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Wyndham's new "Ovation" program offers exit solutions for their owners... interested? (by Lance C.):
tinag204 wrote:We own 105,000 points /yr in Las Vegas (Grand Desert Resort) and were willing to just give it back, but now I see that maybe I should try and sell it back??? Owned it for 3 yrs and have NEVER used it. Expensive lesson learned on that one. And the US exchange rate is a big issue right now to. Thoughts?
Well if you want to avoid another expensive lesson, never ever pay anyone a large, upfront fee to sell, rent out, market,or "cancel" your timeshare. There are countless of these scam operations around preying on timeshare owners like you.
If you want to try to sell it, use a good timeshare resale website such as here on RedWeek, My Resort Network, Craigslist, E-Bay, or Timeshare Users Group. If you feel that yours has some resale value, make sure you price yours realistically and competitively.
Also, you say that you have all those points and haven't used them for three years. Remember, most points packages allow you to book units at other resorts. Wyndham has resorts in many countries. Maybe learn how to use your Wyndham points for stays in other locations such as countries where you don't have to pay in U.S. dollars. Or, while you're trying to sell your unit (or give it away), try using those points to book desirable intervals and then rent those out in order to recover at least some of your maintenance fees.