I am a dvc owner but looking to purchase another...non disney

[logan115]

UGH...I meant buy resale.

A little subtle nudge would have been better.

You should know better, that's about as subtle as I get ! I'm just not crafty enough to think of ways of doing things so that they just slip by without people noticing what I'm really doing..........

Chris

 

[Dean]

here are times and cases to buy retail. One would be to obtain a certain level or to have a certain "perk" that can only be had via a retail purchase. I bought several Westin's from the developer to obtain 5 Star Elite and Platinum Status in Starwood. Sometimes, it is worth to buy from the developer at pre-sale prices. And sometimes, you have to buy from the developer to get hard to find, fixed weeks at top resorts.

I agree up to a point. Almost always it is better to buy resale. However, there are often benefits one gets if they buy retail (or qualified) that you do not with resale. For Marriott it's the ability to trade for reward points and a few other negligible options. For Bluegreen, the benefits vary with the number of points but can be quite good and if you buy resale but qualified points, you can still get those benefits. Higher than other resale but much less than retail. Wyndham is similar but I don't know enough specifics to make suggestions there. As several have said, get educated so you'll know what works best for you and what is worth paying for.