Hello Marc, Re: Purchase South Africa - 2 weeks We just wanted to write to you and thank you for your excellent handling of our South African time share purchase. Larry and I could not have been more pleased with your attentive customer service - before, during and after our purchase. Walking us through every detail; answering all of all questions and being very patient; Other time share firms I spoke with prior to buying said customer service was their strong point - but your customer service has been outstanding! Both my husband and I were a little unsure of the trading power of the South African units - we have now booked 2 separate weeks in Gold Crown resorts in Mexico for 2 different times of the year with no trouble. We highly recommend your services to our friends and family without any hesitation. Thank you again Marc.
Sincerely,
Deb & Larry Newton 780-430-7669 djnewton@shaw.ca
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We would like to give a testimonial for the low-cost and excellent trading power of the weeks that we purchased from Marc Thomas / Time share reality. South Africa trades have gotten us Hawaii, Grand Cayman and Turks and Caicos when we wanted to travel. We also wish to thank Marc Thomas for his excellent service and availability. It has been a pleasure to work with him.
Sincerely, James Cappellano and Rebecca Hecht.
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Just a short note to let you know how pleased I am with my recent purchase in South Africa . Everything went as planned , And as for doing my first exchange, well I think it took all of 10 min. I got the time and place I wanted Truly a no hassle deal . I highly recommend Marc Thomas as a real professional.
Anthony Wilga 413-584-0750
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Marc, I just wanted to take a minute and thank you for really providing a service that by far exceded any of my expectations. I was a little hesitant and truthfully speaking, also a little skeptical at first, to believe that it was possible to own a red week, two bedroom unit for under $1000 with maintainence fees less than $200 per year. After speaking with others who have dealt with you in the past I did decide, as you know, to take a chance and purchase one of these units for my wife and me. Our intentions are to utilize this week and leverage the trading power that you said was excellent and travel to different resorts (mostly in the carribean if it were just up to me!) on an annual basis. Within TWO WEEKS of depositing this unit with RCI, they called me with a 4-star resort (Resort of Distinction) in Aruba for December of next year! To get Aruba in December seems difficult in itself, but to get it a year in advance was just a welcomed surprise. I know this won't happen all the time but the timing couldn't have been more perfect. Needless to say, my original skepticism has quickly gone away and as you also know, I have now purchased one more week from you at a similar resort in South Africa! Again, thank you for your honest feedback, your superb attention to our needs, but most of all, your patience throughout this process of what my wife and I consider one of the best investments we have made so far.
Adam Menkes
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Hi Marc, We would like to express our thanks for the tremendous service you provided regarding the purchase of our S/A timeshare. As you know I am pretty conservative when it comes to things like this. We searched the web and called several people, none of which handled my concerns as professionally as you did. I often called you several times in short periods and you always responded immediately. When you first told me of the trading power I was a bit unsure, but soon realized how right you were. My first exchange produced Orange Lake, Orlando, Fla - a gold crown two bed in prime 2/04. This one exchange practically pays for the unit itself. We specificed the exact week we wanted since friends of ours were already going, and booked it within minutes. We will be referring you to several friends and family. And I will continue to update you on my experiences. Thankyou for being so patient with our needs. I truly appreciate everything you have done for us!
Phil and Chrissy D'Ambra Email: scoie22@aol.com
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I would like to let you know that we are very pleased with the service and knowledge that you have provided. You told me it would be 4-6 weeks and I received my RCI confirmation in 4 weeks. I contacted them right away and they were very helpful in getting my vacations booked for 2004. I am still amazed at how smooth everything went. Thanks for all your time and help!!!
Blake K. Anderson C.D. Anderson Insurance Ltd.
Oromocto, NB Canada
Phone (506) 357-3356 fax (506)-357-8230
email blake@cdandersoninsuranceltd.com
www.cdandersoninsuranceltd.com
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Sorry I took so long to write this testimonial but I kept waiting for something to go wrong - - which never happened. You certainly made every step of the purchase of the time share in South Africa so easy. Everything went so smoothly that I couldn't believe it. You were always there to answer all my questions. Thanks again and again.
Pat Rowan
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Hi Marc: I have sent you another referral Graham Trimble. I gave him your website and phone number. If he purchases this will be referral #2. We have had great luck with our timeshare in South Africa. (Port Owen) In 2005 we were able to go to New Smyrna Beach for two weeks after only owning the timeshare for 4 months!!! In 2006 we are going to a gold crown in Florida - Jensen beach for two weeks. Also, we are going to Massenuton (spelling???) for 1 week. In 2007 we are going to a gold crown for one week in Tuscany and another week just south of the Almafi coast. The service from RCI has been great!! Thanks for your help and hopefully I can keep sending you business.
Caroline Mills-White Toronto, Canada.
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Hi, Marc!
Mary and I just did our first exchange with our 1 bedroom Dikohololo week. We got Smuggler's Notch over Labor Day, two bedrooms. No questions asked. Very easy. I must admit, you were right. Dikohololo was a great exchange!
Thanks for all your help.
