just won a silver Myrtle Beach for $449 +closing. Why so cheap? [Ultimate Occupancy?]

[cory30]

At least in my case the two-view designation did follow through on my resale purchase. My MVC account showed Oceanfront/OceanView.

 

[Bucky]

I don't think I'll ever understand the Marriott system! I bought two gold weeks that were deeded to the 5th and 6th floor of the Pines bldg. I thought great, close to the Woodsy Pool for my GS! One is Oceanside/Gardenview and the other is Oceanside/Oceanview. Imagine my surprise when we made our first trip and were informed we could only stay in the Conch or Scallop bldgs because they in fact are considered the only Oceanside units? We even asked to be moved to the back bldgs with no success. Oh well, we're over it now and just tote our stuff back there everyday. Marriott is a strange animal.

 

[SueDonJ]

At least in my case the two-view designation did follow through on my resale purchase. My MVC account showed Oceanfront/OceanView.

I don't think I'll ever understand the Marriott system! I bought two gold weeks that were deeded to the 5th and 6th floor of the Pines bldg. I thought great, close to the Woodsy Pool for my GS! One is Oceanside/Gardenview and the other is Oceanside/Oceanview. Imagine my surprise when we made our first trip and were informed we could only stay in the Conch or Scallop bldgs because they in fact are considered the only Oceanside units? We even asked to be moved to the back bldgs with no success. Oh well, we're over it now and just tote our stuff back there everyday. Marriott is a strange animal.

These two prove it enough for me, that the two-view designation follows an UO week for its lifetime. So that simple trick to ask the seller to check the unit designation in his/her my-vacationclub.com account works for resales, too.

 

[MOXJO7282]

I don't think I'll ever understand the Marriott system! I bought two gold weeks that were deeded to the 5th and 6th floor of the Pines bldg. I thought great, close to the Woodsy Pool for my GS! One is Oceanside/Gardenview and the other is Oceanside/Oceanview. Imagine my surprise when we made our first trip and were informed we could only stay in the Conch or Scallop bldgs because they in fact are considered the only Oceanside units? We even asked to be moved to the back bldgs with no success. Oh well, we're over it now and just tote our stuff back there everyday. Marriott is a strange animal.

What I was told today was the first view listed in the designation " Oceanside/Oceanview" is the OU, so that is why you own Oceanside units. I also have a "Oceanfront/Gardenview" that is an OF OU.

 

[GregT]

Joe,

I'm glad you got the info you needed, but I'm sorry for you because I can tell you wanted the Silver OF for cheap. I hope another one comes along that is legitimate and that you pick it up.

Better luck next time????

Best,

Greg

 

[m61376]

Great thread! Who ever said you can't teach an old dog new tricks ? Sorry it worked out that way for you Joe, but not as sorry as you'd be if you found out after the fact and weren't able to get the rental rates you expected in the short-term or use in the long-term.

Guess we know what you'll be scouring Ebay for....

 

[dioxide45]

HOLD THE DAMN PHONE!! Thanks for continuing to cast doubt because as a result I called Marriott Owner's Mod Dept again and sure enough it is an OV.

Very disappointed the first Owner's Mod rep gave me bad info even after I preseed him about OU and he seemed so certain. That misinformation almost cost me a lot of hassle because I was just about to push the pay button and who knows how the seller would have reacted if I asked for refund.

I did call the seller, explained the situation and offered to pay any fees they incurred but they said "no harm no foul" so that was refreshing.

Sorry I wasted everyone's time responding to my inquiry.

The problem here is that the seller did not list the view on in their auction. That may end up explaining the original question "why so cheap".

 

[JeffBrown]

Well, Maybe

The problem here is that the seller did not list the view on in their auction. That may end up explaining the original question "why so cheap".

Just so you know the whole story, we didn't claim a view within the listing because we ran into the same problem during verification. The resort kept giving us conflicting information. So, we weren't trying to mis-represent but we just weren't going to say for sure what it was.

Jeff
Sumday Vacations

 

[swaits]

Just so you know the whole story, we didn't claim a view within the listing because we ran into the same problem during verification. The resort kept giving us conflicting information. So, we weren't trying to mis-represent but we just weren't going to say for sure what it was.

I for one really appreciate your candid and forthright response in the forums!

 

[Dean]

HOLD THE DAMN PHONE!! Thanks for continuing to cast doubt because as a result I called Marriott Owner's Mod Dept again and sure enough it is an OV.

Very disappointed the first Owner's Mod rep gave me bad info even after I preseed him about OU and he seemed so certain. That misinformation almost cost me a lot of hassle because I was just about to push the pay button and who knows how the seller would have reacted if I asked for refund.

I did call the seller, explained the situation and offered to pay any fees they incurred but they said "no harm no foul" so that was refreshing.

Sorry I wasted everyone's time responding to my inquiry.

You're probably better off anyway. Even for OF I doubt you would have had enough rental income to justify fooling with it and the risks involved for the next 5 yrs even cherry picking the weeks to rent.

 

[SueDonJ]

Just so you know the whole story, we didn't claim a view within the listing because we ran into the same problem during verification. The resort kept giving us conflicting information. So, we weren't trying to mis-represent but we just weren't going to say for sure what it was.

Jeff
Sumday Vacations

I appreciate you taking the time to respond to TUG concerns. I'm wondering, now that you know how to confirm (through the owners' accounts) the Ultimate Occupancy provision/possibility with Ocean Watch and SurfWatch Marriott Weeks, if you'll do so before listing any of your future eBay auctions?

 

[JeffBrown]

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I appreciate you taking the time to respond to TUG concerns. I'm wondering, now that you know how to confirm (through the owners' accounts) the Ultimate Occupancy provision/possibility with Ocean Watch and SurfWatch Marriott Weeks, if you'll do so before listing any of your future eBay auctions?

I hate to admit it....but I often use TUG materials, research or conversation strings to get to information and I preach it to my crew all the time. I currently have a staff of 25 and there is just too much information that's constantly changing for us to keep up with every single resort, their nuances and constantly changing rules. We try and we constantly strive to do better so hopefully that will be the case in the future.

Jeff
Sumday

 

[csxjohn]

I hate to admit it....but I often use TUG materials, research or conversation strings to get to information ...

Why would you hate to admit this? As a person who is trying to run a business properly you must get the most reliable info you can and if it happens to be here, then 3 cheers for TUG.

 

[SueDonJ]

I hate to admit it....but I often use TUG materials, research or conversation strings to get to information and I preach it to my crew all the time. I currently have a staff of 25 and there is just too much information that's constantly changing for us to keep up with every single resort, their nuances and constantly changing rules. We try and we constantly strive to do better so hopefully that will be the case in the future.

Jeff
Sumday

I think it's great you're using TUG, and contributing to it! The info you share is as valuable as anything that comes from the rest of us. Knowing that you take the time to try to search out info that you don't know, only makes you a better timeshare player IMO.