jdetar
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First let me say thanks to the forum I first found about purchasing aftermarket, so I'm going to be closing on Marriott Cypress Harbour for $4,200 for sport season floating annual next month. I'm happy with this deal. Crazy market right now!
We went on a tour today of Vacation Village at Parkway. I brought with me a $4,000 sale of 92,500 annual points for this home resort that just sold on ebay last week as they showed me the now $32,000 price for this resort (week 52/92.5k points equivalent). I said I wanted the same 92.5k points with the nice low $655 MF and he said he can do that but obviously not at that price, so he countered and he said he'd throw in 2 extra weeks of vacation per year with no MF's, just $169/domestic or $199 international fees and I could book with 2-45 day window. He said the 92.5k points are good for two weeks really anywhere down here. According to some research, that may be true. Also to seal the deal, they threw in 2 extra weeks for the first year.. so they presented it as 6 weeks the first year, 4 each other (as this resort is a lockoff? but I did points anyways so maybe that doesn't matter).
Anyways, I figure I would just close the deal and then take my 10 days to REALLY decide and rescind if necessary. I even mentioned that to the salesman and he was perfectly ok with it. He said he's tenured and makes his $$$$ just showing up for work regardless of what sells. He showed us pictures of his houses and told us enough stories.. he is loaded, so he really doesn't need the money. haha. Unlike most tours I've been on they are higher pressure and really want the comisison. hehe. He gave us his personal contact info (addy, phone, and email) and said regardless of what RCI shows in the system for the 2-45 day extra weeks, he'll get us anything we want. I said manhattan or vegas week 52? He said absolutely! That really caught my attention as that drastically changes the value in my mind. He said he has a lot of pull in RCI and vacation village so who knows.
What do you guys think? I don't mind spending the money if it's WORTH it. But if I'd just be better off buying points on ebay for $4K outright not getting the developer support behind me and not getting extra weeks? I guess that really is the bottom line!
We went on a tour today of Vacation Village at Parkway. I brought with me a $4,000 sale of 92,500 annual points for this home resort that just sold on ebay last week as they showed me the now $32,000 price for this resort (week 52/92.5k points equivalent). I said I wanted the same 92.5k points with the nice low $655 MF and he said he can do that but obviously not at that price, so he countered and he said he'd throw in 2 extra weeks of vacation per year with no MF's, just $169/domestic or $199 international fees and I could book with 2-45 day window. He said the 92.5k points are good for two weeks really anywhere down here. According to some research, that may be true. Also to seal the deal, they threw in 2 extra weeks for the first year.. so they presented it as 6 weeks the first year, 4 each other (as this resort is a lockoff? but I did points anyways so maybe that doesn't matter).
Anyways, I figure I would just close the deal and then take my 10 days to REALLY decide and rescind if necessary. I even mentioned that to the salesman and he was perfectly ok with it. He said he's tenured and makes his $$$$ just showing up for work regardless of what sells. He showed us pictures of his houses and told us enough stories.. he is loaded, so he really doesn't need the money. haha. Unlike most tours I've been on they are higher pressure and really want the comisison. hehe. He gave us his personal contact info (addy, phone, and email) and said regardless of what RCI shows in the system for the 2-45 day extra weeks, he'll get us anything we want. I said manhattan or vegas week 52? He said absolutely! That really caught my attention as that drastically changes the value in my mind. He said he has a lot of pull in RCI and vacation village so who knows.
What do you guys think? I don't mind spending the money if it's WORTH it. But if I'd just be better off buying points on ebay for $4K outright not getting the developer support behind me and not getting extra weeks? I guess that really is the bottom line!
<<<green with envy!