On June 28th, 2010, We were contacted by Eric Wilson at Gateway Resort Services LLC
Eric stated that he had a cash buyer if we were willing to sell our Cocoa Beach Timeshare. He said he had an offer of $10740.oo for our resort property.

When we asked Eric why he contacted us, Eric said his buyer was going to buy a property at the same Resort (The Resort on Cocoa Beach) but the previous sellers title had leins and the deal could not go through. Eric contacted us hopeing we would complete the sale and satisfy the buyer who already had money in an escrow account. I asked Eric, if the buyer did not complete the transaction then what ? Are we out $697.oo ?
He said we would get a refund "and" the down payment money in the escrow account.
Eric said all we had to do now, was contract with Gateway Resort Services LLC, pay their marketing fee and we should be able to close quickly.

We paid $697.00 to Gateway Resort Services LLC on July 1st, 2010 through "Alert Pay".
Alert pay is merely handling their merchant transactions. The money went to an Alert Pay account in the name of [email protected]
[email protected] is in reality Tina White, the owner of Gateway Resort Services LLC.

After weeks of not hearing from them, I called Gateway Resort Service LLC. I spoke to Nick Richards. Nick said that Eric Wilson was no longer in that office and was transfered. Nick would be handeling our file from then on. Nick said our title work cam back clean and they were just waiting on the attorneys to set a closing date to complete the transaction. Nick said there was a check for $10, 740.oo from the buyer in our file ready to go. Nick said he would get back to us in a few days with a closing date. Nick did call back the 15th of August and said the deal would close at their attorneys office on August 19th, 2010. He said a check would be over nighted to us by Fed-Ex and we would receive it on the 20th.

The 20th came and no check arrived. I called again on the 21st and asked where is our check ?
He came up with an excuse that the buyers didn't sign one of the documents. The document was being sent back to the buyer for their signature. I asked Nick the name of the buyers, He replied Mr.and Mrs Henry Bloom.

I called again on the August 30th to check up on their progress. I spoke to Maria, Nick was not availble. Maria pulled our file and said that the buyer could not come up with the cash and Gateway was looking for another buyer. (Strange they couldn't come up with cash when a supposed check for $10, 740.oo was in our file.)

We did some Google searching on the internet August 30th and found that Nick Richards had told another potential customer that the buyers names were Mr.and Mrs.Henry Bloom. That is when we knew we were being SCAMMED. Obviously Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bloom is just a standard response when people ask for the buyers name. You may find the posting at the following web address

http://aolanswers.com/questions/Gateway_Resort_Services_LLC_money_735517138236780?reply

We have contacted the Florida State Attorney Generals Office and found that Gateway Resort Services LLC already has 6 complaints on file. We will also be filing a complaint. Gateway has only been incorperated since January 10th, 2010 as evidenced by the web address below and we can assume the complaints are just now starting to roll in.

http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/West-Palm-Beach/gateway-resort-services-llc/36480744.aspx

August 31st, I called Gateway and spoke to Nick Richards again. I let him know I was angry that the supposed cash buyer couldn't come up with he money and I was not informed. I told him that looking for a new buyer was unacceptable and we wanted a refund. He refused, stating that we were bound to the listing contract regardless of previous verbal promises made.

It is a shame that some companies have to use deceptive and fraudualnt sales practices to entice customers into paying for their services, knowing all the while that that are lying to make a buck.

Decided to have them sell my 2 weeks of Timeshares at the Ocean Club Marriott in Maui. It is an Ocean Front unit and one of the most desireable locations in the world. They told me that they would get a lot of calls on this unit. I really wanted to sell it so I put my price in lower than what they recommeded by a lot! It has been 7 months and I never received 1 call. They also convinced me to put up both weeks even though they put it in the same ad and they charged me almost double. My idiotic mistake there! When I contacted them they said there had been activity on the listing and would send it to me right away. I never received it even though I called again to request it. The only activity was probably from me checking to see it the ad was still running.

THIS COMPANY GAVE ME NOTHING AND I AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN REALTY PROPERTIES AND MYSELF FOR USING THEM

I have been dealing with this company since January 2008. Promise after promise that my timeshares were sold. How gullible I have been in keeping this going on for so long. I trusted them and now I feel like an idiot to have believed all their lies. My story would go on for pages so to keep it short and to the point I paid out $4450.00 to this company with nothing in return. Emails galore to them, phone calls to numerous to list etc etc. Friday I sent a fax demanding my money back. Today received a call that the company had been taken over (doubt it's true) and that my money was gone. He referred me to the so called "contract" about renewing every three months and that my money was spent. This is so far from the truth as the contract clearly states at their expense! I am tired of the lies, the promises and the scam that this company is truly operating. I am taking this to the full extent of the law and I will not rest until these thieves are behind bars and restitution is paid. I cannot be the only victim. If you share a similar story please contact me. There is strength in numbers and we will prevail.

Pissed of in Canada