Steve: When we talk about the resale market and the opportunities that are there, why should somebody really buy a timeshare on the secondary market, on the resale market?
Jason: There’s really three reasons. One is definitely price. The truth of the matter is you’re going to pay less on the timeshare resale market. It’s very simple, you know. As I mentioned earlier, what you have to bear in mind is that the resort developers have to spend a tremendous amount of money driving prospects to their properties so that they can sell them at Timeshare. And it’s been said that on average 50% of a Timeshares price initially is spent on that marketing. So, once that timeshare property becomes available in the resale market, generally, you can look at savings of upwards of 50%. There are exceptions. There are some timeshares that are incredibly high in demand, other properties that are just really exclusive and depreciate less but, generally you’re going to save a bundle of money if you buy a timeshare on the resale market. There’s just no two ways about it.
I think the second reason to consider buying a Timeshare resale is you’re able to do it on your own terms, you know. You’re not sitting at a closing table being hammered by a salesperson, you know. We’ve all heard the stories about the Timeshare presentations. You have the opportunity to sit back, relax in your home, browse SellMyTimeshareNow.com in a relaxed setting and really make a decision: What is it you want to buy, when do you want to buy it and how do you want go about buying it? So, I think that’s a great-great thing to consider.
And I suppose the third thing is options. You know, typically when you’re in that initial presentation – that Timeshare presentation at a resort – you’re presented with particular property at that particular resort. Whereas on the resale market you can really spend some time and consider what is it you really want? The question you asked before: Are you going to hunt by destination or are you going to hunt by more the brand and the amenities offered? So, once you’ve made that decision the options are endless.