We received $15700 for the Flamingo Platinum (7000 pts). I'm not sure what the price was on the last day of sale at the Flamingo. We toured HGVC at Las Vegas Hilton when they opened in late 1999 and we were told the grand opening price was $16000. Flamingo was sold out at that time. I think $15700 was a fair equity.
We also own Marriotts and when I asked if I can trade in a resale, I was told I can but they will only give me what I paid on resale. I would have to present the documents to prove the price. In comparison, HGVC is pretty generous.