SMack - I wanted to clarify my "agenda" which sparked my responses.
My wife and I have invested many dollars with HGVC and we are very proud Elite owners. We have done that because we love the brand and love giving our two young daughters the chance to travel and see the world. One day we'll be able to pass our HGVC ownership down to them for them to enjoy with their families. We believe that these experiences with them are priceless and our HGVC ownership is cherished.
With that being said, I indeed saw your post as either a game/joke or an attempt to advertise for something/someone*. In either of those scenarios I felt like you were disrespecting HGVC by dragging them into this game (or what I perceived as a game). And I also felt you were disrespecting everyone on this board for wasting our time. The people who are on here and who jumped to respond to your questions did so because they are passionate about HGVC like I am and they enjoy helping people (believe it or not I do as well).
You mentioned a little about your background. I'm a CPA and started my career in audit. So my daily life is all about checks and balances, logic, and making sure that 1 + 1 = 2. That's why my mind automatically went into fact checking mode with your post that literally had all sorts of mistakes both in fact (name of company, listing price for a 7,000 unit) and logic (closing costs were way too low, you already asked this exact question 6 years ago and then vanished, you had no points......now you're Elite....but you praised TUG for great advice in 2009 to help avoid purchasing direct from HGVC).
So that's my story. I responded with sound reasoning (based on how my mind works) coupled with emotion based on my passion and respect for HGVC and what our ownership means to my family and what we have invested in it. I also gave consideration for passionate people on the HGVC board who are not interested in games or agenda.
If you were sincere with your questions and didn't have a hidden agenda then I blew it and was totally incorrect with my conclusion that this was a game and I'm sorry and I'll put my "hammer and tongs" down now.
* The name Judy Kozlowski has been thrown around this post (as it was in 2009) and I've also said I think SMack was potentially advertising for "someone". I have bought a unit through Judy and have nothing but respect for her and her business. I was NOT implying that Judy was at all involved in what I called a hoax. She's as good as they come based on my direct experiences with her.
My wife and I have invested many dollars with HGVC and we are very proud Elite owners. We have done that because we love the brand and love giving our two young daughters the chance to travel and see the world. One day we'll be able to pass our HGVC ownership down to them for them to enjoy with their families. We believe that these experiences with them are priceless and our HGVC ownership is cherished.
With that being said, I indeed saw your post as either a game/joke or an attempt to advertise for something/someone*. In either of those scenarios I felt like you were disrespecting HGVC by dragging them into this game (or what I perceived as a game). And I also felt you were disrespecting everyone on this board for wasting our time. The people who are on here and who jumped to respond to your questions did so because they are passionate about HGVC like I am and they enjoy helping people (believe it or not I do as well).
You mentioned a little about your background. I'm a CPA and started my career in audit. So my daily life is all about checks and balances, logic, and making sure that 1 + 1 = 2. That's why my mind automatically went into fact checking mode with your post that literally had all sorts of mistakes both in fact (name of company, listing price for a 7,000 unit) and logic (closing costs were way too low, you already asked this exact question 6 years ago and then vanished, you had no points......now you're Elite....but you praised TUG for great advice in 2009 to help avoid purchasing direct from HGVC).
So that's my story. I responded with sound reasoning (based on how my mind works) coupled with emotion based on my passion and respect for HGVC and what our ownership means to my family and what we have invested in it. I also gave consideration for passionate people on the HGVC board who are not interested in games or agenda.
If you were sincere with your questions and didn't have a hidden agenda then I blew it and was totally incorrect with my conclusion that this was a game and I'm sorry and I'll put my "hammer and tongs" down now.
* The name Judy Kozlowski has been thrown around this post (as it was in 2009) and I've also said I think SMack was potentially advertising for "someone". I have bought a unit through Judy and have nothing but respect for her and her business. I was NOT implying that Judy was at all involved in what I called a hoax. She's as good as they come based on my direct experiences with her.
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