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Sticky - Give back your unwanted wyndham Timeshare - Wyndham Ovations / Wyndham Cares / Certified Exit

I saw in an ad on ebay for wyndham timeshare points that said if you had participated in the Ovation program to give back a week that you would be prohibited from buying any other wyndham points contracts. I tried to find something about that in this long thread but did not find it. Has anyone run into this issue?
 
I saw in an ad on ebay for wyndham timeshare points that said if you had participated in the Ovation program to give back a week that you would be prohibited from buying any other wyndham points contracts. I tried to find something about that in this long thread but did not find it. Has anyone run into this issue?
I believe that only applies to the Limited Edition program.
 
Ok. I gave back a resale week, so it was not Limited Edition. I should be fine with another purchase. Thanks.
 
I have a converted fixed week at Riverside Suites in San Antonio that I would like to get rid of but when I called, I was told that location was not eligible. Anyone else have success with giving back Riverside Suites?
 
It doesn't really matter if anyone else has done it, because the landscape is constantly changing. All that matters is, right now, they won't take that one back. Try calling again in 4-6 weeks, but in the meantime consider offering it up here as a freebie on TUG.

 
Called in on the 16th of last month, got the give-back paperwork by email last Thursday, the 3rd. Of note, they are requiring the paperwork back to them in only 14 days so it's off to a notary tomorrow morning. Only took them 2 and a half weeks to get the ball rolling! I was expecting that many months.

All give-backs, no LE was offered. Two UDI contracts (Meadows and Kingsgate) plus a CWA. Maybe I'll get by with only one more MF payment! Fingers crossed!
 
UPDATE on my Certified Exit . . . Limited Edition "membership"

I just booked the first of my 3 years of "free use" of my former 77k points. Everything went smoothly. I still can't believe I'm out of the timeshare ownership world, but also given 3 years to use without paying MFs, etc.

Nothing says "RETIRED" like using a timeshare unit for a week to do community/housing research for when we sell our house and leave Wisconsin in the coming year (or two). First up . . . TENNESSEE (and the neighboring states).
 
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