Lots of interesting stuff on Ebay

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

It must be time for maintenance bills to be paid for next year, because I am seeing some good deals on EBay.
Too bad, because DH says “no more!”

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

LOL.
Yeah I can barely use everything I have now.
I would like to tweak my portfolio a bit but it's too much work.

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

Adding up the maintenance fee, club dues, cost of travel (flight and rental car), it is expensive. I have told my wife several times I would like to get out. But, even that is tough to do, so now I look for vacation to use my points.

[rapmarks Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close rapmarks]

After our two vacations this month, we have enough tpus for three more trips. Then we are finished unless I book extra vacacations through RCI.

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

I looked at ebay and thought about getting some more worldmark contracts. Instead of dumping my points in one or two contracts I think I would be better off using multiple contracts for WM reservations. My wife says I have to sell something to buy something and the problem is I don't want to sell anything.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

. My wife says I have to sell something to buy something and the problem is I don't want to sell anything.

That's exactly my situation. I like all my timeshares.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I have had 2 units go unused and unrented. This year was my fault because of my operation. I lost out on both AC and St Croix and NOLA

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

I have had 2 units go unused and unrented. This year was my fault because of my operation. I lost out on both AC and St Croix and NOLA

Next year! You gotta lotta catching up to do!
How are you feeling?

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

We are down to one week summer oceanfront OBX which we mostly use, although we rented it out a couple of years. With RCI gone completely to the dogs and them buying DAE, I have absolutely no interest in buying anything to trade. SFX has a great resort in London but otherwise little where we want to go in Europe, and UKRE, where we still have a couple of credits, is only British Isles. If I found a late spring or summer Isle of Palms, SC week for sale cheap, that might be something to buy to use, but I cannot think of anything else right now that I would jump on. Looking at their portfolio of resorts, I have sometimes been tempted to look for a good deal on a Hapimag contract, but I am so allergic to points based systems, that is always the turnoff for me with them. It is hard to find a cheap Hapimag contract anyway, due to their guaranteed buy back at a pretty decent price if you have owned a certain number of years.

My son and his wife like to go to the OBX over New Years and are getting a freebie 3BR oceanfront week 52 to go with their OBX summer week to use.

[ronparise Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ronparise]

I looked at ebay and thought about getting some more worldmark contracts. Instead of dumping my points in one or two contracts I think I would be better off using multiple contracts for WM reservations. My wife says I have to sell something to buy something and the problem is I don't want to sell anything.

That's the answer to the addiction thing. "constant improvement" always be upgrading. Sell one and buy one. Sell the 2 bedroom to buy a two bedroom lockoff, sell the $900 maintenance fee contract to buy one at a neighboring resort with a $700 mf. sell one that gets 20 tpu in RCI for the one that gets 30

For some of us its not the vacation, its the planning; its not the owning, its the buying and selling

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

We are down to one week summer oceanfront OBX which we mostly use, although we rented it out a couple of years. With RCI gone completely to the dogs and them buying DAE, I have absolutely no interest in buying anything to trade. SFX has a great resort in London but otherwise little where we want to go in Europe, and UKRE, where we still have a couple of credits, is only British Isles. If I found a late spring or summer Isle of Palms, SC week for sale cheap, that might be something to buy to use, but I cannot think of anything else right now that I would jump on. Looking at their portfolio of resorts, I have sometimes been tempted to look for a good deal on a Hapimag contract, but I am so allergic to points based systems, that is always the turnoff for me with them. It is hard to find a cheap Hapimag contract anyway, due to their guaranteed buy back at a pretty decent price if you have owned a certain number of years.

My son and his wife like to go to the OBX over New Years and are getting a freebie 3BR oceanfront week 52 to go with their OBX summer week to use.

I've been doing so well with II that I rarely use RCI anymore.
The TPU gig is so frustrating with them downgrading the program.

I'm glad my resort is dual affiliated and hope II doesn't change
their ways. I haven't really looked at Europe with II except I
did do awesome at Marriott Marbella a few years ago with 2
back to back rentals for a 3 bedroom for $600 each week.
Much better value than RCI was at the time for the class of resort.

If you are dual affiliated you might want to try them for a year.
With their re-trade option for $50 extra it's well worth it and I
use it like insurance. I've had to use the retrade several times
lately due to illness and so glad I bought it. It saved my butt. LOL