_Bryan_
newbie
Hi All,
Like the sticky says, I found TUG and saved thousands (or am in the process of saving thousands). So thank you all so much for that!
Last Saturday, I got suckered. They offered us 240,000 points for $24,000, and made it sound like a great deal. Of course, I did my due diligence and realized that I needed to immediately rescind, which I'm in the process of doing. I gave the developer a call to give them a heads up, and of course they're trying to sales pitch me again.
The current pitch is $12,000 for the same 240,000 points, with about $2,000 (by my calculation, not theirs) in added bonuses (7 night cruise for 2, round-trip airfare for 2, etc). They also have claimed a few things that I won't get if I purchase through a reseller rather than them. Some of the things the listed were Getaway Deals through II & Bonus Time nights at Welk resorts.
I replied telling them that according to my research, the Getaway deals were available to any II member. He responded that because Welk is "platinum" or "premier" level resort, they could book getaways up to a year in advance, while through a reseller, I'd only get 30 days to book (and thus much lower availability). Is this true in TUG experience?
The other major point he had was that Welk retains Right of First Refusal, and that at any price equivalent to or less than about $8,000 for that 240,000 points, they would step in and make the purchase rather than letting it be re-sold. Is this true?
I'm still not inclined to go with this new offer, just because they already tried to hose me so bad... But he's got me thinking again.
What do you guys think?
Appreciate the great community you guys have put together!
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The other thing he said that II won't offer through a reseller, and thus I could only get through them was 2 for one exchanges on II. Meaning, put up 240,000 points on II, and receive 2 weeks in a 2br in return (with one having some blackouts and the other being unrestricted). Is it really true you only get that through the developer?
Like the sticky says, I found TUG and saved thousands (or am in the process of saving thousands). So thank you all so much for that!
Last Saturday, I got suckered. They offered us 240,000 points for $24,000, and made it sound like a great deal. Of course, I did my due diligence and realized that I needed to immediately rescind, which I'm in the process of doing. I gave the developer a call to give them a heads up, and of course they're trying to sales pitch me again.
The current pitch is $12,000 for the same 240,000 points, with about $2,000 (by my calculation, not theirs) in added bonuses (7 night cruise for 2, round-trip airfare for 2, etc). They also have claimed a few things that I won't get if I purchase through a reseller rather than them. Some of the things the listed were Getaway Deals through II & Bonus Time nights at Welk resorts.
I replied telling them that according to my research, the Getaway deals were available to any II member. He responded that because Welk is "platinum" or "premier" level resort, they could book getaways up to a year in advance, while through a reseller, I'd only get 30 days to book (and thus much lower availability). Is this true in TUG experience?
The other major point he had was that Welk retains Right of First Refusal, and that at any price equivalent to or less than about $8,000 for that 240,000 points, they would step in and make the purchase rather than letting it be re-sold. Is this true?
I'm still not inclined to go with this new offer, just because they already tried to hose me so bad... But he's got me thinking again.
What do you guys think?
Appreciate the great community you guys have put together!
-- edit --
The other thing he said that II won't offer through a reseller, and thus I could only get through them was 2 for one exchanges on II. Meaning, put up 240,000 points on II, and receive 2 weeks in a 2br in return (with one having some blackouts and the other being unrestricted). Is it really true you only get that through the developer?
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