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Re: Timeshare Points vs. Weeks (by May L.):

Hi.

I have a dilemma. I'm hoping someone can advise me. I've been a weeks owner of Vacation Village for five years. Just this past August I vacationed to Orlando, Florida stayed @ Summer Bay Resorts. There I was introduced the points system. Both husband and I thought it sounded more beneficial than weeks. They had an alternative benefit called Market Place that is exclusive to Summer Bay members. Market Place is an online shopping at discounted prices of brand name things. At the time we were suckered in and wanted to convert. We thought let's see what the the cost would be first. So they got us the $$$cost. To purchase it along cost $25 000. There was another option of points every other year which cost about $8000ish. Then we asked what would be the cost if we traded our week in. Our week is worth $11 000. (Something really weird about our week which I did not mention is-we own the second week of the year gold crown resorts and had no problem exchanging for anywhere or any time. Initially, the agent said we are blue and would be hard to get what and when I want, but this is not true. We had no problems.) Anyway, on with the deal, so in order to cut down cost of buying points we had to sell our weeks ownership which would leave us a balance of $14 000 to pay off and with 75 000 points for travel. In hindsight and now back from vacation with a clearer mind, I feel uncertain about my trade in. I had no problems with my weeks. I sometimes get extra weeks from RCI and I'm not talking about the 45 day window free week when you deposit to RCI. I decided to finally get to the truths about points and weeks. And boy do I feel like I've scamed especially in the trade in amount. The ones that traded only traded for a few thousand dollars and I've traded for tens and thousands of dollars. Contract is signed though I have not initiated Vacation Village to release the sale of my week. Please help ASAP.