Wyndham Resale Points + RCI Membership - Not included?

[troy12n]

Resell does not include RCI.

I think it's more accurate to say that Resale FIXED WEEKS do not include an RCI membership. All resale POINTS contracts do include RCI memberships

 

[Mr. Phil]

I am currently in the process of purchasing resale points for Wyndham club... discussing with the broker and other sales agent attempts, I was told that I would automatically get a RCI membership for becoming a Wyndham member and will have access to last call, etc...

However, today I called Wyndham member number and the lady I spoked to looked up RCI membership for resale points members and told me Wyndham member (from resale) do not qualify for RCI membership. So basically that benefit to having a RCI membership is not provided if you bought resale.

Can someone validate this for me please? Is this something they are doing new or has this been the case? your feedback is appreciated. Many thanks

Resale points are all eligible for RCI usage. However, purchasing on the secondary market does not qualify for VIP privileges (not a big deal) since 2020.

 

[bnoble]

There is also one other (probably unimportant) difference: a Wyndham account with only resale points does have access to RCI Points inventory. A Wyndham account with at least one developer purchase does. The vehicle for this is PlusPartners. It used to be possible to enroll a Wyndham resale-only account in PlusPartners for a fee, but it was a couple thousand dollars, and that was years ago.