Question about Bluegreen points

csxjohn said:

The body snatcher who was unlucky enough to get me for my parking pass had no idea you could buy timeshares on eBay and for a dollar no less.

She was surprised when she asked if she could have my cell number and I said "no." I told her I didn't want her bothering me and she understood.

Anyhow I see Bg points on eBay selling very cheaply and was just wondering what you can get with 7,000 or 10,000 points.

She was a babe so I'm going back there tomorrow to talk to her when I get some coffee from the office and just wanted to be a little prepared with some facts.

I'm staying at Boyne Mountain which is only 6 hrs. from home and if I can get the right price on the right amount of resale points, I may buy here.

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ace2000 said:

I have my eye on a few of their resorts also. Didn't Bluegreen get bought out by Diamond recently?

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csxjohn said:

Thank you both, the points chart really helps. I see it's 12,000 for the unit I'm in right now in the summer time.

My wife and I are in the lobby now but the body snatchers aren't here yet.

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angelpropps said:

We own two Hilton deeds we bought retail (I Know but it was before we knew about resale). I like Hilton's collection but I hate their high fees plus the cost of booking EVERY reservation.

Some BG resorts need updating and they seem to be working on that. There are a few that have so little info on them that when you get there you get a major shock to the system (Daytona Beach has some older resorts mixed in with nicer new ones but if you look at the points and decide, like I do, that I can handle an older room and a view that includes a large hunk of unattractive parking lot in order to squeeze in more vacation days elesewhere you have to know going in that less points equals older etc)

Mostly it's a better value for my money because ALL I have is the Mf's and I don't find them as high as our Hilton or Wyndham points.

Also, if you get a couple of resale BG packages you can also go to their 'approved dealer' and get a fairly cheap points package that will give you more benefits as well as being able to align all your fees etc.

We have managed to break our points up because we travel for business as well as pleasure and so we are actually saving money by using them--which helps us to cover the mf's.

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got4boys said:

I started looking into the system a couple of years ago. I really do like the Bluegreen points system. No booking fee or housekeeping fee and minimum of two days for reservation. There is only a cancellation fee if you cancel the reservation.

I started buying on places that I could travel to and yes on bonus time, Mountain Run at Boyne is one of them. (Took a while - about a year but have it in my portfolio)

We stayed at Mountain Run on weeks (through RCI trades) a few years ago and loved it for ski season, but ended in wasting the rest of the week (we only went up for the weekend).

Yes, do look at Trust Fund E if you plan on buying more than 12,000 points a year.

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GrayFal said:

Just another reminder if you buy resale. Look for. Trust Fund E. The maint fee is base fee of $330 plus $0.0503 per point. For ownerships of more then 12,000 points, this is the most economical.

Here is a maint fee breakdown I had done for someone else just to give you an idea. It is cheaper to own MORE points, then less.

8,000 yearly = $330 base fee + 129 Club Fee + 8,000 x $0.0502 $401 = $861 $0.1077 per point
16,000 yearly = $330 base fee + 129 club fee + 16,000 x $0.0502 $802 = $1263 $0.0790 per point
24,000 yearly = $330 base fee + 129 Club fee + 24,000 x $0.0502 $1207 = $1666 $0.0694

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