Just to bump this older posting, I had the same issue/question about RCI and bluegreen secondary purchases.
I knew that buying resale meant that I could not access the nightly RCI rentals, but I thought that the week exchanges still worked.
I just purchased resale and was told by Bluegreen after the purchase:
"Your account is considered a Secondary Market account...
...an RCI membership is not established through Bluegreen. If you are wanting to become a member of RCI, you would need to contact them in order to establish membership. RCI can be contacted at xxxx"
Can someone shed light on this? Again, I know that resale doesn't count toward premier/medal status, doesn't allow nightly RCI rental, doesn't allow bonus time at any other than home resort, etc. HOWEVER, I thought that i still had access to RCI weekly rentals, extra vacations, etc.
If I go to RCI's website they say that if I am a points member, I have to contact my home resort for info about joining RCI.