This is a follow up to my posting on May 12, 2009; on May 13th I called Escape to Paradise and requested that the listing price on my Orlando timeshare be reduced; Jack, no last name given, told me that it takes 24 hours for the change to show up in the website property listing, on May 15th I checked the webside and saw that the price had not been changed, I called Jack and he told me, "It hasn't been 24 hours yet." Two days elapse and it hasn't been 24 hours yet? What??? I sent an email to the company on May19th requesting the change, it still hasn't been done. It is most likely a moot point, I strongly suspect that Escape to Paradise rarely if ever sells any timeshares at any price.

One other piece of information, on half a dozen occasions I have left my contact information with employees, Bill, Jack, Clyde, or the receptionist, requesting a return call from owner Melinda Hifferbert, which I have yet to receive, I always ask the person taking the message to repeat back to me the contact information, and with the exception of one time by the receptionist, I have then been hung up on. It is obvious to me that these people do not write the messages down and do not give the information to Melinda, not that she would bother to call back anyway. To date I have filed or will file complaints with this message board, ripoffreports.com, California Attorney General, Federal Trade Commission, Better Business Bureau, Department of Consumer Affairs, and Federal Internet Bureau. I am 99.99% sure that I will not get a refund from Escape to Paradise and I am 99.99 % sure that they will never help sell my timeshare, but if nothing else, I will get my money's worth by spreading the information as wide as I can about this bunch of scam scum that take people's money and do nothing to earn it.

I paid $299.00 in 2007 to list my TimeShare with this company
for rent. It has not been rented. It is 2009. My husband and I have decided to sell our TimeShare. I called (888) 201-1676 to
ask about why it hasn't been rented, but mainly to see about
getting it sold. I spoke with Bill Jefferson, who identified himself
as the Head Manager of Escape to Paradise. When I asked him what the owner's name is, he stated that it was John Hofferbert.
I asked to speak with him, but was told he was out of the office at that time. Bill said that he would give John a message to call me
back. That was on May 12th, 2009. It is May 19th and I have not received a call from John Hofferbert or Bill Jefferson.

I was told it would cost me $499.00 more to upgrade to a For Sale
Ad from a For Rent Ad. So my total would ultimately be $798.00
for listing my TimeShare with Escape to Paradise. Bill did tell me
that the TimeShare would definitely sell for $3.00 a point, because they go to or host showings for TimeShares Purchases in
very prestigious areas where people have the money to purchase
TimeShares. Unfortunately, we don't have the money to upgrade
and take a chance on the TimeShare not selling. Even if it did,
who would be responsible for the deed and title search, transfer of
deed, maintenance profile, closing costs?... I don't know a lot about these matters, but I am learning in "the school of hard knocks".

This company promised to refund their fee for selling our timeshare. We dropped our selling price several times in the 2 years listed with them. They never contacted us with a buyer. We finally reduced it to $1, 000.00 and sold it privately ourselves for $1, 500.00. The contract stated they would refund the fee if we sold it within 20% of the asking price. When I requested a refund they said that it was 20% of the original asking price. This WAS NOT stated in the contract

I have been unable to speak to anyone at Escape to Paradise for over a year. I faxed (949-679-7430) them a letter of complaint and attached a "Rip Off Report" in September 2008. Today is 02/27/09, and I have received no response. The manager, Karen, was available to take my calls untill she got my credit card number and $500 dollars. What to do?
v.o.knight
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