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Re: Marriott Vacation Club "Destinations" - What I Like and What I've Done (by Bodie):
Oh for heaven's sake. Does anyone really buy these things with the idea of making a profit? As a legacy owner in Aruba, I've been very pleased with the travel opportunities available and have taken advantage of them. It also introduced me to the wonderful Maria Echeverry, vacation club counselor, who goes out of her way to accommodate. Do I wish MVC didn't play so many games with how and when to deposit points or weeks, or how they figure the value of points to frequent flyer miles, etc? Yes. Am I irritated by dubious reasoning for ever rising maintenance fees? Absolutely. Was my purchase of 2500 DC points so close to retirement my most inspired decision? Probably not. But, I'm not one with patience or time to look for the better deal. Looking at my investment over a 20 year period, it looks like it will be wash. I'm fine with that. And, really, people if you don't want to buy, just say a polite no to your salesperson. They're just trying to do a job. Bullying them with how intelligent you are about the value or not of the product is really unnecessary.