MLMarek
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- Jun 6, 2005
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Got a call on home phone from rep wanting us to attend meeting for update us on timeshare options due to changes in industry. I know my spouse & I have said not interested/hung up on people like this many times. When I asked who they were representing, claimed to be RCI. In a moment of weakness, hoping this would stop the phone calls, I agreed to attend. Hubby uses this phone # for work and the number of junk calls he gets is ridiculous.
When I got there (just me), JB escorted me to room and it turns out its a one on one meeting and there's food. Although supposedly they're not selling anything. Ok I can handle it.I ask where they got phone number and JB isn't sure, possibly from ts resort. I should have left but I was curious. Company is Allied Solutions Group and they don't represent my time share developer nor exchange companies. Allied sells an "Advantage" program, for $22k for what sounded to me like a vacation points program(I'm a weeks owner).
He asked for name address, what timeshares owned I told him, he asked some questions about how we used our properties, then he completed "registration". I signed a paper that acknowledged that Allied doesn't represent developer or exchange companies.
Turns out they're selling timeshare exit strategies. Having educated myself on Tug, I knew about all the concerns with the product: exchange availability, maintenance fees, difficulty selling, etc.
JB said due to timeshare owners complaints, the industry was required to make some changes, we should have attended a meeting with third party company such as Allied, where a "property owners disclosure" was reviewed with us, offering some additional ts use options/relief in "open enrollment" time period 2012-2016 and it was declined. I assured him we had not attended such a meeting nor received such a disclosure. He said that doesn't happen very often and went to check with coworker.
While coworker checked database, JB reviewed ts conversion options that I should have heard about during that meeting: 1. membership in Advantage program with option to exit ts ownership - my ts would go into advantage program inventory, Allied would take care of selling if wanted to go that route. Got a sheet with my maintenance fees on it & how they add up over 30 years. There was second option, but I'm too tired to remember right now.
I wouldn't want to do option 2 without speaking with hubby.
Coworker came back and said database said disclosure had been reviewed, was I sure I didn't go to a meeting?. Yes.- Ok he will check if there was a signature in the records.
Says its difficult to sell ts because developer doesn't want units selling for $1, they have right of first refusal. Huh?
JB says there might be another option but he has to wait & see about the signature.
A piece of paper appears - option 1 should have been available for $8k during 2012-2016.
If disclosure was signed, it would be full price $22k. There's also some kind of total of $30k on the paper which I didn't get to ask about because Coworker/closer comes back and says disclosure is DNR (LOL. I think he meant NR, no response). There was no signature. So there's a loophole. If I write a note that I don't recall reviewing property owners disclosure, they will take it to their supervisor. If she approves, I can get the $8k price on option 1.
I tell JB and the closer that I am not interested. I sign paper saying I decline to purchase product. Which I ask for a copy of, but did not get.
JB and I shake hands cordially , he says "hopefully you will stop getting phone calls, and you can tell TUG about what happened".
I go home & tell hubby that it was sales pitch for different timeshare product. He says "of course it was", he says they (or someone like them) call many times a week. He's mad because he's afraid there will be even more phone calls now disturbing his work. I hope he's wrong.
I gave them my name, address, cell phone, date of birth. If they call my cell phone so be it. No hubby information given out. Should I be worried?
When I got there (just me), JB escorted me to room and it turns out its a one on one meeting and there's food. Although supposedly they're not selling anything. Ok I can handle it.I ask where they got phone number and JB isn't sure, possibly from ts resort. I should have left but I was curious. Company is Allied Solutions Group and they don't represent my time share developer nor exchange companies. Allied sells an "Advantage" program, for $22k for what sounded to me like a vacation points program(I'm a weeks owner).
He asked for name address, what timeshares owned I told him, he asked some questions about how we used our properties, then he completed "registration". I signed a paper that acknowledged that Allied doesn't represent developer or exchange companies.
Turns out they're selling timeshare exit strategies. Having educated myself on Tug, I knew about all the concerns with the product: exchange availability, maintenance fees, difficulty selling, etc.
JB said due to timeshare owners complaints, the industry was required to make some changes, we should have attended a meeting with third party company such as Allied, where a "property owners disclosure" was reviewed with us, offering some additional ts use options/relief in "open enrollment" time period 2012-2016 and it was declined. I assured him we had not attended such a meeting nor received such a disclosure. He said that doesn't happen very often and went to check with coworker.
While coworker checked database, JB reviewed ts conversion options that I should have heard about during that meeting: 1. membership in Advantage program with option to exit ts ownership - my ts would go into advantage program inventory, Allied would take care of selling if wanted to go that route. Got a sheet with my maintenance fees on it & how they add up over 30 years. There was second option, but I'm too tired to remember right now.
I wouldn't want to do option 2 without speaking with hubby.
Coworker came back and said database said disclosure had been reviewed, was I sure I didn't go to a meeting?. Yes.- Ok he will check if there was a signature in the records.
Says its difficult to sell ts because developer doesn't want units selling for $1, they have right of first refusal. Huh?
JB says there might be another option but he has to wait & see about the signature.
A piece of paper appears - option 1 should have been available for $8k during 2012-2016.
If disclosure was signed, it would be full price $22k. There's also some kind of total of $30k on the paper which I didn't get to ask about because Coworker/closer comes back and says disclosure is DNR (LOL. I think he meant NR, no response). There was no signature. So there's a loophole. If I write a note that I don't recall reviewing property owners disclosure, they will take it to their supervisor. If she approves, I can get the $8k price on option 1.
I tell JB and the closer that I am not interested. I sign paper saying I decline to purchase product. Which I ask for a copy of, but did not get.
JB and I shake hands cordially , he says "hopefully you will stop getting phone calls, and you can tell TUG about what happened".
I go home & tell hubby that it was sales pitch for different timeshare product. He says "of course it was", he says they (or someone like them) call many times a week. He's mad because he's afraid there will be even more phone calls now disturbing his work. I hope he's wrong.
I gave them my name, address, cell phone, date of birth. If they call my cell phone so be it. No hubby information given out. Should I be worried?
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