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    Rescind Strategy?

    Hey everyone, I’m new here and was wondering if anyone could help me out with a question I had about rescinding. I recently was hard sold into platinum from my gold membership even though I really didn’t want to do it. Those sales people got to me with the “you can rent it and do gift card...
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    Confused on VIP

    Hey all, we are rather new to the timeshare business within Wyndham. We were at 124,000 when we first started and August 2019 we went to an “update.” At this update, the salesman told us that in order to be VIP we should buy enough points to get to 300,000. We did so. Come July 2020, we were...
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    HELP! New owner, educate me...

    Got it, advice is to rescind. Are all costs ex. Closing fee etc. returned? Next step: Can I get educated by current Wyndham owners or where can I find answers... I'm in process of reading all the disclosures. Just purchased 127,000 points in TN Smokies as first time owner. We travel a lot...
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    VIP package scheduled for Spring, should I purchase as LLC to avoid ROFR?

    Hello, Long time lurker, first time poster. A year ago Hilton brought us in for a HGVC presentation. We were interested, but I dont like to make large purchases without researching. Instead, we purchased an HGVC VIP package in Hawaii for this Spring. I stumbled upon TUG and found a wealth...
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    Privileges Status

    Does anyone know THE date that one has to/had to make a new Wyndham retail purchase in order to qualify for privileges status? The one sheet that has been floating around for a while, that shows the current VIP and future priceless levels, says something at the bottom about "buying now to lock...
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    Housekeeping and Reservation fees with resale contracts

    At an update this morning, I was told that points acquired through a resale purchase, when used to make a reservation, are charged reservation fee and housekeeping credits, even if VIP and has unlimited housekeeping credits and reservations. So I asked if this is true, then when making a...
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    From Zero to Gold

    I bought resale at PCB this summer, and I am still waiting for the transfer... dragging... Sorry for the complaining Anyway, I have zero developer points, and I keep reading about PIC, but I have concerns being a newbie and all, so I have the following questions: 1. would it be a smart move to...
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    657,000 UDI resale points ... to VIP

    657,000 UDI resale points ... to VIP I recently purchased a 657,000 Wyndham UDI resale points contract. how can I use this ... to get to the VIP program?
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    Club Wyndham Plus VIP & resale CWA points

    Wanting to acquire more points toward a higher CWA VIP status however VIP program clearly states that "Plus points associated with ownership must be purchased directly through Wyndham or acquired by "Immediate Relative" of member... Purchases of ownership interests made from private individuals...
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    I know better... but got sucked in anyway... will cancel. Spinnaker

    Just rejoined TUG. Was member years ago. Unbelievably I fell for the spiel again! We've owned at Waterside Hilton Head since 2001. We've used it and enjoy the resort when we go. Since moving to Texas last year, our usage will certainly decline I believe. Recently Spinnaker called and...
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