vigor1/bchs
newbie
My husband and I have been scammed during a recent stay at Wyndham Old Town Alexandria. We went to the owner update (supposedly 30 minutes) and wound up spending over four hours. While we should have walked away, we did not.
We own three timeshares with Wyndham, RCI, and Bluegreen and have enjoyed being a part of timeshare users. Other than not getting exactly the resort we have wanted, very few problems have occurred. I think our key has been flexibility.
At the outset of our meeting at Wyndham, we told Alex Suied and Jesse Vaughn that "we could not and would not spend another dime on timeshares." Mr. Suied suggested that the only advantageous matter he could help with would be to move all of our timeshare points into the Wyndham umbrella. He was in and out of the room with us, coming back to say that it was doable and would move us into VIP status with many benefits. He later came back and said the manager had agreed and that by just moving our points to Wyndham we would qualify for VIP. We signed a lengthy contract - by that time we were tired and he kept talking as we were signing, saying "we're almost done and you'll be out of here in just a few mintues." Never in the course of our conversation did he mention $25,000or more for a new timeshare in National Harbor. We were not offered a tour of National Harbor.
In early February we received a bill from Bank of America (an inactive card for two years) for $25,000, a charge from Wyndham as they had reactivated our MasterCard. (I thought that was totally against the law). We talked to Bank of America and Wyndham and yesterday received a bill from BA for $14,000 plus. I feel certain this is a ploy to get us to pay half and then soon we will be billed for more. We have written Wyndham, BA, Federal Trade Commission, AGs for Virginia and Florida. What else can we do? I have read horror stories on line.
We have had the highest credit rating and I feel that is about to change. Can you share any advice? Do you know if others have had similar problems, especially at Old Town Alexandria.
Thank you for any advice and help you can give us.
We own three timeshares with Wyndham, RCI, and Bluegreen and have enjoyed being a part of timeshare users. Other than not getting exactly the resort we have wanted, very few problems have occurred. I think our key has been flexibility.
At the outset of our meeting at Wyndham, we told Alex Suied and Jesse Vaughn that "we could not and would not spend another dime on timeshares." Mr. Suied suggested that the only advantageous matter he could help with would be to move all of our timeshare points into the Wyndham umbrella. He was in and out of the room with us, coming back to say that it was doable and would move us into VIP status with many benefits. He later came back and said the manager had agreed and that by just moving our points to Wyndham we would qualify for VIP. We signed a lengthy contract - by that time we were tired and he kept talking as we were signing, saying "we're almost done and you'll be out of here in just a few mintues." Never in the course of our conversation did he mention $25,000or more for a new timeshare in National Harbor. We were not offered a tour of National Harbor.
In early February we received a bill from Bank of America (an inactive card for two years) for $25,000, a charge from Wyndham as they had reactivated our MasterCard. (I thought that was totally against the law). We talked to Bank of America and Wyndham and yesterday received a bill from BA for $14,000 plus. I feel certain this is a ploy to get us to pay half and then soon we will be billed for more. We have written Wyndham, BA, Federal Trade Commission, AGs for Virginia and Florida. What else can we do? I have read horror stories on line.
We have had the highest credit rating and I feel that is about to change. Can you share any advice? Do you know if others have had similar problems, especially at Old Town Alexandria.
Thank you for any advice and help you can give us.