lovethesun
TUG Member
Hi -
I purchased a Marriott Harbour Lake week on ebay - we had stayed at the resort in the past as renters and loved the pool. We still do, but I don't want to do the Orlando thing every year, so I am trying to figure out the whole exchange process which I find very confusing. I think I messed it up already - deposited a week with II that wasn't the best I could have reserved. Oh well, live and discover the trade value calendars!
My question is about the whole points thing and "enrolled weeks", "trust points" and "legacy points" - what are these things? Why are there 3 different types of ownership on the MVC website? Is there a dictionary somewhere I can look up all these Marriott terms?
Since I bought this timeshare as a resale I thought I was not eligible to enroll my week in the points system, and yet during our recent stay at Harbour Lake we got hit up at least 4 times by different salespeople trying to get us to do just that. Am I wrong? Is there some sort of exception they make when trying to meet sales quotas?
If there is, is this something I should do? Would it make my life easier? Would it make it easier to trade with other Marriott properties? I got a really good price on my week - surprised it passed ROFR, actually. So I'd be willing to pay some extra to make my week easier to use in the future.
Thanks! I've learned so much from just reading this board prior to buying, so I'm happy to be here!
I purchased a Marriott Harbour Lake week on ebay - we had stayed at the resort in the past as renters and loved the pool. We still do, but I don't want to do the Orlando thing every year, so I am trying to figure out the whole exchange process which I find very confusing. I think I messed it up already - deposited a week with II that wasn't the best I could have reserved. Oh well, live and discover the trade value calendars!
My question is about the whole points thing and "enrolled weeks", "trust points" and "legacy points" - what are these things? Why are there 3 different types of ownership on the MVC website? Is there a dictionary somewhere I can look up all these Marriott terms?
Since I bought this timeshare as a resale I thought I was not eligible to enroll my week in the points system, and yet during our recent stay at Harbour Lake we got hit up at least 4 times by different salespeople trying to get us to do just that. Am I wrong? Is there some sort of exception they make when trying to meet sales quotas?
If there is, is this something I should do? Would it make my life easier? Would it make it easier to trade with other Marriott properties? I got a really good price on my week - surprised it passed ROFR, actually. So I'd be willing to pay some extra to make my week easier to use in the future.
Thanks! I've learned so much from just reading this board prior to buying, so I'm happy to be here!