John and Mary Schafer
staphkiller@comcast.net
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Marc and his support staff were a blessing for us! Even though our timeshares were in South Africa, they were very familiar with the title needs, etc. to make the deals close effiencently. It was amazing how quickly Marc and his associates marketed all 6 of our timeshare weeks, and the individuals who purchased felt he had been honest with them.
We were involved (via phone) with the buyers when it came to closing & finalizing the contracts. None of them had anything bad to say about Marc & his Assistants. When ever we needed more information, Marc's office was quick to respond via email or phone.
It was a very pleasing experience, and the most reasonable, price wise of the many I spoke to all over the USA.
Dallas Westbrook & Wallace Remsen
Reno, Nv.
USA
(775) 853-1678)
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Marc,
I want to take a minute to thank you for all your assistance in
purchasing our timeshare. Your guidance got us into a very affordable
unit with great exchange value.
We have been able to book a Gold Crown Resort in Mazatlan, Mexico
over Christmas vacation and got a wonderful unit in Whistler-
Blackcomb for Spring Break. Next year we have booked Keystone, CO.
and a beautiful, semi-remote area in Oregon that we have always
wanted to visit.
There is a good chance we would never have gotten to these
destinations otherwise. Certainly not all of them.
Thanks again. We couldn't be more pleased.
Tom & Cheryl Cullen
Anchorage, Alaska
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Hi Marc,
I just got back to VA from my time share in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I traded it for the Grand Mayan in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. It was absolutely beautiful. I took friends and it was a two bedroom with King size beds in each room Couldn't believe how nice it was and so much to do there. It was a little far from the town of Puerto Vallarta but we took taxis in a couple of times. I'm so glad I bought my time share in South Africa. Have you taken any good trips with your time share?
Pat Rowe
Email: PROWE@imf.org
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FAQ:
Why Vacation Timeshare Makes Sense Don't give your hard-earned money to "rent" hotel rooms! There is a smarter way! For about the same money as it would cost to "rent" a few vacations in a nice hotel, you can own accommodations forever in a deeded vacation timeshare condo that exchanges via computer to resorts virtually anywhere in the world! Vacation timeshare is more popular than ever! The American Resort Development Association ARDA has published: a total of 1,767,000 households own timeshares in the US. The number of timeshare intervals owned by consumers in the US is growing at a compound rate of 9% per year! Over four million households worldwide now own a vacation interval, with owners residing in 190 countries! As an aggregate profile, the typical vacation owner is an upper-middle-income, middle-aged, well-educated couple: 77% have incomes over $50,000; 69.2% are 45 years of age or older; and 64% have at least a bachelor¡¦s degree. The median income of US timeshare owners is $77,000. California leads the nation in number of owners by state, with 270,531 owners, representing 15.3% of owners nationwide. By region, the largest percentage of owners reside in the Northeast, which accounts for 38% of all owners. The largest companies in the resort industry are now selling timeshare resort condos. Marriott and Disney have produced blistering sales statistics, among others. The fact that strong consumer legislation now governs the timeshare industry, combined with the fact that solid developers are now the rule, has given the timeshare industry the stability once only accorded to luxury hotels. Why Does Vacation Timeshare Ownership make so much sense? (Four million owners, 4800 resorts worldwide.)
1. STAY WITHOUT PAYING: Timeshare owners are delighted when they check out at the end of their week's stay, because their bill is ZERO! (And zero for the rest of their lives because they OWN their accommodation as deeded property!) The money saved here quickly pays back the low initial purchase price.
2. NOT JUST A HOTEL ROOM: As opposed to being a hotel room renter, enjoy status and fine treatment as a condo owner. It's a much higher style of vacation. Condos are spacious, have kitchens and private bedrooms. Sleep up to 10 persons. Most resorts have great activities/tours all arranged and often free! Spend your time enjoying vacationing. Save the hours and hassle of planning, because it has already been done for you!
3. SAVE $100 PER DAY: Because the condos have kitchens, a family can easily save $100 a day by not dining in expensive restaurants for every meal. Stock-up the refrigerator and relax - it's home!
4. NO EXTRA CHARGES: There is no charge for extra people like there would be in a hotel, and no extra costly occupancy taxes so common with hotels.
5. OWN, DON'T RENT: Owners can sell their interest whenever they want. Hotels obviously give NONE of your rent money back.
6. A GIFT OF LOVE TO HEIRS: Deeded timeshare owners can will their interest to their loved ones.
7. RECEIVE INCOME: Owners can rent-out their time rather than using it.
8. GIFTS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS: One of the most appreciated gifts you can give is that of a week at a luxurious resort. This is actually one of the biggest joys of timeshare ownership. It's a great feeling to say to a loved one - "I've booked a week in a nice resort for you - go enjoy it!"
9. HOME RESORT BONUS USE: At their home resort, owners get first choice at unused time at true bargain owner rates for two and three day stays.
10. OWN ONE WEEK BUT USE MANY WEEKS PER YEAR: Timeshare owners have worldwide "Bonus Time" available. These are extra weeks (and weekend getaways) through the giant exchange companies such as RCI and I.I. These weeks require no payment of maintenance fees, can be used on an unlimited basis, and the rates are known to be unheard of bargains. Luxury and spaciousness at budget prices! __________________________________________________________
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