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Old Dec 11, 2023 | 9:56 pm
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Originally Posted by yscleo
We attended, thinking it's timeshare, but turned out you buy "Staroption" points to redeem for 1 night or many nights at their properties, so it's better than the traditional 1-wk timeshares. No blackout dates, but different points required for low or high season (Hawaii always high season) and whether studio, 1-bdm or 2-bdm units.
You have basically described every modern timeshare system. Just watch the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver segment on timeshares before making any purchase.
If you are still convinced that you want a timeshare, buying secondhand is almost always the way to go. To me, while the marketing of timeshares always sounded good, the fact that people are begging to get rid of them on secondhand sites tells me that it isn't something I want to get involved in. But to each their own, etc.

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