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		<title>Wall Street Journal Feature on Timeshare Troubles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal recently (April 2012) aired a video about the difficulty of selling timeshares. According to the WSJ, an estimated 50% of owners are behind on their payments. A few notes from the video: The average cost for maintenance fees is around $730 per year, which has been steadily increasing year to year. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/wsj-trouble-selling-timeshare/</link>
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		<title>Carlsbad Timeshare Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Timeshare owners are not owners, they are suckers. The Carlsbad Timeshare has been a nightmare of an investment. Since inheriting it we have tried to sell it, bank it, and exchange it and this year we tried to rent it to no avail. The literature makes it sound like there is all this flexibility, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/carlsbad-timeshare/</link>
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		<title>My Silverleaf Timeshare Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One visitor to our site shares his experience with Silverleaf timeshare, and the research she did following the timeshare purchase. Here&#8217;s her story: I bought two units from Silverleaf in 2010. In both sales presentations the salespeople told me the units were an investment I could realize income from, and would be a great business [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/silverleaf-timeshare-experience/</link>
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		<title>A Grandview Tour and Promise of Free Show Tickets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As this Australian reader points out, the tickets are not really &#8220;free&#8221;: We arrived on Monday 13th June 2011 and promised &#8220;free&#8221; show tickets and lunch if we attend a presentation and showing of a Luxury Resort, which we foolishy accepted as Show Tickets were very Expensive. We were picked up and taken to GrandView [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/grandview-tour/</link>
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		<title>Sedpma Pines Timeshare &#8211; Difficult Time Exchanging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read one owner&#8217;s experience with buying a Sedpma Pines Timeshare: When I bought my time share at Sedpma Pines, RCI assured me that availability was not a problem because only members of the program can access the timeshares. I have since learned that availability is a serious problem, RCI engages in the practice of skimming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/sedpma-pines-timeshare/</link>
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		<title>El Cid in Cozumel Timeshare Maintenance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We bought this TS in 2003 and have been paying on it regularly except maintenance fees. In 2009, we received sporadic bills for maintenance fees. I called to get a payoff and was told they were written off. Never could get hold of the timeshare comapny. Did not receive any letter or calls. Never received [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/el-cid-in-cozumel-timeshare-maintenance/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Village in the Berkshires Exchange Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we bought they talked us into buying in March, which was red and cheaper then the month we wanted (which was August &#8211; also red). We paid close to 20,000 dollars. The salesman promised us that every year we will be able to exchange for August the month we actually wanted. It was ok [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/vacation-village-berkshires/</link>
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		<title>Grandview Las Vegas Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following experience was shared via a reader of our website, and is an account of both their stay at the Luxor hotel and their timeshare presentation at the Grandview Las Vegas Our experience was a total joke. This must be the most unprofessional bunch of Dorsal Fins we have ever met. Here is my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/grandview-las-vegas-tour/</link>
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		<title>ResortCom Timeshare Foreclosure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does anyone have experience stopping payment on ResortCom Timeshare, specifically the Veilla Del Palmar Resort? A reader of our site posed the following question about foreclosing on ResortCom timeshare: My husband and I purchased a time share several years ago and are still paying on the outrageous balance plus maintenance fees. We have recently found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/resortcom-timeshare-foreclosure/</link>
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		<title>Why is the government doing nothing about timeshare scams?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reader poses an interesting question he wanted to share with our readers: Why is the government doing nothing about timeshare scams? Time shares are not real estate or investments, they are nothing but empty space. In addition to my first question, how many time share owners does it take to keep up the maintenance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/government-regulate-timeshare-scams/</link>
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		<title>Lando Resorts Corporation (Berkley Group)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is an account from a Canadian reader whose parents were solicited by Lando Resorts Corporation: My parents, who live in Canada, were scammed by Lando Resorts Corporation, who is under the Berkley Group umbrella. In February 2011, they were sold a vacation package over the phone which did not mention that they were required [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/lando-resorts-corporation-berkley-group/</link>
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		<title>Reef Village Ambergise Caye, Belize Timeshare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I own in Belize and when I went there this year to use my points to stay they gave me a bill for several thousand dollars as though I were renting. Now that I refuse to pay the bill they will not let me book this years reservation. The first day I arrived there was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/reef-village-belize-timeshare/</link>
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		<title>Xanadu Timeshare Grand Bahamas Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following Xanadu Timeshare Experience was shared by a reader of this website: RCI and Xanadu Hotel in Grand Bahamas August 2011 We are RCI members and just took our one week vacation for the first time. We went to Freeport on Grand Bahamas Island. RCI is sending people to a miserable place and will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/xanadu-timeshare/</link>
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		<title>Property Donation Group Reviews</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A contributor to our website, Nikki, left the following comment regarding an email she received from Property Donation Group. In light of this comment I thought I would open up discussion for everyone to share their experiences or write a review about donating their timeshare to Property Donation Group. Here is a copy of the email [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/property-donation-group/</link>
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		<title>Point to Point Destinations Timeshare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One timeshare owner shares their experience with Point to Point Destinations Timeshare: I bought timeshare from these people (Point to Point Destinations) on July 24, 2006. They have the most rude, irresponsible customer service. It&#8217;s worthless to buy timeshare especially from P2P. They charge ridiculous amount as maintenance fees. This year they never sent an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/point-to-point-destinations-timeshare/</link>
