Legal Question in Consumer Law in Virginia

My husband an I live in Virginia and we received and invite to attend a presentation in DC on a new travel club thing. They used a postcard promising a complimentary cruise and airfare (we'd just pay taxes and fees) and they claimed not to be selling timshares. The presentation was about an hour long and presented a lot of information. The prices quoted did sound good and we thought we were getting a good deal. The next day we got to looking into it via the internet and through talking with an actual travel agent we have the feeling we've been taken and we'd like to get our money back. We used their financing through Bank of America but unfortunately they made a point of telling us that this was a final sale for their service (to the point of having us sign an acknowledgement that we understood this, which I'm kicking myself for signing now) As of writing this it is inside the 72 hour window and we've gotten a welcome email and a pathetic "tutorial" email from Gold Crown Resorts but no real delivery on their service, no password to their site, no evidence that their product is as good as it seemed in the presentation and there's significant evidence on the internet to make me suspect this is a scam.

- my question is for situation do we have any protection under the law for this (B rated resort company)incident?


Asked on 1/11/10, 10:34 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

I do not believe that there would be any "72 hour window" applicable to the

situation described that would allow you to cancel this contract without

penalty and unless the company is already in material breach of the

contract, it's likely enforceable against you.

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Answered on 1/18/10, 6:33 am
Cary Moseley Law Office of Cary Powell Moseley, PLLC

To have any chance of getting out of this, you would likely need to consult an attorney as to whether you might have a fraud or other claim.

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Answered on 1/18/10, 8:54 am


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