Bubbles,
Let's take each of your points one at a time.
I can't tell you how a resale department works within a particular resort, but I have personal experience with Suntera in Sedona, that, through a third party repurchased timeshare, but did not appear on any "resale" list. From what we could gather, it just became inventory that they could market anew. I don't know what the laws are for this sort of activity, but in order for a resale department to function, the pricing of these units, and the costs incured by the resale department to buy the unit must be in question. What are they selling their resales for? Are they simply acting as an agent for the original owner and offering this information to those who ask? You have to wonder what's in it for them to be involved in this aspect of the business.
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Explain to me what RCI and II exchange values are.
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RCI and II are two of the primary exchange companies that server timeshare owners, for a fee, to accept owners' weeks in exchange for some other week at a different resort. In order to offer some kind of equity in what is exchanged, the exchange company assigns a rating to the resort, and in addition value for the number of bedrooms, baths, overall unit and resort amenities, and the season during which you can use your timeshare (different seasons have different values in themselves), amoungst other things. You should look up the exchange value for the units you are considering buying to
be sure you know what you can exchange these specific units for. They may not be any different than a new phase unit, but I cannot speak to that specifically. What I can advise is that depending on the value given these units, they may be a good value strictly from their exchange value with RCI and II.
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I would be happy to forward the representatives e-mail that he sent to me on to you. Would you be willing to look at that for me?
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We'll be happy to comment on anything you want to share, but please keep in mind we are not an agency, and any advice we offer would be merely our opinion. We also would not want to offer any serious legal advice, as this would be best coming from someone familiar with the laws in the Florida, or where ever you are considering purchasing your timeshare. You can either post them here, as others may not only be interested in reading this, but they may have some input to offer as well.