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1/2024 UPDATE: PASSED 22 MILLION DOLLARS IN CONFIRMED CANCELLATIONS!

8/2023 UPDATE: PASSED 21 MILLION DOLLARS IN CANCELLATIONS!



This sticky will serve as a reference for threads from folks who found TUG in time to rescind their new Timeshare purchase and save thousands by discovering the resale market! note these are just threads that CONFIRM a member has found TUG in time to rescind new purchase and save money buying resale.

This is our advice article if you still have questions about the new timeshare you just bought!



Total Owners KNOWN to have been Saved: 1370
Total Dollars in CONFIRMED savings: $22,062,500



Check out our YouTube video celebrating 20 million in savings!

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1/24 - Marriott - $15k


1/24 - HGVC - $158,000 (HOLY MOLY) ($22 MILLION TOTAL REFUNDS WITH THIS CONFIRMATION!)

12/23 - HVC/DRI - $17K

12/23 - Westgate - $18k

12/23 - Marriott - $100k (WOW)

12/23 - Wyndham - $20k

12/23 - Unknown/fb - $20k

12/23 - Westgate - $16k

11/23 - Dri/HVC - $23k

11/23 - HGVC - $10k

11/23 - Hyatt - $43k

11/23 - Hyatt - $10.5k

11/23 - Dri/hvc - $30k

10/23 - Worldmark - $25k

10/23 - Wordmark - $17k

9/23 - HGVC - $32k

9/23 - Capital - $25k

8/23 - HGVC - $15.9K

8/23 - Bluegreen - $36k

8/23 - Marriott - $20k

8/23 - Holiday Inn - $20k

8/23 - Welk/Hyatt - $24k

7/23 - HGVC - $50k!

7/23 - Latitude vc - $8k

7/23 - HGVC - $23k

7/23 - Villa Gropu - $15k

7/23 - Hilton/DRI - $48k

7/23 - Westgate - $14k

7/23 - Spinnaker - $16k

7/23 - Hyatt - $16k

7/23 - bluegreen - $27k

7/23 - HIVC - $19K

6/23 - Marriott - $15k

6/23 - Marriott - $65k

6/23 - HGVC - $18k

6/23 - HGVC - $8k

6/23 - Marriott - $35k

6/23 - bluegreen - $19k

6/23 - Vidanta - $10k

6/23 - Wyndham - $21k

6/23 - Hilton - $23k

6/23 - Bluegreen - $17.5k

6/23 - Hilton - $54k

6/23 - Diamond - $12k

6/23 - Westgate - $26k

6/23 - Bluegreen - $20k

5/23 - Hyatt - $68k

5/23 - Wyndham - $17k

5/23 = Hilton - $32k

5/23 - Hilton - $10,400

5/23 - Boardwalk Resorts - $17k

4/23 - HIVC - $7K

4/23 - Wyndham - $17k

4/23 - Hilton - $33k

4/23 - Holiday Inn - $19k

4/23 - Hilton - $18k

4/23 - Marriott - $34k

4/23 - Hilton - $34k (1300th confirmed cancellation)

4/23 - Tafer/Garza - $36k

4/23 - Hilton - 17k

4/23 - Marriott Abound - $47k

4/23 - Marriott Abound - $30k

3/23 - Marriott - $41k

3/23 - Marriott - $16k

3/23 - Wyndham - $28k

3/23 - Holiday Inn - $17.5k

3/23 - HGVC - $24k

3/23 - Hyatt/Welk - $17k

2/23 - Westgate - $13k

2/23 - Hilton $16k

2/23 - HGVC - $20k

2/23 - Vistana - $22k ($20 MILLION DOLLAR REFUND THRESHOLD!!!!)

2/23 - Worldmark - $40k

2/23 - Marriott - $80k

1/23 - Palmera - $5k

1/23 - Westin - $35k

1/23 - Holiday Inn - $8.3k

1/23 - Worldmark - $25k

1/23 - Grand sirenis - $4.1k

1/23 - hilton - $10k

1/23 - westgate - $40k

1/23 - Marriott - $52k

1/23 - westgate - $21k

1/23 - Marriott - $82k

1/23 - Marriott - $35k

1/23 - Hilton - 18k

1/23 - Westin - $25k
 
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part 2!

