looks like a shill in action.

 

[theo]

Nice work, well done...

It appears like you work for Keys Without Fees. I tracked your posts and you are either defending Brandon and Ryan Beachum, or reporting other timeshare rental or point re-seller bucketshops. You haven't reported Keys Without Fees or Point Potential, Vertice Vacations, Bid Your Inn, Optimal Owner Care, Roamba, or Wholesale Points, or whatever it is next week. Do a search of any of these companies here on TUG and it becomes real clear, real quick.

Promoting a business that is well known to be re-selling Wyndham points is not wise as its illegal and that fact is known by the owners of these companies or they wouldn't have so many names to try to confuse time share owners.

Check here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/optimal-owner-care/resorts/internet-internet-341d2.htm

Now, if you agree with this and other posts that these companies are a scam (like you've pointed out other companies on other threads) you will agree with me. If you don't agree with me and defend them, you are an employee trying to keep your job.

Some admirable "sleuthing" reflected here, successfully linking all of these common parasitic life forms, with no differences among them except for their ever-changing "nom du jour".

I tip my cap to your efforts and hope that searchers on any of the ever-changing "names of the day" will find your post and be enlightenend by its' content --- hopefully before reaching for their checkbooks.

 

[Sailboarder65]

Thanks Theo and RX8! Trying to help out timeshare owners as these wolves in sheeps clothing have called me a couple times and their pitch is persuasive but not hard to deconstruct. Funny, they smear their competition as illegal and taunt others bad BBB reports but think their business is on the up and up because they think their so smart changing names every few months. That is greed and hypocrisy in action!

But, with the large number of folks they call, I'm sure the law of averages works out and they take peoples money who actually believe them or don't do their research. This will eventually get Brandon Beachum, Ryan Beachum and Jay Yadon in serious trouble.