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Actual Info:
The warning of swindling in timeshare resale is still
acute.
As soon as 2004 we had already published a resale
warning about fraud companies with pretended interest of buying your weeks.
After many
years this notice is still relevant, even more relevant then
before.
We received
some inquiries from timeshare holders who have got
resale offers from companies. This inquiries occur
mostly frequently, several enquiries for 1 to 2 days
from the same company, then silence for a few weeks and
then starts a new enquiry wave from a (new) company who
leads to several inquiries for us.
The offers
of companies should be always compared with the typical
tricks listed below.
Here are
some typical tricks of deceitful companies:
- the
company is mostly located in a foreign country,
often in Spain, e.g. on Gran Canary, with a
different legal system.
- the
enquiries come often per phone.
- on phone
you are set under pressure.
- the
companies send often example contracts per e-mail or
fax.
- some
contracts in German language include text portions
in Spain with respectively difficult to understand
content.
- the
offered resale prices in the past where utopian
high, often even above the wholesale price of Anfi del Mar,
whereas today the prices are more realistic.
- the
swindler try to establish a trustful relationship
and to mime the best friend who means good for you.
- possible
notary documents of the notary to whom you should
transfer money deposits could be faked.
- deposit,
security deposit or cost for anything is due before
you sign of the contract.
- after
payment of this cost additional fees are due which
you are obliged also to pay for.
A complete listing of all this
deceitful companies is not possible because permanent new companies with new
names come into existence to try one's luck.
Our tip:
Never pay deposit or fee before the purchase deal! Use a
notary of YOUR trust! Check critical enquiries always
for the here mentioned points!
The resale
private-to-private is one of the most secure proceedings
for a good resale of your Anfi weeks.
Michael Reuhl,
May 28, 2008
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Resale warning
You want to resale your timeshare usage rights?
Surly you
got recently with a steady regularity phone calls from companies which offer
extremely high prices for your Anfi weeks. Last time me was offered 27.000 EUR
for one
Anfi week which is available from Anfi Sales for Anfi members about 10.000 EUR
cheaper. When I asked the friendly lady why she offers me so much more for a
week as Anfi does the conservation was soon ended. Who sells our addresses
to those people?
Years before timeshare holders where asked for security and listing fees for
the the resale proceeding. If in the past possibly 250 EUR was demanded
nowadays they take what they can.
Timeshare holders are attracted with faked purchase contracts. First he pays
a security fee well above 1.000 EUR on a so-called notary bank account. Then
the so-called attorney or notary informs him that the contract cannot be
certified because no entry would be in the land register. The so-called
notary offers this service and requests a further payment of about 1.500 EUR.
Now the bank shows up to make the payment. But that is not possible because
the timeshare holder allegedly would have not paid the land acquisition fee.
A further payment of about 1.800 EUR to circumvent this is not seldom..
If you
have summed up the above listed cost: We have end up with 4.300 EUR.
The so cheated timeshare holder pays in sum more as the value of his
timeshare usage right !
Or have you already been invited to Spain for a 1 week stay? It sounds all
realistic: The notary purchase contract will be settled locally. Forget it!
After the arrival the so-called "custom service person" informs you by phone
for the time being that the buyer would unfortunately not be ready to make
the deal. (Do we not also know
"custom service persons" who promise the heaven on earth?).
But that would not make a difference because
an alternative would be available.
According to the experience of customer protection agencies, well above the
half of timesharing resellers will be taken in by this trick and pay for the
return of a cash-back certificate (money return guarantee). Often they pay
once more the amount they have paid originally for the timeshare usage right
in a so-called bank fond. Numerous fraud variants exist and sometimes weekly
new companies come into existence.
The "Schutzvereinigung
für Time-Sharing- und Ferienwohnrechts-Inhaber in Europa e.V." has in the
meantime a list of more than 130 companies, among them companies you are
informed to take highest caution.
As a
conclusion it can be stated that there is no such a thing as a good
functioning commercial resale market. Besides few Anfi weeks
in the past
there are near to zero weeks
traded from other resorts. Due to the current bad economic situation also
this market is broken down. The promised prices by phone cannot be real!
Serious
companies work mostly as agent and mediate between both parties (seller and
buyer) for a success provision and a fair registration fee. You will not be
forced to give up your property rights or usage rights.
The Anfi
Member Club
Deutschland e.V.supports this web site as a club
independent, serious, and word-wide private-to-private (non-commercial)
market for rent out, rent, purchase, resale, and exchange of timeshare usage
rights. In this market
agreements and contracts
are done strictly directly between both parties.
The
purchase prices are low for the moment but may rise as soon as Anfi has sold
most of the weeks. Up to
that moment a resale should be thought over thoroughly and alternatives
should be considered till the market has recovered.
To get
your right for rent or purchase you must observe some rules.
In
case you have questions do not hesitate to reach us by e-mail. We will help
you.
Reinhard Reuhl, Chairmen of
Anfi
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