RCI has recently begun to email their members with warnings about telemarketing-based timeshare resale companies which misrepresent themselves as being affiliated with
RCI. These companies solicit timeshare owners with promised aid in getting them out of their timeshare obligation and use the false
RCI affiliation claim to earn the trust of timeshare owners. Our advice is and has always been to
avoid every and any uninvited, telemarketing/cold-call type solicitation! We recommend that timeshare sellers seek-out and find the company they use to assist them and verify the company's advertising presence to ensure that buyers too will be able to find the company and easily discover the timeshare being sold.
RCI's email is quoted below:
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RCI has recently learned that entities with no affiliation with RCI are contacting timeshare owners and incorrectly stating or implying that they are affiliated with RCI. These third party entities may offer to assist in the sale or rental of owners’ timeshare interests for an upfront fee, or they may invite an owner to attend an informational dinner to discuss updates to RCI exchange programs. Please exercise caution if you are contacted by anyone claiming to be related to RCI and call RCI directly at 1-877-968-7476 (RCI PointsŪ Members) or 1-800-338-7777 (RCIŪ Weeks Members) with any questions.
RCI also has been informed that certain resale service providers are offering to sell an owner’s timeshare (including RCI members) and thereby relieve the owner of her or his ongoing maintenance fee obligation, in exchange for payment of upfront fees and execution of a power of attorney to sell the owner’s timeshare. Owners receiving such offers may wish to consult with an attorney and/or their resort to confirm that a transfer of ownership and the corresponding maintenance fee obligation will occur as represented and any resulting sale or rental will be honored.
Although not a complete list, please be advised that the following companies are not affiliated with RCI: Global Destinations Consulting, Inc. (also known as “GDC”); A+ Advisors, Inc. (also known as “RCI Management” or “World Points Management”); RCI Acquisitions and Rentals, Corp.; Equity Marketing Corp. (also known as Resort Equity Marketing); RCI Financial Management, LLC; Timeshare Relief, Inc.; and APEX Professionals, LLC.
RCI values its members and supports efforts by the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) to help consumers and timeshare owners navigate through the secondary market. While some entities are legitimate resellers or rental agents of timeshare inventory, others are not. For additional information, please see ARDA’s consumer advisories at Sell, Exchange, Timeshare, Vacation, Resort, Hot-Boxing, Hard Sell, Resale, HOA, Owner's Rights.
Sincerely,
Gordon Gurnik
President
RCI North America
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RCI Warns Of Timeshare Resale Misrepresentations 
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