The trick to selling a timeshare is pricing it right. Realize that there is a huge supply of timeshares on the resale market, and low demand. As a result, you might be shocked at how little your timeshare is worth, especially if you bought it from a developer. Developers normally charge three times the value of a timeshare when they are selling it. This covers their marketing costs.

No matter what anyone says, and what they want to charge you to sell it, none of these resale agencies can sell it for any more than you can. So, if you pay their upfront fees, you are just throwing more money down a hole.

That said, your Villa Del Mar timeshare is probably worth about $1,000 to $1,500, tops, on the resale market. You might have realized this, or it might come as a shock to you. In either event, I wish you the best of luck in selling, and definitely visit the Timeshare Users' Group (www.tug2.net) to learn more about selling it.