Huge Difference Between Purchase and Resale

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Re: Huge Difference Between Purchase and Resale (by KC):

Orville has stated, in pertinent part:

>> This is just a whiplash time we're going through and as more and more people get interested in vacationing and not wanting a full time second residence it will come around. <<

I'm not seeking to argue with you, but I AM genuinely curious to hear you explain how / why / on what basis you believe this to be "just a whiplash time we're going through".

People have ALWAYs been interested in vacationing. Interest in "second homes" may be static (I don't claim to know if that's true), but it still seems to me that while the timeshare industry MAY finally be slowly overcoming the stink and stigma of slick, high pressure salesmen peddling half-truths, as well as larcenous developer pricing, the (continually growing) obstacles to increased interest in timeshare ownership are steadily skyrocketing maintenance fees and the dreaded, always unwelcome "special assessments". In many instances, these annual costs can approach or even exceed the cost of just renting a week somewhere--- without owning a thing.

I'd love to be persuaded to agree with your position and I certainly hope that you're absolutely right --- but I honestly can see no particular factual basis, pattern or any other evidence to support your optimism. Convince me, please!