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I am considering selling my timeshare on eBay, which offers several services for assisting sellers. I was wondering if anyone has used these services, or has an opinion of their value based on the description:

Superlister -- for $15, this service offers to give your listing a professional look.

Valuation Estimator -- for $35, you get an estimate of your timeshare's worth, based on the resort, week, and number of bedrooms.

Closing Services -- no information on fees. This service uses Chicago Title's National Timeshare Division to handle the closing.

Since I know didly squat about selling timeshares, I'm thinking $50 for the first two services would be worth the several hours of work required to performs these tasks on my own. I also know that I'll need some closing company to complete the sale, and, unless I have a specific reason for thinking otherwise, would consider any company as good as the other.

I would greatly appreciate anyone's insight on the above. Thanks.
 
My $0.02 worth.....

While I don't use eBay for timeshare matters, personally, I think that the following are still valid observations / opinions:

1. An informed or experienced timeshare buyer may very well prefer to select and use his/her own closing company (I certainly know that I would). Many eBay sellers dictate and require the use of specific closing companies with which they have internal or contractual "arrangements". Some of these closing companies are....."less than stellar". I'd let the buyer have some input of his/her own into the matter, particularly since they are likely the ones paying those closing costs. If the buyer has no preference, you could always refer them to the eBay associated closing services.

2. If it's an auction, why pay eBay for a "valuation"? What does eBay know about timeshare value anyhow? (aside from sales history which may or may not be current, may or may not be a truly direct and accurate comparison -- and which you can view on your own at the site in any case anyhow). It's your money, but I'm not sure it sounds like great value to me. If you intend to sell with a "reserve" figure, a very few minutes spent looking at the range of prices for comparable units on timeshare sites like TUG, MyResortNetwork, and RedWeek will give you a pretty clear picture of price range TODAY. If you're selling with "no reserve", what do you care about obtaining a valuation anyhow? The market will find its own level.

3. I can't comment on "superlister" features (do you get fries with that?). For $15, however, it may be money well spent if you don't want to get overly involved in ad construction and presentation yourself.

Good luck.
 
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theo said:
While I don't use eBay for timeshare matters, personally, I think that the following are still valid observations / opinions:

1. An informed or experienced timeshare buyer may very well prefer to select and use his/her own closing company (I certainly know that I would). Many eBay sellers dictate and require the use of specific closing companies with which they have internal or contractual "arrangements". Some of these closing companies are....."less than stellar". I'd let the buyer have some input of his/her own into the matter, particularly since they are likely the ones paying those closing costs. If the buyer has no preference, you could always refer them to the eBay associated closing services.

2. If it's an auction, why pay eBay for a "valuation"? What does eBay know about timeshare value anyhow? (aside from sales history which may or may not be current, may or may not be a truly direct and accurate comparison -- and which you can view on your own at the site in any case anyhow). It's your money, but I'm not sure it sounds like great value to me. If you intend to sell with a "reserve" figure, a very few minutes spent looking at the range of prices for comparable units on timeshare sites like TUG, MyResortNetwork, and RedWeek will give you a pretty clear picture of price range TODAY. If you're selling with "no reserve", what do you care about obtaining a valuation anyhow? The market will find its own level.

3. I can't comment on "superlister" features (do you get fries with that?). For $15, however, it may be money well spent if you don't want to get overly involved in ad construction and presentation yourself.

Good luck.
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Thank you. That's the type of feedback I'm looking for. Anyone else care to chime in?
 
I've never use "Superlister" but the key to getting your moneys worth when selling a TS on Ebay is to have a good ad. If superlister will help you do so then it may be worth the money.

Good Luck
 
I've never used Superlister either but am suspect as to what that is. I bet you still have to prepare the listing and that's the most critical part. If you're listing isn't good, I'm guessing that the Superlister thing will be like putting lipstick on a pig, and is probably a waste of money. I sure wouldn't pay Ebay to value your TS. The value of Ebay is the huge (i.e. largest in the world) market that they will bring to your listing for a very small listing fee. If you prepare a good ad (look at the other good ones out there and do something similar) and price it right, it should sell for a fair value. I would never put a reserve on it - that just discourages people from bidding, but I would specify a minimum bid (i.e. the minimum amount that you're willing to sell it for) and also a Buy It Now amount for someone to buy it immediately (i.e. the highest price you thing it will bring). I'd also make it a 10 day listing so it'll have a lot of time to be seen. Regarding the closing company, you can specify that you'll use any reputable closing company the buyer wants and that's an advantage to the buyer since most sellers inflate the closing costs on Ebay. If it's a good TS in a good season and you do all that, Ebay should get it sold for you.
 
I'll chime.

If it is your intention to sell through the site known for the lowest prices, basically give-away prices, and attracts that type of buyer, then eBay would be the place.
 
Sella-Sella-Sella.

Humu said:
I would greatly appreciate anyone's insight on the above.
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When I sell stuff via eBay, I like the listing & the picture arrangement, etc., to look nice but not too nice. That is, not too slick & professional. I want the "body language" of the entire item & item description to convey that it's being sold by a regular walking-around person, not some broker or company or agency. So I skip SuperLister & all that fancy stuff. I use a simple but attractive HTML template my nephew gave me that's easy to use & results in a nice look.

I'm no timeshares expert, but I know enough about their values in general & about the values of mine in particular that I don't need to spring for $35 to get somebody else's opinion. Plus, any time I put an item for sale on eBay with a low opening bid amount & no reserve, The Great eBay Marketplace will automatically fix the item's value at that particular buying-selling moment. That's the beauty of auction sales.

Not only that, if I start out with a low opening bid amount + no reserve & over 7 days get zero bids, it's not an entirely wasted effort. I know the item's true value is Zero Dollars & Zero Cents & so I can put it in the dippy dumpster or give it to poor people with no regrets.

When I sell timeshares -- correction, timeshare (I've only ever sold 1, & that was via TUG ad, not eBay) -- I've let the buyer pick & pay for the closing services agency. If the buyer wants a recommendation, then I suggest Timeshare Transfer Inc. or Timeshare Closing Services Inc. or JRA Services Inc.

Good luck.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
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