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Re: Marriott Resale VS Points (by J E.):

Regarding purchasing Marrott Vacation Points. If you currently own the actual weeks, then joining the Vacation Club Point program can made a lot of sense -- especially if you own several weeks. BUT let's look at the implications of purchasing additional points vs buying another week on the resale maket.

Example: Let's take Newport Coast. If you purchase vacation points: Number of points one would have to purchase to go there for one week in the period June 1 to June 21 or Aug 10 to Sept 13 is 4225. You would have to purchase 4300 point since they only sell in units of 100. The cost to purchase 4300 points from Mariott at 9.20 per point is 39,560. In addition, your maintenance fee (annual) is 4300 points x .40 per point or 1720. If you purchased a week from an existing owner. Can find annual Platinum units advertised at 8500 on redweek.com. Mtce fee is around 900.

So why would you pay 39,560 for a week you can purchase for 8500 and an annual mtce fee of 1720 when you can pay 900.

Yes you have more flexibility with the points. But you can still trade thru Interval International. The price for this additional flexibility is redicilious. (Or perhaps nonsensical.) I chose Newport Coast for the example. While the numbers change with each location, the logic for purchasing vacation points does not.

My goal was to provide you actual numbes -- not just nice sounding words. Conclusion: Buy a week resale. There are plenty for sale.