Manor Club ... new low?

[m61376]

This certainly doesn't make logical sense to me. If I'm a buyer that loses to ROFR I'm not going to just quit if I really want something. Its human nature I think that I'll look for others and begin the process again. I may even bid a little higher to win because I really want it.

The only thing I can imagine that would make me lose interest is if I keep losing to ROFR and the price went above my acceptable range before I could win.

That scenerio may not benefit the buyer but doesn't hurt the seller in my book.

I agree.

I thought it was decided awhile back that we should keep the ROFR arguments in a separate thread. While both sides of the controversy have interesting points, I personally would prefer not to have post after post devolve into a discussion on the merits of ROFR.

Someone got a great buy- even better if they love the resort and want to go there frequently!

 

[bdh]

I guess even ROFR isn't going to help the seller now is it? Another perfect example of why even a great resort can be sold for pennies and ROFR make no positive impact at all. With or without ROFR the seller gets under $200.

Someone got a wonderful buy. That is one of the great timeshare resorts (speaking of the resort itself - others may have better surroundings but few are equal in unit/resort quality to the original Manor Club).

Another thread hijacked by the anti-ROFR King!

I was going to start a new thread wishing the TUG world a Happy Thanksgiving - but I'm now fearful that it would disintegrate into a debate on why the price of turkey has gone up so much this year.

PS: I'm sure its because there is no ROFR on turkey.

 

[pedro47]

Another thread hijacked by the anti-ROFR King!

I was going to start a new thread wishing the TUG world a Happy Thanksgiving - but I'm now fearful that it would disintegrate into a debate on why the price of turkey has gone up so much this year.

PS: I'm sure its because there is no ROFR on turkey.

bdh........... Happy Thanksgiving

 

[SueDonJ]

Another thread hijacked by the anti-ROFR King!

I was going to start a new thread wishing the TUG world a Happy Thanksgiving - but I'm now fearful that it would disintegrate into a debate on why the price of turkey has gone up so much this year.

PS: I'm sure its because there is no ROFR on turkey.

HA! Hey, come on over to this thread in the Lounge and add your Thanksgiving wishes!

 

[nycjimster]

Do you think this sale actually passed the ROFR?

 

[dareminator]

Do you think this sale actually passed the ROFR?

Yes. (I am the buyer). We are very excited about our first stay coming up next month.

 

[winger]

Yes. (I am the buyer). We are very excited about our first stay coming up next month.

Did you pick up the "-GO" part of the deal?

 

[Senions23445]

Stomach Hurts

I cant believe how STUPID i feel for paying retail for my timeshare here. As you may have noticed, it sold for $154.01. - This is roughly $18,846 cheaper than what I paid for the exact same thing!!!
There goes me ever being able to resell mine! I had heard Marriott actually offers a pretty attractive buy back program....... ANy thoughts on that?
--Going to go play in traffic now-- :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

 

[Quilter]

Don't feel too stupid Senions as you're not alone with the purchase price. We also paid $18,900 for our Manor Club Sequel.

I console myself that we ended up with something like 585K Marriott Rewards points which took us to Europe a couple times in First/Business Class and we got to stay at some very nice hotels (when high category MR travel packages were in the 200K range).

I've also gotten some great exchanges for both parts of my lock-off.

Now, with it enrolled in the DC I'm able to turn it in for points and grab oceanfront property way before an II exchange goes through.

 

[EKniager]

Here now for the first time. A very nice property and great area to vacation. Definitely undervalued.

 

[amyhwang]

I agree Senions, don't feel bad. Have you enjoyed your vacations? If you paid nightly with Marriott it would cost a lot, so don't feel bad at all.

We bought our week at Ko Olina from Marriott also. We could have gotten a resale cheaper, and am tossing around getting another week doing that, but think about it this way. We traded our studio one year for a 2 bedroom at the Four Seasons in Phoenix, which was incredible (daily maid service, spotless huge room with 3 bathrooms, had fun visiting friends, etc) plus have enjoyed a couple of amazing vacations. Used our II membership for several great getaways, saving thousands. Yes we paid a lot initially, but you can't kick yourself for it. We love Ko Olina and plan on going there for a long time.

Stayed last summer renting from an owner at Manor Club, and enjoyed it thoroughly! Grilled several dinners, it's nice and quiet at night, nice area, easy to get around, and my kids loved Water Country USA and Busch Gardens. Nice to drive from DC, although the traffic late summer was a pain to get down there. Manor Club is a nice resort!!

 

[jdunn1]

I do not believe Marriott has a buy back program. What you might be thinking about is the resale program Marriott has. But, the resale prorgram is very limited and not advertised. The good news is that Manor Club is one of the few resorts Marriott is selling via their resale program. The bad news is that if Marriott does actually sell your week, you will only get 60% of whatever the current resale price is. I think Manor Club is being sold for someting like 6 or 8 thousand right now. I also believe there are a few hundred dollars of fees deducted from your net proceeds. While selling through Marriott will definately get you more than ebay, you have to get on a list of other owners wanting to sell and that list could be dozens of people long.

When I inquired about selling about six months ago, I was told that Marriott would be adding a new resort to their resale program every month. Well, that was at least six months ago and since then, not even one new resort has been added to the program. They took my name and noted the weeks I currently own and put me on a tenative waiting list, when/should they start reselling those weeks. I haven't heard anything from Marriott since I contacted them.

I cant believe how STUPID i feel for paying retail for my timeshare here. As you may have noticed, it sold for $154.01. - This is roughly $18,846 cheaper than what I paid for the exact same thing!!!
There goes me ever being able to resell mine! I had heard Marriott actually offers a pretty attractive buy back program....... ANy thoughts on that?
--Going to go play in traffic now-- :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

 

[Sloane S]

Here now for the first time. A very nice property and great area to vacation. Definitely undervalued.

Cool - we'll be checking in there in 9 days!