Since you bring up the web site, I've got a question. I used to go to the resale website and just see a $ price for the resale. Now I see also see points and a higher price for the units. I thought MVC couldn't sell resales, they were acting as a broker and keeping a hefty commission. Now it looks like in order to purchase a resale thru/from MVC they are being sold at a higher price and MUST be sold with the Marriott points. I suppose the higher price is the price of the points that are being added on? Anybody familiar with what's going on?
I'm confused about whether you're talking about Marriott Rewards Points or Destination Club Points so I'll address both.
Marriott has always brokered select internal resales of Weeks with the Marriott Rewards Points exchange benefit, and they've always been priced higher than any of the external resale markets. When they were still selling Weeks there was virtually no difference between buying a previously-unsold Week direct and buying a like Week through Marriott Resales Operations; for all intents and purposes they are and always have been the same. (Our Barony Beach Week was an internal resale brokered by Marriott Resales; the price wasn't reduced from the current direct pricing at the time and it has always included the MRP exchange benefit.)
Following the DC inception as each segment (US, Caribbean, European) was integrated with the Destination Club, all previously-sold Weeks including external resales became eligible for enrollment in the DC, and, all enrolled Weeks are eligible for the MRP exchange benefit.
Weeks purchased direct from Marriott Resales Operations after the DC integration dates are still eligible as they've always been for the MRP exchange benefit, and, they're the only resale Weeks eligible for DC enrollment providing an equal/greater number of DC Points for which the Week is eligible is purchased within a year.
All external-resale Weeks purchased after the applicable integration DC dates are still not eligible for the MRP exchange benefit, and, are not eligible for DC enrollment. This includes Weeks enrolled in the DC by the Owner/Seller and subsequently sold on the external market - enrollment does not transfer upon the sale to the new Owner/Buyer.
