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Buy resale... (by KC):

jeffn103 wrote:
...we are hearing scary stories of rip offs when people try and buy from private parties. Also, the vacation clubs like Marriott and Hilton say that if you buy a deed for their properties from someone other than them, they will never allow you to participate as an "owner"...you will not be able to exchange or even keep points in their points systems.

I have owned a number of timeshare weeks for over 27 years now. Each and every one was purchased "resale" from a "private party". Using a professional closing company to handle funds, estoppel, deed preparation and recording, the chances of any form of "ripoff" are essentially ZERO, so I'm not sure how "scary stories" might arise.

As far as buying "developer direct", so-called "VIP" and "Platinum" benefits do NOT justify the exorbitant additional cost. Except for minor "VIP benefits", a resale ownership has ALL the rights and privileges of any other ownership. But why would a developer salesperson working on commission choose to be honest about that?