Complaint Review: SAPPHIRE RESORTS GROUP INC. - Las Vegas Nevada

BEWARE! STARPOINT RESORT / GEO HOLIDAY AKA Sapphire Resorts Group, Inc in Las Vegas, NV 89104. If you ever visit Las Vegas or live here do not buy this TIMESHARE.

The idea of owning a little slice of heaven—or getting deep discounts on future trips—can be intoxicating, especially when you’re promised free gifts or free travel just for attending a “short informational meeting.” But sometimes those sales pitches can lead to a travel club- or timeshare-induced hangover, leaving you not quite sure how a fast-talking salesman got you to part with thousands of dollars for a product you might not fully understand.

They have lied to so many people about the property being a Deeded Property with a escrow agent, when after the fact you'll find out that there was never any Escrow agent present while you were doing the contract. They only pass it to their loan officer who acts as the Escrow agent the so-called Non- Bias party. 

You cant even walk out of a casino/hotel before people approach you to offer bargains on show tickets. Typically, they'll ask how long you're in Las Vegas for and will then drag you over to their counter to explain how it works. That's when you find out they actually work for companies that sell time shares: they want to sign you up for a presentation and to thank you for the time you've spent there, you'll get a free (Worthless) show tickets or other so-called gifts. They can be pretty persistent but you turning them down, they'll just move on to the next people. The key to avoid major harrassment is; don't walk by them with your significant other. If you are about to approach them, have your "other" walk way behind you or in front of you until you are well passed them. If you aren't married, they don't want to talk to you.

But if you do get caught up in the moment and you end up being preasured by a timeshare agent remember these scams:

Claim: "Paying for hotels while on vacation is a waste. Over the next 10 years of weekly vacations, you'll spend thousands more than if you bought a time share here." Reality: A big expense is sometimes left out of this equation. When doing this time share vs. hotel price comparison, they may point out, for example, that 10 years of hotel rooms will cost you about $18,000 after inflation. Meanwhile the time share costs a few thousand less over that same period of time. But make sure interest on the time share loan — and hundreds of dollars in annual maintenance fees — are included when they do the math. Suddenly a much different picture may emerge.

Claim: "The value of a one-bedroom-for-one-week time share is $28,250. We'll give you a $4,000 discount." Reality: Typically you'll first be quoted a false high price, which is then dropped automatically. That way buyers are led to believe they are getting a bargain, when the truth is the salesperson doesn't really expect anyone to pay that inflated first price. If you keep bargaining though, you can usually get them down much further.

It's now or never: Claim: "If you don't buy today, the property will be sold out." Reality: No matter when you go back (a big mistake if you do), chances are you can still get the same deal. Still, this is one of the most common misrepresentations. In fact, some Las Vegas resorts go so far as to have you sign a piece of paper warning that, according to state law, the offer is only good that day. But this is just another bogus pressure ploy — the state Real Estate Commission says no such law exists.

So if you don't mind wasting precious vacation time in one of these presentations, and you are ready to resist the pressure, then go for it. The best way to make it as painless as possible — don't ask questions, make comments or give excuses for not buying. Remember, they have an argument to counter anything you might say. "No, not interested" is always your best response.

I ask anybody out there to stay away from this peoples - they are SCAMMERS and THIEVES, PLAIN AND SIMPLE! They go by these many names / aliases because they are crooks - someone out there needs to help out so that more peoples donot suffer the same fate. I am ready to be enjoined in a class action suit against them.