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    New Member to MVC: How do I get started?

    Hey TUGgers, I went through the sales pitch at Marriott Grand Chateau 2 days ago, and I gave them the 10% payment to keep the deal on the line, and I have another 10 days to go. I then started researching about this timeshare and learnt about RedWeek, and other timeshare resale websites. I'm...
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    Buying Marriott Destination Points Transfer Fee

    If I purchase Marriott Destination points from the resale market with one beneficial interest, is the transfer fee $750 or is it a minimum of $3,500? How can I tell how many beneficial interests are included in the transaction? Thank you.
  3. carmelandmoses

    Should We Buy? Just attended Marriott Vacation Club Presentation.

    New to TUGS and been going down the TUGS rabbit hole of content. My wife and I are 50 and looking to semi-retire in 5 years to spend more time traveling. No kids so it’s usually just us. We do bring nieces and nephews once a year for a big Hawaiian trip from San Diego. Aside from that, we are...
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    Help Needed: Marriott removing transferred points from Account

    Help Requested if this has happened to anyone else and also FYI for anyone renting / transferring points. Marriott cancelled a vacation and took points away from our account without authorization from us. Backstory, we rented points from another owner in October, 2024. These points were...
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    Need help - extremely confused new owners

    Hello, please help us! We were gifted a timeshare and just closed escrow after 6 months of trying to transfer. We now own 1wk 2bedroom LO at the Westin Desert Willow Villas. We have 148100 star options or 3725 club points. We had an introduction/ sales call with Marriott to learn more about...
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    Thank You - We Rescinded Abound Timeshare Contract

    My husband and I own Westgate Flamingo Bay deeded floating week, and we knew going into timeshare ownership that we weren't going to make money doing it. But our family needed more space than a hotel would provide, and we knew that having a guaranteed week to use would push us to take annual...
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    Rescinding contract - now what?

    Hi again. We decided to rescind our contract. We emailed it to the address on the contract to MVC and haven’t gotten a response to confirm. Curious what is supposed to happen next… thank you!
  8. R

    Marriott Vacation Club honest reviews?

    We signed with MVC Abound 2 days ago and have 10 days to cancel. We’re on the fence and worried about maintenance fees and special assessments going up a lot in the future. Can someone give an honest review of MVC? If you’ve gotten out of it, do you mind sharing why?
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    Are there fees from Marriott to sell Destination points?

    Does Marriott charge fees to the buyer or seller in a points transaction?
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    New abound “family” …

    They finally got us to sign up for ownership on our third package to the Westin in Maui. They offered us 2000 points at $16.40 They gave us some discounts and so it brought it down … 26,525 / 2000 = 13.26 26,525-2995 = 23,530 23,530 / 2000 = 11.77 The 2995 is what we paid for this times...
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    MARRIOTT VACATION CLUB doubts and rescind!

    Hi, Thank you for this active website, I'm hoping my wife and I can rest easy after sending out our cancellation letter. We sat for a MARRIOTT VACATION CLUB presentation in Orlando on Feb 5th, had no intention of buying, but heard them out. Even though we love the locations / offerings, after...
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    Marriott Abound Resale purchase

    Hi Myhusband and I are at the Sheraton in Kauai. We just went through the 90 minute talk and did not purchase. We are interested in purchasing at resale 4000 points. Is somewhere between $6.50-$7 dollars per point, inclusive of all fees, a fair price? What are the most trusted sites to purchase...
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