In Reply to: Friend needs advice and warning to posted by Harley Girl on Thursday, 6. August 2009 at 20:23 Bali Time:
on how much money is involved here.
One thing is for sure, and that is that those who are trying to draw comparisons between Australias consumer protection laws, and the situation in Indonesia are way off the mark.
There is also little advantage in getting the seller thrown out of Bali or whatever either, as that is just a "revenge" thing and won't change anything as far as the contract goes.
Although it's not my sort of thing, many people have been very happy with timeshare purchases, and I assume that your friend must have had an interest to get involved in the first place.
So maybe there are two options.
One is just to take the loss of the deposit, and put it down to one of lifes lessons.
The other is to go through with the purchase (after convincing hubby that it's no bad thing), but to try and negotiate a lower purchase price using the pitch that it's either that, or a protracted argument where both parties loose.
The timeshare could then be used in the normal way, and/or perhaps be onsold at less loss than the deposit paid.
Like I say, it depends on the amount paid, the balance required to pay, hubbies attitude, outcomes of any negotiations etc etc.
The second option would negate the threats of "welcoming commitees" should your friend return, and I must say that as there is a decent quid involved, in Bali this should not be discounted out of hand.