All,
My in laws have Worldmark and get a lot of use out of it. I think they are in the 30,000 ish point range. Might be a little more.
How would that compare to Wyndham points? I just bought 154,000 points, and I am certain mine are way less in substance then their Worldmark points.
Any feedback is appreciated.
Thank you.
Regards,
Jeff
Jeff, I humbly recommend that you stop looking at the downsides to your new ownership and instead focus more on getting as much out of what you now have. You will be happier in both the short and long runs.
As CO Skier mentions, a direct comparison is not quite possible (or it is in very limited circumstances). The biggest reason for this is the disparity in resort locations. If you like to vacation in a place that Wyndham is in but WM is not, then Wyndham is much more valuable than WM, and vice versa.
Direct point cost comparisons can likely only be made at shared locations such as Steamboat Springs or Reunion, and even it depends on unit type. At Steamboat, a 1 BR Deluxe costs 189k Wyndham points and 11k WM credits, whereas a 2BR Deluxe costs 231k Wyn and 14k WM.
I was first a Wyndham owner, but I tend to move a lot. I am now on the West Coast, where Wyndham has a lesser presence, so I ended up buying into WM to augment my original holdings.
Having been to resorts in both systems, there are some Wyndhams that are much nicer than what you would find in WM, but you do pay more in MF for that difference.
All that said, the primary direct comparison you can make is what your purchase price would have gotten you in each system. Since you bought retail, I will use retail prices in both systems. For 154k Wyn, you probably paid in the range of $22-30k. At retail cost, that would get you 8-12k in WM credits (this is a WAG on my part). In prime season, perhaps you get 5-7 days in a 2 BR in Wyndham, and 5-12 days in WM. So on this regard, WM "buys" you more, but the differences are not as big as you might think.
Turn this into a "I could have bought resale" discussion, then Wyndham usually comes out ahead in the acquisition cost discussion.
There are other plenty of other discussions that can center on maintenance fees, exchanging, and other system nuances, but I think I've fed your buyer's remorse enough with this post.
