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Re: Buying Marriott Vacation Club Resale (by Carvan A.):

ann286 wrote:

jessec18 wrote:

I find it ironic that when you go to TS presentations, the sales person really touts all the benefits of owning, including the ability to sell. But when you go to sell, you can't sell the same product you bought. The same value isn't there for the person buying resale, ( ie.. the ability to use points ). Talk about a one sided business.

" Marriott has a full resale program and will sell your week at the going rate and they offer incentives and benefits to those who purchase it."

Your statement is correct but what you don't mention is that Marriott will charge you a commission of 40% to "sell your week at the going rate". Apparently many Marriott owners find this commission to be too steep a price to pay as there are hundreds of Marriott resales listed by owner on Redweek and other sites. I was a Marriott owner at Streamside Vail and sold my unit on Redweek. There is a long time listing on Redweek for a ski week at Streamside Vail in the Evergreen Bldg (newest and best) and it is listed at $21,000. Marriott will sell this same unit (resale) for $35,900. As a buyer, I would much prefer to forego the 110,000 Marriott points to save almost $15,000.

Marriott points are nice and we recently exchanged 110,000 points for a 5 day stay in a Maui 5 star Marriott Hotel but cash is better so my next Marriott timeshare purchase will probably be from an owner listing on Redweek for a substantial cash savings.