I would think most people would think it not worth it. Are you buying up to the next level? I wouldn't assume pinnacle is any cheaper than buying directly from bluegreen. If you are buying but not getting to the next level, I would wait until you are ready because the more points you buy the more likely you would be able to get a discount on the per point cost. It sounds like you already have systemwide bonus time so you aren't buying a small package to get that access. How many more points do you want annually and how far are you from reaching the next level. In some cases just adding resale might be a better deal if you aren't actively buying retail to level up.
Additional resale points do NOT add to your membership level unless they are also purchased through Pinnacle with charter benefits attached.
This will be my first Bluegreen points purchase. I was looking at getting points on Ebay, but so far they have all been blocked by Bluegreen based on ROFR. Then some people in a facebook group recommended buying a small point package with a charter. I figured I'd get advice first
Sorry I read it as you already have charter benefits and want to add to increase your level. 10+ years ago you could buy a small points package from pinnacle and get all of the charter benefits there was a price point and on pinnacle as long as you met that price point you got charter benefits regardless of whether it was a 3000 annual package or a 30,000 annual package. Then they changed it so that minimum per point only applied to larger packages through pinnacle and lower point packages are sold at a higher per point price point in order to get charter. With that change, all of the sudden the 3000 point package jumped from $4000+ 600 in closing (at $1.25 per point) to closer to $9000 by the time you pay all of the closing costs. With Pinnacle you can't negotiate anything lower than what they offer if you want charter benefits. They do get down to $1.25 per point but only for much much larger packages. So you won't be able to negotiate any less than $8670 plus over $600 in closing costs for 3000 points for charter benefits through Pinnacle. Onsite sales on the other hand can negotiate, at least a little. So if you bargain hard for that same $9000 out of pocket you could get 4000-5000 directly through bluegreen. You should go in knowing what you would pay through Pinnacle and start bargaining from that point.
Check out https://bluegreentimesharesecrets.com/ for a good resource to understand the system, and how to maximize it if you are indeed serious about buying Bluegreen. Yes, it costs a little bit of money but it was well worth it for me after I bought in. It does explain a lot of the pros and cons of purchasing resale vs retail.
Thanks. But the site is for a book and I managed to talk them into a couple days to think about it and still retain the charter status. The book im sure would be useful, but i need an answer quickly.
You can combine for use, but not for status.
