Holiday Club Resale.

by **jobill** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:04 pm

I have been approached on the phone by a person saying he belongs to ITRA wanting to buy my dormant Holiday club membership so it can be sold on.
A person would come to see us in the UK and we would hand over the Title Certificate and a refundable £850 by credit card followed shortly by us recieving what we paid for the membership.
Does this sound like a scam? I would appreciate any views.

B K

by **Fred 2** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:24 pm

jobill - this is an undoubted scam. You wouldn't see your money again. Don't give out card numbers - they can take money even without the security code. What is the name of the company which is a member of ITRA? ITRA is itself a fake "regulatory body" which was set up by ETOO and has the function of providing references for the members saying how good they are. These references are worthless.

Which holiday club?

by **jobill** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:03 pm

The holiday club was Atlantis who were taken over by Petchey Leisure

by **Fred 2** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:11 pm

I don't suppose that it has a resale value and, if it does, it will be very small.

I guarantee that it is a scam. Which company approached you? Members are here www.itra.net/itracods.asp several are probably not real, but the top three at least are nasty.

by **jobill** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:50 pm

Thanks for your input Fred2
Been approached by a second company I hour ago, Global Properties but they did not want money upfront & told me that as the membership was dormant it was illegal for a resale company to sell it.
B K.

by **zafira** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:15 pm

could any one give any info as to where i should go now.i have informed company i dont wish to proceed with sale under seven day cooling off period and would like immediate refund.basically even though cooling off period ends tom so i was within time limit been told might as well go through with it as wont get a refund even though as well i havent signed credit card authorisation slip.credit card company cant help either.think raincload gave me some pointers before.appreciate any suggestions.thanks.