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I had a friend buy a couple timeshares during the financial crisis in 2008. (Basically took them over pennies on the dollar on the secondary market.) They were places he wanted to go a few times and the "maintenance fee" was a decent value compared to renting a 2-bedroom apartment on VRBO or whatever.
If the market for them gets that bad here, I could see picking one up. (I don't have a real need for two!) I honestly know very little about timeshares - it's typically not my style of travel - so I'd have to do more research into how easy it is to just walk away from one if you're tired of it and it doesn't have any resale value.