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Sell My Timeshare

You, the timeshare owner, may at some point decide that it is time to sell your timeshare.
What are your options, for selling your timeshare, you might ask?

Sell via my resort

Usually, you should first contact your resort. Some resorts have active sales teams that are involved in selling both newly developed units as well as resales from existing owners.
You will discover that your resort charges a hefty resale commision. Some of the largest, national timeshare developers charge commissions in the range of 45%-55%.
No doubt you will be surprised at this. Possibly, the salesperson, during their 'soft' sell presentation had told you that 3-5 years later, their timeshares re-sell for 10%-20% more than the original purchase price. Unfortunately, these salespeople usually neglect to mention the resort's resale commission.
Should you reject this option because of the high commission? -- We think not. Your resort is geared for selling timeshares. No one else can offer freebies to lure in prospective buyers. No one else can have prospective buyers sit for 2 or 3 hours of a 'soft' sell presentation. If this option is available it may well be your most convenient means for getting out of your unit. And, you simply shouldn't look at the commission as a loss. You did enjoy significant savings during your years of ownership. Very often, you have saved far more during your years of use than you will be paying out in a commission.

Unfortunately, the majority of resorts do not have a resale program. Or, they may have one, but refuse to accept less desirable weeks for their resale program, claiming that they already have too many such weeks in inventory. Therefore for the majority of timeshare owners, having the resort handling the resale is not an option at all.

Sell via a commission broker

Independent commision-based brokers, will usually charge a commission of $1000-2000, plus, possibly, and additional 10-20% of the actual sales price. Most commision brokers tend to be realistic about the price that your timeshare can be sold for. Furthermore, commission brokers usually do not receive one cent unless your unit is actually sold. We strongly recommend that you contact a commision broker.

Sell via a timeshare resales listing service.

A timeshare resales listing service, such as TheTimeshareMarket.com can put your timeshare before thousands of prospective buyers who are actively searching for a good deal on a timeshare. Who are these buyers? Usually, they are people who attended a timeshare presentation, and wisely decided that they could do better by buying on the timeshare resale market rather than from the developer directly. Or they may be people who already own a week in the area and are looking to add to their time. Regardless, all resale purchasers are looking for a substantial discount to the original developer prices.-- After all, if they wanted to pay developer prices they would have already done so. In return for their getting a significant discount, timeshare resale buyers usually need to be flexible in buying a week or at a resort that may not be exactly the one they were looking for, but close.

Good luck in selling your unit, and remember that hefty upfront fees on the order of hundreds of dollars will not make your timeshare sell any faster, if at all!

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