February 2009 my sister and I went to a timeshare presentation. We were offered a deal where we coul

15th of Sep, 2010 by User280762

February 2009 my sister and I went to a timeshare presentation. We were offered a deal where we could get 150,000 more points for $24000.00. However, we were told it wouldn't cost anything because we could "rent out" our timeshare at $8000/year for 3 years and thereby, it really wouldn't cost anything. When we questioned this proposition, the next manager was called over and he treated the sale rep as if he was not "clear" enough to us and he repeated what we were told. We then talked to Fernando who is the General Manager and he reaffirmed this deal. Several months went by and we didn't hear anything from El Cid so I phoned numerous times finally getting through to a customer service person at the El Cid Marina. Eventually I was told that the sales representative and his boss were dismissed for lying to customers. They told us that we would get free food for a week for 2 of us next time we came and that was the most they could do for us. Granted, we were stupid to be so trusting but we owned El Cid and were up grading points. This whole contract was fraud but it wasn't until now that I read other's reports that I realize I should have reported this before.

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4017 days ago by BarbaraF

Well, I can ditto every bad thing that has ever been said about an El Cid timeshare. However, we feel very fortunate that we got out from underneath the pack of lies we purchased. We contacted an attorney, and after a little time and some well spent money, we are under no obligation anymore and we no longer have an El Cid Timeshare!! No matter what time of day it is, that's something that is worth celebrating. Don't give up!!! Get out!!! And don't fall for Frank Fallon as your salesperson! Lies, lies, lies...Blessed that we never have to go there again. Perhaps we may wander through however and gloat just a little:

http://www.timesharescam.com/timeshare-complaints-resorts-black-list/5-el-cid-resort-timeshare-complaints/