SO bought under pressure and then couldn't sell
Westgate Timeshare Resort Issues
Date of Incident: 2/24/2000
Trying to find e-mail addresses of Westgate, I found you article about the experience you had with Westgate. Well, you give thanks to God because at the end you didn't buy. I did. And I did because not only I thought it was nice to have a week in a time share but also because they sold me the idea that it was a good investment.
Well, it wasn't. After more than a year paying the monthly payments I decided to sale. Westgate said that they were not able to sale my unit until all the new units were sold. The sales woman who attended me (I had also more than 3 hours of convincement with her for purchasing) recommended me a company in Miami. This company assured me that in max. 30 days, it would be sold but that I should have to pay in advance $400 and I did.
A year passed and the week in the resort was impossible to be sold. So at the end I said to Westgate take your unit and I will accept to loose everything I have paid. That option was not acceptable because for doing so I should have to pay closing charges (lawyer, notary, etc.), so I had to pay almost $600 to give the unit back. If not, I would have a red mark in the financial world of the United States.
But I looked today at the Westgate articles because last October I bought a package offered by The Travel Box and due to the inefficiency of its employees, I lost the air reservations I made at the beginning of the year for the only week I have off from my job. My first calls were made to Miami; then suddenly when I call to new numbers they sent me, happens that this Travel Box is part of Westgate Resorts (CFI), who once again are making my life misserable.
So, feel ok, that you only suffered 3 terrible hours (I know what ther are, definetely). I have lost thousands of dollars because of them.
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