Originally Posted by
JoeBagodonuts
i just received an offer on my door for timeshare meeting and I m going to collect the points and then rip them at the same time for what they are doing to current owners which is an excellent way not only to say no thank you but no f-ing way would i ever do this
I have a better idea. Let them give their spiel and then have them write up the contract. Then read the contract and tell them that they need to bump up the annual trade amount to 560000 points for your week since your two bedroom unit would require 2 rooms at the highest hotel category level. Also make sure they have a clause in the contract to protect you from point inflation, something like your trade for points level will be equivalent to two (2) times the maximum number of points needed for a 7 night stay at the highest hotel category level offered by Marriott International Hotels (including MI franchise and MI managed hotels) during the year of trade. This should protect you when they add categories 9, 10, 11, etc. If they don't like the variable nature of the above terms, or the wording of the contract mkaes it difficult to convey, then tell them they can just put an amount equivalent to anticipated inflation; about 60% higher (560000 x 1.60) = 896000 points per trade. Oh and just for good measure change their terms from being allowed to do a trade for points once every two years, to being able to do it every year. After all it is a buyers market.
FWIW, my answer is the same as it has been in the past. No.