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		<title>Stopping Timeshare Payments in Florida &#8211; What Happens?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A contributor to our site graciously has offered to share their experience with stopping annual timeshare payments for a resort in Florida. Please note &#8211; the timeshare is paid in full with maintenance fees reoccurring each year. Be sure to check back as they update the story during the process &#8211; I&#8217;m anxious to see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/stop-paying-florida-timeshare/</link>
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		<title>Donating Timeshare to a Non-Profit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reader who is affiliated with a non-profit organization shares their experience with accepting timeshare as a donation. This is an important read for any timeshare owner, and provides a great deal of insight into issues surrounding increasing maintenance fees and stopping payment. &#8220;I am affiliated with a non-profit organization. We received a timeshare donation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/donating-timeshare-fees/</link>
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		<title>Weston Florida Timeshare Help</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is a reader submission detailing the discrepancies between what they were told vs. what they actually received at a timeshare presentation in Weston, Florida (the actual resort name was not disclosed): We (4 of us) bought time share in Weston, Florida in October 2010. At the time of purchase we were told if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/weston-florida-timeshare-help/</link>
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		<title>Wyndham Endless Vacations, An Extra Vacations Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you considered renting out an unused timeshare week through Wyndham&#8217;s Endless Vacations program? A visitor to the site shared her experience with the Wyndham Endless Vacation (also known as Extra Vacations) week rental system: &#8220;Endless Vacations (which related to Wyndham) rents out units which are reserved by Wyndham owners who want to make some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/wyndham-endless-vacations-an-extra-vacations-experience/</link>
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		<title>The Mayan Group and RCI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a short message from a contributor to our website, which was sent to us via the Submit Your Timeshare Experience form. &#8220;RCI is another crook in a long list of crooks in the Timeshare industry. They colluded with the Mayan Group, who lied about being able to sell one of our timeshares. We were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/the-mayan-group-rci/</link>
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		<title>Grandview Las Vegas &#8211; Cancelling the Contract</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following short message was sent to us via the Submit Your Timeshare Story form on our site. A reminder that a &#8220;FREE&#8221; magic show in Las Vegas isn&#8217;t always worth the trouble&#8230; &#8220;Same pitch (at The Grandview at Las Vegas) but we caved on 2nd intervention offer, but a sleepless night brought me to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/grandview-las-vegas-cancelling-the-contract/</link>
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		<title>RCI Trading Power Declining?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post was submitted by a reader and poses the following questions &#8211; Is RCI&#8217;s Trading Power Declining? Is there a push to convert all RCI members over to Wyndham Points? We own 2 timeshares &#8211; both in Kauai Bali Hai and Ali Kai. We have always traded these, and have always gotten into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/rci-trading-power-declining/</link>
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		<title>Wyndham National Harbor Review &#8211; User Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post was submitted by a reader and highlights his experience as a Wyndham timeshare points owner, and the difficulty he has had trying to exchange. Bought into Wyndham National Harbor for 343,000 points. VIP status. What does that mean? In my book, nothing. They&#8217;ll tell you go for the Gold. Platinum. Wyndham has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/wyndham-national-harbor-review-user-experience/</link>
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		<title>Westgate Timeshare &#8211; Experience of a Former Owner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post was submitted by a couple detailing their experience as Westgate timeshare owners, and why they decided to stop paying their Westgate timeshare. In 2005, we purchased a Timeshare from Westgate Resort in good faith. We were a young married couple with two toddlers. We were told that we would never regret the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/westgate-timeshare-experience-of-a-former-owner/</link>
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		<title>Grandview at Las Vegas Timeshare Experience &#8211; User Submitted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post was submitted by a reader detailing his experience with Grandview Las Vegas timeshare. I also had VERY BAD EXPERIENCES with Grandview at Las Vegas&#8230; First, may I suggest we ALL flood their offices with complaints with the hope that they begin to look more closely at these RIP-OFFS&#8230; My Story: My wife [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/grandview-at-las-vegas-timeshare-experience-user-submitted/</link>
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		<title>RCI Timeshare Experiences &#8211; Bryan&#8217;s Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RCI timeshare maintenance fees continue to rise and make using a time share vacation much more expensive than it once was.]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/rci-timeshare-experiences-bryans-story/</link>
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		<title>How to Tell if a Timeshare Resale Company is a Scam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Timeshare resale agents operate the same way as a real estate agent &#8211; they get paid only when you sell your property. A legitimate timeshare resales agent will charge a commission after the sale is finalized and take a fee out of the net proceeds from the transaction (which helps to explain why there are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/timeshare-resale-company-scam/</link>
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		<title>Florida Timeshare Foreclosure Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida contains one-quarter of all of the timeshares in the US. Because of the high concentration of timeshare resorts in FL, the legislature felt it necessary to pass a bill to help timeshare owners struggling with timeshare debt. In response to challenges being faced by Home Owners Associations and lenders due to a high number [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/florida-timeshare-foreclosure-law/</link>
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		<title>Hawaii Timeshare Maintenance Fees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When talking about the value of timeshare, Hawaiian timeshares frequently come up as the example of a timeshare location that is able to hold it&#8217;s sale value. In light of the fact that timeshares in Hawaii tend to hold their value over time, there has been a lot of discussion as of late regarding rising [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/hawaii-timeshare-maintenance-fees/</link>
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		<title>Pros and Cons of Using a Timeshare Broker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re reading this page you&#8217;ve probably been through all the information you can take regarding how to sell a timeshare on your own. Truth be told, it&#8217;s difficult, if not impossible, to sell a timeshare. If you&#8217;ve tried gifting, donation, reselling on timeshare forums, eBay, Craigslist and word of mouth you are probably fed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rcivip.com/pros-and-cons-of-using-a-timeshare-broker/</link>
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