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Timeshare Solutions

Melvin of Prattville AL (07/18/08)
Bill Elias telephoned us repeatedly in June and July 2007 until finally, he convinced us that he could sell our Wyndham timeshare. We paid $99 with an agreement it would be returned if a sale was not made in 9 months. Just before the nine months was up, someone called to tell us that CIBA was buying our timeshare and if we would send $450 for closing costs which we did, the sale would be completed and we would receive $17,500. Of course, this never happened.

If something is done to stop these thieves, they will just set up a new company and begin the scam all over again. With all of us who have been scammed and with all the lawyers in the Las Vegas area, it seems like one of these attorneys would contact all of us and start a class action suit if anyone could find Elias and his cohorts.

Well two people in their 80s have been cheated out of $549.

Larry of Holmen WI (04/22/08)
I was referred to Mr. Bill Elis and paid $250 to list two time shares that we owned. Upon the ninth month, I contacted Bill Elis to inquire about returning my fee. He asked me to leave it open for three more months and agreed to lower the selling price on our condos. I have attempted to reach him since December 2007 to no avail. We have been scammed!!!

We are out $250.

Frank of Tucson, AZ (04/22/08)
On 4/21/08, I was told Maxima 2001, 97,000 miles needed catalytic converter and assorted parts for a total of 1200.00. On 6/21/04 47,177 miles Faulty Cat assembly replaced. He said my car has two but dealer did not indicate which one replaced. I asked the 8years 80,000 miles should start from 6/21/08. He said go to Nissan for their assistance.

$1200.00 for replacement.

Raymond of Pittsburgh PA (03/17/08)
I contracted with Bill Elis of timeshare solutions to sell my time share in march of 07 for a fee of $100.00. I was told that if they couldn't sell the time share the money would be refunded. In September of 07, I was informed that My timeshare had been sold as part of a block of time shares being purchased by some big (unnamed) corporation. I was informed that the sale was contingent on my agreeing to pay 1/2 the closing and processing fees for the sale. A sum of $800.00. I reluctantly agreed to do so after several conversations with Mr. Elis.

Since that time I have had several conversations with Mr. Elis's office by both phone and e-mail regarding the sale of this time share. I have been given nothing in the way of concrete evidence regarding this sale and have been stone walled by them at every turn. Now I can't even get response of any kind from them. I'm obviously out $900.00 and am concerned with regard to the safety of my credit card information as well as for other consumers that time share solutions has placed in this situation.

Aside from the obvious loss of money, we canceled plans for one vacation due to the pending sale on the property and are now in limbo regarding vacation preparations for this season as well. In addition the time share company (Wyndham) automatically pushes my purchased (points) into a seperate RCI account when they are not used. Now I have more vacation points than I can possibly use. I have already lost vacation time because of their use it or lose it policies and have been placed in this position again by time share solutions. All the while I've been accessed monthly maintenance fees by the time share company while this sale has been in limbo.

Gary of Waverly IA (01/30/08)
Feb 28, 2007, I signed a contract with Timeshare Solutions, sales rep Bill Elis, to have them sell my timeshare points. I sent them $199 which was to be returned if the points were not sold in 9 months. As the time was about to expire I called and it just so happened that day that the sale was being finalized, which was just a few days before the contract expired. I had heard nothing from them since Feb 28 except when I made an inquiry in July of 2007. Mr. Elis said that the buyer wanted me to pay half the closing fee, which was to be $800. This was not what the original contract called for. It said that the buyer would pay all closing costs. Mr. Elis wanted a credit card number to charge the $800. I said I would not do that but I wanted him to forward all the documents to me so I could study them and then if satisfied send him a check for $800.

When I got the documents they were terribly lacking in details so I contacted my attorney who advised me to put the money, which was now just $500, into an escrow account. My attorney then faxed Mr. Elis saying that I had accepted the offer to sell my points but that this one time processing fee of $500 was now in an escrow account and the money would be released upon my receipt of the money for the sale. There have been several attempts to get Mr. Elis to respond but he has not. The e-mail will not go through nor phone calls because often the message box is full. He did not respond to my attorney's fax. The last time I called Mr. Elis again I had to leave a message. I informed him that he was a fraud and that I was in the process of contacting the Better Business Bureau, Consumer Affairs, the Nevada Secretary of State, the Nevada Attorney General, Channel 13 in Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. My message said I want the money promised for the sale of the points or my $199 returned. Mr. Elis does not have the deed for these properties. They are in my possession.

I am out $199. My preference would be that the contract be carried out and I receive the money for the sale of these timeshare points. As is obvious now there never was a real sale.

Jasper of Lenoir NC (01/03/08)
Bill Ellis of Timeshare Solutions charged us $100.00 to sell a timeshare for us. In July of 2007, I spoke to him and he said that our timeshare of 493,000 points with Wyndham had been sold to Ciba Geigy for $78,880.00. Ciba supposedly asked that we pay $500.00 as half of the closing cost. We were told by Bill Ellis that the deal would be closed by November 27, 2007. The last time that I spoke to the company, I talked to Bob Downy. He said that Bill should not have given us a closing date. That all the paper work was in the Title Search Department. We have heard nothing further and still do not have our money. I called today, January 3, 2008 at 5:00 EST, and was told by their answering machine that it was full and no room for anymore messages. We have a confirmation letter dated August 8, 2007 concerning the particulars of the case.

The delay in closing the sale is costing extra money in maintenance fees, and a whole lot of stress to us financially.

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