Do resale purchases get added to current point totals?

[gzemeida]

I recently converted my Diamond resort membership to a HGV Max one. I only have 5,000 points a year, but would like more. If I buy HGV points resale from Ebay or somewhere else, do the points just get added to my current ones? Also, I was told at a recent timeshare review that I need a minimum of 8,000 points to be considered a "deeded" owner with a right to future resale. Does that sound right to you guys?

 

[HuskerATL]

Do you mean that you bought more Diamond points to get into The Club with HGV Max? If so, you are still in Diamond but joined the Max program. Your core benefits are still Diamond. If you buy a HGVC resale deed, then you would have two separate accounts and two separate buckets of points. It is my understanding that folks who are in both, can call customer service and they can combine the points for a bookings though but you can't via the online systems.

 

[GT75]

I moved your post to the HVC/DRI forum. HGV is the parent company of HC, HVC, Legacy HGVC, Embarc HGVC, and maybe the upcoming BG. Each are separate clubs with their own rules. HGVMax is nothing more than an exchange with the left-over units at 6 months.

 

[magmue]

I was told at a recent timeshare review that I need a minimum of 8,000 points to be considered a "deeded" owner with a right to future resale. Does that sound right to you guys?

It does not sound right at multiple levels.
First, was the review with HGV (formerly Diamond) or HGVC? As mentioned above, HGV/Diamond sells trust points - there are a few deeds out still there that haven't been converted, but you would have to go resale to acquire one of those.

HGVC, on the other hand, sells deeds for a specific unit size and season at a specific resort, although each HGVC deed also represents a certain # of points that can be used to book other HGVC resorts or units. So if you own an HGVC week, you are a deeded owner, whether you bought it retail or resale.

I don't own HGV/Diamond trust points, so I can't speak to how those work for a new owner if you sell them. I do own HGVC, bought resale - if I sell my deed, the new owner has the same rights to book and use as a retail buyer.

The one other wrinkle is Max - if you sell your points or deed some day, the new owner can use them only in the system they belong to. Max does not transfer

 

[gzemeida]

Do you mean that you bought more Diamond points to get into The Club with HGV Max? If so, you are still in Diamond but joined the Max program. Your core benefits are still Diamond. If you buy a HGVC resale deed, then you would have two separate accounts and two separate buckets of points. It is my understanding that folks who are in both, can call customer service and they can combine the points for a bookings though but you can't via the online systems.

Thanks for the information. I think I understand the difference now. I did some more looking and found diamond resorts people selling their points. If I bought those points, would they just be added to what I already have or would that be two separate accounts?

 

[geist1223]

At one Point we owned DRI Hawaiian Collection Points bought from DRI and resell DRI Hawaiian Collection Points. We had one Account # but the Points were in 2 different Buckets/Contracts. Technically they could not be combined for a Booking/Reservation. By calling in we used the Resell Points for a 3 day reservation and the Developer Points for a consecutive 4 day Reservation. Technically 2 separate Reservations. But we were not required to move or to Checkin a 2nd time.

 

[pochiu]

At one Point we owned DRI Hawaiian Collection Points bought from DRI and resell DRI Hawaiian Collection Points. We had one Account # but the Points were in 2 different Buckets/Contracts. Technically they could not be combined for a Booking/Reservation. By calling in we used the Resell Points for a 3 day reservation and the Developer Points for a consecutive 4 day Reservation. Technically 2 separate Reservations. But we were not required to move or to Checkin a 2nd time.

Also the "dirty" resales points don't count toward a higher membership level.

 

[geist1223]

Plus in the "olden days" you could clean your dirty Points by buying Points from DRI. if you had 5,000 Dirty DRI Points they could be cleaned by buying 2,500 Points from DRI.