DanCali
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There should be a corresponding thread for the value of points on the resale market. Every time point MFs go up (i.e., every year) the resale price will drop some more. Every time Marriott increases the fee to be able to put the resale points in the system (started at $1/point now $3/point) resale prices should drop some more. So the "value" proposition seems to become less and less attractive over time - spend $10+ for something worth $2 if you try to sell it (and Marriott picks it up with ROFR at will, and resells it for $10) .
Unless it can be justified with enrolling a bunch of resale weeks at the same time (and even then, going the Aruba week route is probably a better deal) buying points outright is making less and less sense. Certainly a lot less sense than it did in 2010. But with VAC stock up 150% in the past year, seems like salespeople are doing a better job than me conveying the value! It's one thing to pick stuff up at $2 with ROFR when people sell their points. It's a whole different art to resell it at $10+ to another buyer at the same time.
Unless it can be justified with enrolling a bunch of resale weeks at the same time (and even then, going the Aruba week route is probably a better deal) buying points outright is making less and less sense. Certainly a lot less sense than it did in 2010. But with VAC stock up 150% in the past year, seems like salespeople are doing a better job than me conveying the value! It's one thing to pick stuff up at $2 with ROFR when people sell their points. It's a whole different art to resell it at $10+ to another buyer at the same time.