Oceanwatch, Let's Make a Deal

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Hi to All,

Has anyone ever tried to negotiate with Marriott on the purchase of a new timeshare deed? I'm not really interested in their incentive program of points that can't be used at any of their other Marriott timeshare resorts. Are their prices firm and un-flexable?

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Hi to All,

Has anyone ever tried to negotiate with Marriott on the purchase of a new timeshare deed? I'm not really interested in their incentive program of points that can't be used at any of their other Marriott timeshare resorts. Are their prices firm and un-flexable?

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My limited experience with MVCI is that their prices are fixed an un-flexible, but wait and they'll go up.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Wait and buy resale

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

My limited experience with MVCI is that their prices are fixed an un-flexible, but wait and they'll go up.

Yup...no flexibility unless it is a corporate decision to change a price - but the usual direction is UP...
As Glitter said, buy resale.

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This past week I participated in a focus group hosted by MVCI. The folks from Orlando hosted this event. Basically they wanted us to comment on sales material that was provided after the sales slime closed the deal.

During the course of the 90 minute focus group some of the other owners commented about the fact that some of the sales people applied pressure to buy it now on the spot during their sales tour. Most people would honestly rather mull it over before handing over 25K for a timeshare. Some people commented about the fact that the promotional price was good only "TODAY". If you come back tomorrow we will not have such a good deal. Now we all know that is a load of CRAP!

The exec from MVCI did say that prices are in fact "SET IN STONE". He also did imply that a buyer could in fact return the next day to close a deal without losing out on the quoted price.

As far as the "SET IN STONE" price policy MVCI does this to ensure that the values of the properties are not deflated by lowering the purchase price.

[m61376 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close m61376]

Hi to All,

Has anyone ever tried to negotiate with Marriott on the purchase of a new timeshare deed? I'm not really interested in their incentive program of points that can't be used at any of their other Marriott timeshare resorts. Are their prices firm and un-flexable?

Y-ASK

The ONLY advantage to buying from Marriott directly is the ability to trade for points, which, given the cost, has questionable value. That said, since you are not interested in points, there is absolutely no reason that you shouldn't buy resale. Others can give you a better idea of the resale prices for this property, but, depending on the property, resale prices for Marriott range from around a third off to about 60% off. So- don't worry about not being able to negotiate with them- negotiate a good deal on the resale market!

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The reason why I ask is that Oceanwatch Platinum "Plus" oceanside or oceanfront resales are not easy to find. I've been watching for awhile and I've only seen a gardenview. The July 4th week is important to my wife so we are considering a developer purchase.

One of the issues that bothers me the most about the transaction is that here we are almost 6 months away from July and they're telling me my 1st useage is going to be in 2008. So you want me to pay top dollar and then wait a year and half to use it? Who's idea of a good business practice is that?

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[m61376 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close m61376]

A lot of the time purchases don't include that year's use. In resorts that are still building sometimes there isn't room availability; in fully built resorts many times the purchased week has already been spoken for and will be, in effect, occupied by a selling owner or by an exchanger if the week was previously deposited into II.

You say you've been watching for awhile- if "watching" means only perusing the ads yourself it might be worthwhile to contact several resale agents and see if they have anything besides looking at the private sales. You might luck out and find the Plat.+ week you are looking for, since you won't get to use the week for a year and a half you have some time I'd think.

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Guess I shouldn't be too harsh on Marriott, at least they are offering to sell me a deed where as they could just say sorry we don't have any available, check back with us in about a 6 months...


If anyone knows of a Plat. Plus for sale please point me in the right direction. All I'm doing is searching the internet, Redweek, TUG, and bidshares and I've been looking for about 6 months now.

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

Try Seth Nock

It may be pretty tough to find that week on your own. Seth has a good reputation both here and on TUG. He specializes in high end TS. Do a search and you'll find his website