Timeshare Exit: Sell Your Timeshare Directly
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Sell your timeshare →Timeshare exit can start with a sale instead of a bill. The most direct exit is to sell your timeshare to a buyer, after which the resort transfers the ownership under its own rules and transfer fee. On BidMyTimeshare you set your own asking price, pay one flat advertising fee from $16.90 and keep the whole sale price – the commission is 0%. Buyers reach you through anonymous messages, and you decide which offer to accept. Here is how a direct sale compares with an exit company and with a developer's own exit programme.
Timeshare exit: three ways out
A timeshare exit means ending your ownership so the week or points, and the maintenance fees that come with them, pass to someone else or back to the developer. There are three common routes. You can sell your timeshare directly to a buyer. You can use the developer's own exit or take-back programme, where your brand runs one. Or you can pay an exit company to arrange the exit for you. Whichever route you take, the resort or its management company carries out the transfer under its own rules, and you keep paying the maintenance fees until the transfer is complete. The routes differ in one important way: in a sale the buyer pays you, while the other two routes end the ownership without a sale price coming to you. That is why a direct sale is the natural first step in any timeshare exit.
Exit a timeshare by selling it directly to a buyer
The simplest way to exit a timeshare is to sell it to someone who wants it. On BidMyTimeshare you sell directly to the buyer, with no agent in between. Start with a free draft – no account needed – and describe the resort, the week or points, the season, the unit and your asking price. You give your email when the ad is ready: offers come to your email, and it is also your login. You can sell at a fixed asking price or run an auction of 1, 2 or 3 months. Buyers send questions, offers and bids through the site's anonymous messages, so your phone number and email are never shown in the ad. You decide which offer to accept and agree the details with the buyer, and the resort then transfers the ownership. Fixed weeks, floating weeks and points-based ownerships can all be sold this way.
Timeshare exit vs resale: where the money goes
The real difference in timeshare exit vs resale is the direction the money moves. An exit company charges you for its service, and the ownership ends without a sale price for you. A resale works the other way round: a buyer pays you for the week or points. On BidMyTimeshare your cost is one flat advertising fee, paid only when your ad is published – from $16.90 for an auction ad, $27.50 for a for-sale ad for 6 months or $51.90 for 24 months. The commission is 0%, so the whole sale price stays with you. Every advertising purchase has a 10-day money-back guarantee: cancel for any reason within 10 days of paying and you get the full amount back. The resort's own transfer fee applies when it transfers the ownership to your buyer, so ask for the figure early – see our transfer fees by brand.
How to sell your timeshare in 4 steps
Describe your timeshare
Resort, week or points, unit and your asking price. Saving the draft is free and needs no account.
Choose a package and publish
One flat fee from $16.90. No commission – you keep the full sale price of your timeshare.
Buyers contact you anonymously
Questions and offers arrive through the site's messaging. Your phone number and email are never shown.
Agree and transfer
You agree the price with the buyer. The resort transfers the timeshare under its own rules and fee.
Developer exit programmes: the resort's own timeshare exit
Several developers run their own exit or take-back programmes, which let an owner hand the ownership back to the resort. Where your brand has one, it is worth asking about before you pay anyone else for a timeshare exit, because it comes straight from the company that manages your ownership. The terms are the developer's own: who qualifies, whether the maintenance fees must be paid up, whether a fee applies and how long the process takes all vary by brand and by contract. A take-back is not a sale, so no buyer pays you a price for the week or points. Contact your resort or management company directly and ask what its programme offers you. Then weigh it against a direct sale: put your timeshare up for sale, set your own asking price and keep the developer's exit programme as another option alongside it.
Before you pay a timeshare exit company
If you are thinking about a timeshare exit company, a few questions help you compare it fairly with a direct sale. What exactly will you pay, and when? What does the service include? Who becomes the new owner, and when does your resort record the transfer? Until the resort has transferred the ownership, you remain the owner and keep paying the maintenance fees, whichever exit route you use. Ask your resort how it handles each route and what its transfer fee is. Then set the cost of the exit against what a direct sale could bring you. To exit a timeshare by selling it on BidMyTimeshare, you pay one flat advertising fee when your ad is published, the commission is 0% and the buyer pays you. You set the asking price, you decide which offer to accept, and every advertising purchase has a 10-day money-back guarantee.
Start your timeshare exit with a free draft
Your timeshare exit can start today with a free draft. Describe your timeshare – the resort, the week number or points, the season, the unit size and your asking price – and save it without creating an account. Before you set the price, check that your maintenance fees are paid and read your resort's transfer rules. For timeshares outside the US, our free valuation compares similar ads and resale data and shows a realistic price range. When you publish, your ad is shown in 8 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, and buyers contact you through anonymous messages. If you would rather have the work done for you, our done-for-you service writes the ad, translates it into 8 languages and adds resort photos. Our resort catalogue covers about 4,900 resorts in more than 100 countries, each with its own sell page.
Timeshare exit: frequently asked questions
How much does a timeshare exit by sale cost here?
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One flat advertising fee, paid only when your ad is published: from $16.90 for an auction ad, $27.50 for a for-sale ad for 6 months or $51.90 for 24 months. The commission is 0%, so the whole sale price is yours, and every advertising purchase has a 10-day money-back guarantee. The resort charges its own transfer fee when it transfers the ownership.
Do I need a timeshare exit company to exit a timeshare?
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No. You can exit a timeshare yourself by selling it directly to a buyer, and the resort or its management company transfers the ownership under its own rules and fee. Several developers also run their own exit or take-back programmes, which you can ask your resort about directly. A direct sale is the route where the buyer pays you.
What is the difference between timeshare exit vs resale?
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An exit through an exit company or a take-back ends your ownership without a sale price for you, and an exit company charges you for its service. A resale passes the ownership to a buyer who pays you for it. On BidMyTimeshare you pay one flat advertising fee, the commission is 0% and you keep the whole sale price.
Does my resort have its own timeshare exit programme?
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Several developers run their own exit or take-back programmes, and the terms, any fee and who qualifies are set by each developer. Ask your resort or management company directly what it offers for your contract. You can compare its answer with a direct sale, where you set the asking price and the buyer pays you.
Do I keep paying maintenance fees during a timeshare exit?
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Yes. You remain the owner until the resort has transferred the ownership, so the maintenance fees stay yours until the exit is complete. Resorts usually transfer an ownership only when the fees are up to date, so check your balance with the resort before you set a price or start any exit.
Can I exit a timeshare with points or a floating week by selling it?
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Yes. Fixed weeks, floating weeks and points-based ownerships can all be sold on BidMyTimeshare. Describe your week or points, set your asking price or run an auction of 1, 2 or 3 months, and decide which offer to accept. The resort transfers the ownership to the buyer under its own rules and fee.
Are my contact details shown when I exit a timeshare by selling it here?
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No. Buyers contact you through the site's anonymous messages, and offers, bids and messages reach you as email notifications. Your phone number and email are never shown in the ad, and the email you give when the ad is ready is also your login.
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