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Original Message:

Marriott "direct" vs. Marriott "resale" (by KC):

ronald118, quoted in relevant part, kindly clarifies:

>> The Marriott system "rewards" owners with 100,000-200,000 points in alternative years given direct deposits - these are valuable points and accrue according to a very simple formula.

The question remains that if a Marriott timeshare is purchased on the secondary market (a temptation) would Marriott redeem the property for points - I have been advised no. << =======================================

Thanks. This informative post helps alleviate my admitted ignorance about the difference between "Marriott direct" vs. "resale market" purchase of Marriott timeshares.

As I now understand it (...hopefully correctly), a resale market purchase of a Marriott week is NOT eligible for alternate year conversion to "Marriott points", although a "Mariott direct" purchase IS eligible for said conversion.

If this is really the only difference, I think "second class citizen" (words quoted from Marriott resale owners on other timeshare sites, not words of my own origin) may be a bit of overstatement in describing their Marriott resale market ownership. However, the multiple use application of points, as described by owners above, would certainly be a big "draw" for many people. In the end, I guess the value of those potential "reward points" vs. a resale market purchase without the possibility of deposit for points is a personal evaluation for each individual buyer to make on their own.

On a directly related note, a good friend of mine who is a Marriott owner asserts that this practice of "exclusion from conversion to other benefits" applying to resale market purchases is actually practiced by virtually EVERY "corporate" timeshare entity (Marriott, Hilton, etc.) EXCEPT Disney (DVC), which reportedly makes no such distinction. Can anyone here confirm or refute that particular belief? While I certainly have no interest whatsoever in "the Mouse", I'm nonetheless curious about this apparent lone policy anomaly among the "timeshare corporates".