nmusti63
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Hi folks,
Need some advice on whether to rescind or not I have until Thursday to put the letter in the mail. Sorry for the winded explanation but I figured the more I give the better answers I'll get.
Here are the details:
Went to a presentation with the wife Saturday 7/21/18 in Myrtle Beach with the full intention of not buying. But got sucked in when they sweetened the pot and threw in an extra 174,000 points to use between 1/1/2019 & 12/31/2020 and a couple of the extra perks I'll discuss.
We got 126,000 points for $15500, plus the 174,000 points to use in 2 years, temporary VIP status for 2 years, supposed reservation access to all 219 of their properties they showed on the map, ARP, the Reward Visa card where points earned could be used to offset the MF which are $876 annually, the Perks program (which I didn't care about either way) Club Wyndham pass, which supposedly give us access to Worldmark resorts (which I guess is why they boasted the "219 resorts"), RCI exchange (with a cost of $239 of exchange) and finally the "Last Call program" which supposedly gives us access to "100s" of resort with openings available over the next 45 days that cost no points only $199-$319 for a week at that resort).
My wife was really sold on the whole VIP thing which is supposed to allow early check-in and late check out, free upgrades on rooms and 25% of your points returned. They had stuck us in a somewhat crappy resort (not Wyndham) on our 1st night, so I think the kicker for my wife was when she asked the Sales Manager if he could get us in a Wynhdam resort at no charge for that night and he did and said that on average we should be able to books resorts within 30 days. Which I have to admit I was impressed he got us a room during peak season for 1 night, but then thought they probably keep a handful available for just suck ploys.
So here's where we stand. I've got til Thursday to rescind. We are empty nesters and both in our early-mid 50s, the wife likes to camp, I like prefer resort stays but the camping is growing on us. Typically when we go somewhere it's for long weekends to get away or visit family which are in PA and the state of WA (usually every other year we go there). If I had timeshare points I would probably consider some trips to the Caribbean or possible Europe or Australia (every couple of years). We like how we can book any number of days with the points and aren't confined to a full week at a specific WCA resort or so they say. We have no way to really test this before we make the decision to keep or rescind. I inherited time share years ago when my father passed away, from Sunterra which eventually got bought out by Diamond after I sold it. What I didn't like about Sunterra at the time was the crazy MF and the fact they only had a handful of their own resorts in the US, so I was constantly booking things via Interval Intl. I swore after I sold Sunterra, I would never buy from a developer and only go resale. I've never dipped my foot in the resale market, but I see deals all the time on eBay and other sites for WCA points at pennies for the dollar, like 300,000 points for under $5K.
So here's where I need your 2 cents, should I rescind? And if I decide to buy say 300,000 points via the resale market, I take it I lose all the perks they supposedly gave me above? I assume I would still have RCI, but not ARP? Would I be able to still book short stays at all Wyndham resorts, or just the 66 listed under a WCA brochure I found and not the plus listing which includes the WCA resorts, Pass resorts (Worldmark) and various associate hotels and resorts? Or was the sales team BSing us when they said we would have access to all 219 resorts? Help!!! I'd like to hear from some other WCA owners as to how many Wyndham locations they can book. the 219 locations is what really sold us because there are 6 in Myrtle Beach, 1 in Charleston, 1 in Pittsburgh and Worldmark resorts close to our family in WA, and the other guide with the 66 resorts only shows one in Myrtle and none at the other locations. Also if we aren't really going to find opening at those resorts, particularly within a 3-4 month time-frame, then I'm not sure if getting back into timeshare ownership is for me.
Need some advice on whether to rescind or not I have until Thursday to put the letter in the mail. Sorry for the winded explanation but I figured the more I give the better answers I'll get.
Here are the details:
Went to a presentation with the wife Saturday 7/21/18 in Myrtle Beach with the full intention of not buying. But got sucked in when they sweetened the pot and threw in an extra 174,000 points to use between 1/1/2019 & 12/31/2020 and a couple of the extra perks I'll discuss.
We got 126,000 points for $15500, plus the 174,000 points to use in 2 years, temporary VIP status for 2 years, supposed reservation access to all 219 of their properties they showed on the map, ARP, the Reward Visa card where points earned could be used to offset the MF which are $876 annually, the Perks program (which I didn't care about either way) Club Wyndham pass, which supposedly give us access to Worldmark resorts (which I guess is why they boasted the "219 resorts"), RCI exchange (with a cost of $239 of exchange) and finally the "Last Call program" which supposedly gives us access to "100s" of resort with openings available over the next 45 days that cost no points only $199-$319 for a week at that resort).
My wife was really sold on the whole VIP thing which is supposed to allow early check-in and late check out, free upgrades on rooms and 25% of your points returned. They had stuck us in a somewhat crappy resort (not Wyndham) on our 1st night, so I think the kicker for my wife was when she asked the Sales Manager if he could get us in a Wynhdam resort at no charge for that night and he did and said that on average we should be able to books resorts within 30 days. Which I have to admit I was impressed he got us a room during peak season for 1 night, but then thought they probably keep a handful available for just suck ploys.
So here's where we stand. I've got til Thursday to rescind. We are empty nesters and both in our early-mid 50s, the wife likes to camp, I like prefer resort stays but the camping is growing on us. Typically when we go somewhere it's for long weekends to get away or visit family which are in PA and the state of WA (usually every other year we go there). If I had timeshare points I would probably consider some trips to the Caribbean or possible Europe or Australia (every couple of years). We like how we can book any number of days with the points and aren't confined to a full week at a specific WCA resort or so they say. We have no way to really test this before we make the decision to keep or rescind. I inherited time share years ago when my father passed away, from Sunterra which eventually got bought out by Diamond after I sold it. What I didn't like about Sunterra at the time was the crazy MF and the fact they only had a handful of their own resorts in the US, so I was constantly booking things via Interval Intl. I swore after I sold Sunterra, I would never buy from a developer and only go resale. I've never dipped my foot in the resale market, but I see deals all the time on eBay and other sites for WCA points at pennies for the dollar, like 300,000 points for under $5K.
So here's where I need your 2 cents, should I rescind? And if I decide to buy say 300,000 points via the resale market, I take it I lose all the perks they supposedly gave me above? I assume I would still have RCI, but not ARP? Would I be able to still book short stays at all Wyndham resorts, or just the 66 listed under a WCA brochure I found and not the plus listing which includes the WCA resorts, Pass resorts (Worldmark) and various associate hotels and resorts? Or was the sales team BSing us when they said we would have access to all 219 resorts? Help!!! I'd like to hear from some other WCA owners as to how many Wyndham locations they can book. the 219 locations is what really sold us because there are 6 in Myrtle Beach, 1 in Charleston, 1 in Pittsburgh and Worldmark resorts close to our family in WA, and the other guide with the 66 resorts only shows one in Myrtle and none at the other locations. Also if we aren't really going to find opening at those resorts, particularly within a 3-4 month time-frame, then I'm not sure if getting back into timeshare ownership is for me.