You may consider it a bargain but according to the newly discussed terms, it doesn't qualify. You have to wait until 2018 or late 2017 and if you pay the 2018 MF then you can offer it with 2019 usage. Your other option would be to somehow transfer the 2017 usage to the new owner and then the new owner pays for 2017 and beyond.
Apparently, it has to be 100% free and paying for usage you don't get use of disqualifies the offer.
The more I thought about this, the more questions I have regarding ppl want to technically give away Marriott timeshares.
I really have no problems to wait until 2018 when 2018 MF is paid. BUT, big but, since Marriott does not allow to prepay like Starwood/Vistana, and if I pay in Jan-18 and it will take 2 months to find buyer and another 2-3 months for closing. Does the new buyer really benefit for this since a good 2019 week needs to be reserved 12-13 months ahead in 2018.
New buyer will lose the opportunity to reserve good week, since buyer will most likely get the Marriott deed in June/July, in addition to setup the new account, etc...
I will just rephrase the term to ask buyer to pay closing related fees which will be very similar to what they pay now to comply. But buyer will lose time/chance for valuable Marriott reservation.
I cannot even imaging if Marriott Palm Springs Platinum/Phoenix platinum/winter week owner needs to do if they have to follow the hard/cold rules to give away. I believe if someone is willing to give these weeks away, plenty will grab in seconds. Now the rules totally against Marriott weeks here, even these are valuable to some.