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wonder what scammer or salesperson we upset this week?

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now THAT is something ive not seen before...holy smokes.
 

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Is this the new official TUG dog??

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:ponder: something suspicious about that one...im calling photoshop
 

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Thank you for sharing this! I am a bit tired and grumpy this morning and this brought a smile to my face and a good couple of laughs. :banana: I love me some TUG. <3
 

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Business cant be all that bad, I spotted this guy driving a caddy today.

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That may be a Caddy but that model is almost 20 years old. Maybe he will upgrade once he gets the money rolling in.

I think this guy is new to the business. I Googled the phone number - absolutely nothing on the internet. Just goes to show you that anyone can start an exit company. This guy probably works out of the back seat of his car. You'll probably see him next driving slowly through resort parking lots.
 
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That may be a Caddy but that model is almost 20 years old. Maybe he will upgrade once he gets the money rolling in.
<snip> This guy probably works out of the back seat of his car. You'll probably see him next driving slowly through resort parking lots.
Wrong kind of car. It should be a Lincoln.
 

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They must have had someone decline their services because the person had found TUG. They got mad and put up all this rant. To even go to the extent to create a YouTube video about it and then all of the comments seem to be from others that work either in their office or in the same cancellation industry.
 

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oh its absolutely either a scammer or a salesperson....

noone has that level of free time or hatred to go out and make something like that without a bone to pick. I feel honored that we caused some slimeball that much pain and suffering to waste countless hours of their time to do this =)

,more time spent not ripping off owners!
Agree with you 100% ! When a person takes that much time to lie, and attempt to smear a website totally dedicated to preventing people from being scammed. Along with its members participation, of their own accounts of being scammed, or almost being scammed . Outing dirt bags, such as the low life that wrote that ! Thanks to all at TUG, and members. We are all in this together ! !
 

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You could likely report the YouTube channel as its name and profile image could lead some to believe it is Officially a TUG channel.
 

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You could likely report the YouTube channel as its name and profile image could lead some to believe it is Officially a TUG channel.
I'd bet Disney would tell them to shut it down since they illegally used a cut from a Disney cartoon with Donald Duck.
 

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My two cents is it is just good publicity for TUG, nothing more. The posts following the question are all from loyal TUGGers like me and just reinforce that TUG is a real service. However, for those that post replies, it is a good practice to avoid insults and such. Just reply factual and without offending. The response is far more credible.
 

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I'd bet Disney would tell them to shut it down since they illegally used a cut from a Disney cartoon with Donald Duck.
Perhaps, but I often see small cuts from major blockbuster movies in many vlogs and videos I watch on YouTube.
 

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“Timeshare Elimination Service “

sounds kind of ominous - in a Tony Saprano sort of way .
- especially when found on a big Caddie with a padded roof.

LOL
 
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Am I correct about Time share ownership being for a limited time? I have two that expire after 25 years but my World Mark can pass to my children and grand children.
 

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Am I correct about Time share ownership being for a limited time? I have two that expire after 25 years but my World Mark can pass to my children and grand children.

Some expire / some do not .

Mexican ones are often 25 year RTU / right to use - no deed.

Worldmark is not deeded - you own part of the Club - in a points format .
but your ownership does not expire . Worldmark has flexible use value and a positive
dollar resale value .

Some TS are deeded with a specific unit and week to use / or these specifics underlies a float or point use . These do not expire and may require a deed transfer at the local county
level when sold so that the new owner has a clear title .

There can be further nuances .
 

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“Timeshare Elimination Service “

sounds kind of ominous - in a Tony Saprano sort of way .
- especially when found on a big Caddie with a padded roof.

LOL

The word "Elimination" also has a meaning, in a rather, uh, "crappy" sort of way. :eek::p:cool:

Dave
 

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Perhaps, but I often see small cuts from major blockbuster movies in many vlogs and videos I watch on YouTube.
Disney doesn't allow anybody to use their copyrighted material. Ever. The only one who has anything similar to Donald Duck is the Oregon Ducks and they have permission.
 

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feel free to report the video to youtube/google...there is usually a link on the video page itself for such purposes.
 

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That may be a Caddy but that model is almost 20 years old. Maybe he will upgrade once he gets the money rolling in.

I think this guy is new to the business. I Googled the phone number - absolutely nothing on the internet. Just goes to show you that anyone can start an exit company. This guy probably works out of the back seat of his car. You'll probably see him next driving slowly through resort parking lots.

I wonder how the scammer would enjoy calls from timeshare owners who seem to have unending questions that take hours of his time! Maybe if this guy got enough calls from people who understand his real business, he wouldn't have time to actually suck in innocent owners that don't know better.
 

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I hadn't noticed this thread until today. Made me laugh! I agree with RX8 - almost certainly runs one of the pay-up-front timeshare exit companies, and probably an attorney.
You got into a Timeshare Nightmare, and like many, you wish to get rid of it.....you were deceit by a smart and malicious timeshare seller at some resort on your last vacations. Hundreds of people were lied and almost forced to sign up a permanent contract.....

The moderators' JOB is ...to impede those new users, or smart users bring new ideas that could work well to get people out their timeshare contracts legally....

There is no way you could legally cancel a timeshare contract — a strong assertion written by Brian Rogers ..... There are timeshare users that have asserted the opposite; nonetheless, they were banned from TUG2 because of promoting attorneys to others....

The moderator barks.... to drive off the “visitors” that bring new ideas.....

we were TUGGERS too, and maybe we joined Redweek as well, but now that we realize about our mistake we have created our tiny Blog

And one of the "unknown" commenters
....I had a very tough lesson, and I learned how to avoid scams and with the help of my attorney I got out of the Timeshare Contract. It took more than five months of efforts and money, but it finally worked.
My recommendation to all of you is: Hire an attorney and get out of TUG2 as soon as possible.
His rhetoric sounds very familiar. I think he tried to shill himself in the Buying/Selling/Renting forum within the last 6 months, along with one or two new members who happened to stop by to lend support. I recall attempts to post success stories, and contact information. It didn't go well for him.
 
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