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Help! We purchased 2 Sunterra Powhattan plantation timeshare 3 years ago, and 2 years ago, purchased a membership in Diamond Resorts with 3000 points, but the timeshares were not brought into the trust and coverted to points. We have seen large increases in our maintenance fees for the Powhattan timeshare. This weekend we went down to see what we could do, and the bottom line is that they wanted to sell us more points for $10K which would convert the timeshares to points and bring them into the point trust, give us 25,000 points, and supposedly cut our maintenance fees considerably, and allow us more flexibility. Because we had a plane flight, and because their computer system went down, we left without signing anything, and they are going to fed-ex the contract to us today. If anyone out there is reading this,perhaps you could give us your take on this. On one hand we have been pleased wiht our stay at the DR resort. On the other hand, we are concerned about rising fees for the timeshares. It seems to me that there are 2 alternatives, to purchase the 25,000 points which will eliminate the separate maintenance for the timeshares, with the idea that the new purchase will pay for itself over time, or to sell everything- points and the 2 timeshares. However, I have heared that the resale market for timeshares and points is next to nothing. Could anyone give us advise or the benifit of their experience. Thanks. Mary