Be careful you are comparing apples to apples
Heres how I would look at your question
Using Daytona Beach as an example. BlueGreens Daytona resort takes 18000 points for a 2 bedroom week in the Summer. With BlueGreen there is a 18000 point auction on ebay where the mf is quoted at $523.. so 18000 points would be about $1050
Wyndhams Daytona Resort takes 203000 points for a 2 bedroom week in the Summer. With Wyndham using points that cost you $5.50 per 1000 points your cost for a week would be about $1100
I see it as pretty much dead even....$1100 a year mf will buy pretty much the same vacation
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Understand that's one resort and assumptions re Blue Green mf based on one
auction. I know you can get Wyndham points cheaper, and probably can get Blue Green points cheaper, and there will be different resorts with different points requirements..
Rather than looking at the mf cost first, I would look at the resorts in the Blue green portfolio and those in the Wyndham portfolio and decide which has the best choices for you
For example Wyndham has the only timeshares in the Washington DC area..If thats important to you the decision is easy... buy Wyndham...damn the cost
I enjoy my Wyndham points, but they tend to nickel and dime you to death unless your VIP (and they are starting to do that to those owners also).
I am in the process of purchasing some BG points right now. I like the system and as far as I can see so far there are not as many nickel and dime charges and they ALSO include RCI membership as part of their annual fees.
You just need to do your research and decide which system works best for you and your family.
I own Bluegreen and Wyndham.I agree with a lot of what Ron is saying. I work for Wyndham and am not too familiar with BlueGreen's program. I would also keep in mind things "included" in these maintenance fees. (for example) Wyndham includes the costs of an RCI exchange membership. This is a membership other companies do not include. This RCI exchange gives you an even more extended portfolio of resorts if Wyndham specific resorts were not enough to possibly match all your future needs. I would research other fees/memberships/perks you COULD get from buying from an auction/resale compared to buying from a developer. Cheaper is NOT always better when it comes to extra perks and other fees.
What do you mean by nickel and dime at Wyndham? I'm Bluegreen and you get one annual bill for maintenance fees, etc. and that's it. We looked at an exhange to Wyndham but pulled back because what they told us didn't jibe with the materials they gave us.
I own Bluegreen and Wyndham.
Bluegreen also includes RCI membership as part of the cost that gives you access to RCI weeks and Points if so desired.
Bluegreen does not charge a fee for a guest certificate and does not make you get a guest certificate if you have more then one room at a resort.
I had 3 units booked a La Cabana this New Years and I was able to check into all three and add my daughter and fathers name at no cost.
Wyndham would have made me buy 2 guest certificates at $99($129) each
Bluegreen allows you to make unlimited reservations any time during the year using your points with no fee.
Wyndham allows you to make unlimited reservations but charges a fee based on the number of points you own - I believe that for every 77K points you get one reservation??? So unless you can plan your full years use at once, it can be tricky to avoid paying a reservation fee.
Wyndham has more resorts then Bluegreen but Bluegreen has them where I want to travel. I also have access to the Shell Vacation Club Resorts thru the "Select Connection" program.
When I go to any Bluegreen resort, I am treated as an owner.
When I go to Wyndham resorts using points, I have to pay additional fees unless my points are deeded at that particular resort, treated like an exchanger not a owner.
You decide......
I use Wyndham Points deeded in Williamsburg to stay at Bluebeards Beach Club in STT where I also own 2 fixed weeks.I am curious about how you are treated differently. I own Bonnet Creek and feel I am treated and "pay" the same when I stay at Skyline Towers. I have never had to pay anything additional.![]()
Wow, thanks for the explanations, everyone. I had no idea there could be so many charges, coming from a straightforward experience at Bluegreen. Makes me grateful we didn't exchange our Bluegreen for Wyndham!
Sounds like you would keep your Myrtle Beach unit and use it as Points for Deposit within RCI, and/or because of your VIP status that your new 359k points would give you, turn in points to pay part of the MF.
Sounds like you would keep your Myrtle Beach unit and use it as Points for Deposit within RCI, and/or because of your VIP status that your new 359k points would give you, turn in points to pay part of the MF.
Sounds like a PIC contract. You keep Bluegreen, buy the points indicated, pay maintance fees to Wyndham for the new purchase and pay maintance fees as you have been doing to Bluegreen. Every year, for a small fee, you can get the Bluegreen week converted to Wyndham points. Not a bad deal if you want Wyndham VIP status. The Wyndham points could be used anywhere in the Wyndham Vacation Resorts system.
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I don't know what RCI PFD has to do with Wyndham. I must not understand this post.![]()
Maybe the salesman was telling this person they can PIC a week into Wyndham and attain the Gold VIP status?
....So I guess I was curious about turning one timeshare over for another? Why would Wyndhan want my 3 bedroom PRV timeshare? I just don't get this at all. What is a PIC contract?
Wyndham or Bluegreen? (Keeping program/membership fees in mind, too.). Thanks!
Sounds like a PIC contract. You keep Bluegreen, buy the points indicated, pay maintance fees to Wyndham for the new purchase and pay maintance fees as you have been doing to Bluegreen. Every year, for a small fee, you can get the Bluegreen week converted to Wyndham points. Not a bad deal if you want Wyndham VIP status. The Wyndham points could be used anywhere in the Wyndham Vacation Resorts system.
P.S. The Mrytle Beach Wyndhams for the most part are on the Ocean and the locations far exceed the Blue Green property that is across the street.