2022 Timeshare Refunds provided by TUG!

2021 Timeshare Refunds provided by TUG!

2020 Timeshare Refunds provided by TUG!

2019 Timeshare Refunds provided by TUG!


2018 Timeshare Refunds provided by TUG!
 
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Wonderful effort, Brian. When I get a bit of time- and I'm not just on my Kindle, I will look through BSR & Mexico forums. Those should produce some savings testamonials too. I think we could get known savings over a $ million in the last 5 years.

Jim
 

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Part 4:


2017 and earlier

 
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Two separate running totals are better

what I also noticed, is that there is an equal number of folks who went to a presentation or were thinking about buying, that changed their minds and bought resale instead.

trying to figure out if thats worth adding in with the rescission or not.

It makes more sense to keep it as a separate count, especially since there aren't necessarily dollar savings associated with the mind-changers.
 

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ha, we broke 700k!
 

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This thread is a :cheer:Timeshare salesman's nightmare :banana:
 

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shame there are so many without the price listed...id bet thats another 100k easy.

least we'll keep the thread going from now on!
 

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shame there are so many without the price listed...id bet thats another 100k easy.

least we'll keep the thread going from now on!

Doesn't ARDA publish an average sales price, you could use ?
 

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eh, I dont mind using the verifiable stuff posted in threads here...its more significant (to me anyway) in an industry that seems to flourish on fuzzy math and creative marketing figures.

This way there is no question.
 

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I see you pulled my post about rescinding at Flagship Atlantic City (11/4/13). For your recordkeeping purposes, you can update the amount I saved to $9K. Thanks SO MUCH!
 

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Saved money after finding TUG.

I saved $ after finding TUG. My husband & I attended a timeshare presentation back in late Sept. The sales person was a cocky little fellow that tried to control what I said and I wouldn't play his stupid little game. So, on the way home, I read everything I found at TUG on the ipad and read all about the resale market.

With my resale purchase I get a RCI membership. So, how do I join II? I mainly am interested in buying extra last call stuff.

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With my resale purchase I get a RCI membership. So, how do I join II? I mainly am interested in buying extra last call stuff.

Mindy

You'd get an II membership the same way you got an RCI membership. Buy a resale week at an II affiliated property.

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I see you pulled my post about rescinding at Flagship Atlantic City (11/4/13). For your recordkeeping purposes, you can update the amount I saved to $9K. Thanks SO MUCH!

you are most welcome, it truly puts a smile on my (and many...many others here) face to read each and every person who finds TUG in time to discover the resale market.

I can think of no other place where one can save so much money with so little effort!
 

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But, aren't some properties, both RCI & II?

Mindy

Yes they are but there is usually a benefit to using one system over the other. For example some Starwood properties are both but Starwood has a preference with other Starwood resorts in II so just by the fact you have Starwood you are in a better position that a stronger trader to trade for another Starwood.

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15 more people we saved in 2007 alone, we are over 900,000 in savings!

should easily hit 1m after doing 08 and 09!
 

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and we broke the million mark and im only half way thru 2008 =)
 

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so close to 1.5million!
 

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broke 1.5m today!


(guess ill have to start digging through the resort specific forums next!)
 

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And now over 2m....found some on the hilton forum =)
 

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Bought Timeshare with GeoHoliday Jockey Club..

Bought Timeshare with GeoHoliday Jockey Club, but thanks to TUG I had time to recind my mistake.

I had purchased 20,000 pts with GeoHoliday fo EOY for $8700. How they convinced me is affiliation with RCI and last minute deals would only cost me 5000pts a vacation so that is 4 weeks of vacation for every 20000 pts...
 

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congratulations on finding us in time! thank you for posting the results and ive added it to the list!

Also finished going through the entire Hilton forum, we are now up to nearly 3 million dollars saved!
 

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Something interesting I noticed. I read 3 of these story's in full & then checked the stats of the original poster. All 3 never posted again after they rescinded.
They got great advice, were saved a lot of money & left, never to return. Hmmm...
 
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