Thanks to this forum and other resources I was able to secure 259,000 points via Ebay for $300 about 2 years ago. Its been great and we've loved it!
This week my young family of 5 is at Bonnet Creek. We just got done with our Owners update mtg for $125 and made it past all the hard selling (but seriously these are the nicest sales people vs other resorts [read: Williamsburg, VA])
New programs, new ways to get your money... yadda, yadda, yadda... little was new in the presentation.
I do have a few things that concerned me and I thought I'd ask here - cause I didn't get a straight answer there (after being pasted through 2 sales people and a manager who is a resale specialist!!!)
Here's the quick hit of what i was told: Since Wyndham started Pathways resale points are going away and/or wont be worth what they are now?!?!
What does that even mean? Is this true? It sounds fishy to me
(presentation rep - said access to CWA will be closing soon due to limited stock)
On my "members account details" that i was able to slide off the table and take with me this time
several things were made an issue!!!
1. member number starts with 999
2. P-ID
3. Resale Code
I don't have a P-ID number - which would allow access to their special programs, referral rewards and converting owner points to reward points
(should I care about this as I don't think I would use it anyways!)
They made a HUUGE issue about my resale code still being "no". I feel kinda foolish that I did offer up the information that I did buy resale. They all asked where. I tried to avoid a direct answer till they point blank asked if it was Ebay.
Does any of this matter much? they tried to get me to bite on the smallest package around $10-$12K to make my account a "real account" :annoyed:
I like the $100+ gift cards so I can treat my family to nice fun meal out. We travel on the cheap and try to be as frugal as possible. As long as my ARP stays at 13mths I think I'm good with how I'm using my points (for a place to sleep). Am i missing out on something super special?
So I'm curious about this info I just heard today and I'm curious if I should be using my points for more than just renting a suite (which is why I initially bought in) Also, should I share about buying resale - how do you all of you handle that question and the update meetings?
Oh and it doesn't look like we'll be able to use worldmark or shell resorts (would be nice, but not a big issue) but we do have an RCI account... I'm still figuring all this stuff out!
Thanks for your thoughts and advice
~ Matt
This week my young family of 5 is at Bonnet Creek. We just got done with our Owners update mtg for $125 and made it past all the hard selling (but seriously these are the nicest sales people vs other resorts [read: Williamsburg, VA])
New programs, new ways to get your money... yadda, yadda, yadda... little was new in the presentation.
I do have a few things that concerned me and I thought I'd ask here - cause I didn't get a straight answer there (after being pasted through 2 sales people and a manager who is a resale specialist!!!)
Here's the quick hit of what i was told: Since Wyndham started Pathways resale points are going away and/or wont be worth what they are now?!?!
What does that even mean? Is this true? It sounds fishy to me
(presentation rep - said access to CWA will be closing soon due to limited stock)
On my "members account details" that i was able to slide off the table and take with me this time
several things were made an issue!!!
1. member number starts with 999
2. P-ID
3. Resale Code
I don't have a P-ID number - which would allow access to their special programs, referral rewards and converting owner points to reward points
(should I care about this as I don't think I would use it anyways!)
They made a HUUGE issue about my resale code still being "no". I feel kinda foolish that I did offer up the information that I did buy resale. They all asked where. I tried to avoid a direct answer till they point blank asked if it was Ebay.
Does any of this matter much? they tried to get me to bite on the smallest package around $10-$12K to make my account a "real account" :annoyed:
I like the $100+ gift cards so I can treat my family to nice fun meal out. We travel on the cheap and try to be as frugal as possible. As long as my ARP stays at 13mths I think I'm good with how I'm using my points (for a place to sleep). Am i missing out on something super special?
So I'm curious about this info I just heard today and I'm curious if I should be using my points for more than just renting a suite (which is why I initially bought in) Also, should I share about buying resale - how do you all of you handle that question and the update meetings?
Oh and it doesn't look like we'll be able to use worldmark or shell resorts (would be nice, but not a big issue) but we do have an RCI account... I'm still figuring all this stuff out!
Thanks for your thoughts and advice
~ Matt