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Happy or sad to be a hgvc member

Bought Retail first Elite, then resale

We bought Retail in Hawaii =14400 points with a lot of bonus points, then build up with a resale 10'000 points.

But watch out the M/F (cumulative)

HGVC is the way to go vs. other time share
 
We bought retail about 6 years ago... and have enjoyed our use and exchanges: NYC numerous times for 2-3 day weekend trips, Playa Rivera, Barbados, Belize, St. Maarten, Aruba (2x), and Italy this Oct. Having said that, if we had to do over we would have definitely bought resale.
 
I bought Elite Plus retail. I enjoy the resorts immensely, but the premium we paid to Hilton Direct for that Elite status isn't really worth it. So I'm very happy with my membership. Had I bought resale, I'd be thrilled with it.
 
We bought resale about 7 years ago (plat 1br orlando) and it is the only timeshare we own. We have really had a lot of great vacations (HGVC plus a few thru RCI and SFX) and use open season a lot. We are in driving distance of FL so it works out well for us. I am disapointed in the loss of resale value even from when we purchased but we love the system and Tuscany (Intl Drive) is like our second home !
 
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