1. Always know that they will make at least two high offers, the more interested you appear the higher they start. If you appear not interested then they do other offers. They usually do not tell you the other person is going to try to sell you something. They say that they are going to check you out.

2. Don’t be fooled by the credit card tricks they are a mistake to use on something like this. People file bankruptcy everyday for buying stuff they cant afford, and no one who does not own a home should buy a timeshare first.

3. I did not know at the time but if I said no a couple more times before the tour I probably could have gotten the disney tickets for free. They will offer all kinds off stuff to get you there.

4. I have never seen a timeshare go up in value. You can usually buy them on ebay for under 6k for what they offer for over 10k at the presentation and I have seen good ones for as low as 2k.

5. Legally they cant void giving you what they promise as long as you meet all the guidelines like income ect, ect, ect.

6. I found the best thing to do is tell the person at the start that you have done a detailed budget and cant afford it, I tell them how bad I was treated by fairfield and usually dont get high pressure tactics.

7. Always look for the best deal usually you should get the hotel stay and tickets to a theme park.

8. If they are really high pressure you can always buy it get a free gift then cancel it. You get like 10 days to do it. UPDATE: I have been informed that this can very from state to state, but the timeshare presentations that I have went to and friends of mine have always been 10 days. I offer this for an FYI.

9. Another thing is figure out how likely you may be to use it. If you are like me and keep a detailed budget this is easier. I figure that on a vacation the majority of of the time is spent away from the hotel. Therefore its not as important as long as its nice. In buying a timeshare you are basically paying more for the hotel when you will still mostly be going out to attractions. I figure i spend under $1500 in a typical year on vacations ( factoring in years i dont go). In buying a time share I would be spending over $1700 per year wether I go or not. Plus there are always deals out there that can be found on hotels, tickets, ect, ect, ect.

One final piece of info the guy from williamsburg plantation, the closer, said I needed this and “What are you going to do go on free timeshare tours your whole life?” I thanked him for the idea theoretically you could since there are quite a few. The key is only go on one per year. He about hit the ceiling. Feel free to contact me through ebay with any questions or if these tips work for you.

update I have gotten some unhelpful votes. That person is either A. stupid B. smoking crack C. works for a timeshare company and is ticked that I am cutting into their commission. . Just kidding everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I wish I saw this guide before I went there.

UPDATE

got this from ebay member in florida and he or she likely works for a timeshare company

Typical attitude from someone who is a professional tour taker. Someone so cheap they will give up valuable time with their family to sit through a tour to save a couple of bucks while blowing smoke up the sales persons but. Real class, by the way if grammer and spelling is any indication I’ll wager you are a rocket scientist as well.

Some errors are in this person’s grammar. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. I must be doing something right for someone to write me like this. I have also had a couple people publish this is newspaper columns. Nothing big yet just local but nice to know I am helping. I would have never wrote this if that jerk did not upset my wife the way he did. He probably does not realize how lucky he is I contained myself. I think most husbands would feel the same way.

There is a company called ripoffreport. They have lots of stories similar and worse than mine about fairfield an other companies.