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Debbie Brock
December 29, 2010
Misrepresentations
My 91 year old Mom called me to come to her house in an hour because a representative from Vacation Property Resellers was going to call back regarding selling her timeshare for $23, 117, a price higher than the value of the timeshare. I came over and my Mom had notes including a processing fee of $2, 311.00. A VPR rep named Gary Smith did in fact call back. He said that he was an attorney. I asked for his Florida State Bar number and he gave me a number that I later looked up and in fact belonged to a deceased Florida attorney. He said that he understood that my Mom had a contract to sell her timeshare. I said absolutely not. I asked him if he had asked for a fee from my Mom and he said no, that a fee would be deducted from the sale price. I continued to ask questions in a matter of fact way. He commented that I sounded like a "scorned woman". I did not comment on his personal remark but continued to ask questions regarding who the buyer was and how the paperwork would be processed. He said that the $2311 would be put in escrow. I remarked again that he was in fact asking my Mom for an upfront fee and he made some other personal remark against me. Then, I said that if he were an attorney, that he would stick to the facts. He then made another disparaging remark about me and hung up. Later, I went home and looked up VPR on the internet and found multiple complaints about the company not returning fees when verbally promised and receiving an "F" from the Florida Better Business Bureau, not to mention that their rep gave me a Florida attorney bar number for himself which was false. I don't know if he was an attorney or not. If you get a call from VPR, it is my personal opinion that you would be wise to politely hang up.
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