We'll give you 20K for your Casa
So we went to the Massanutten presentation. We didn't mind doing two hours for the free waterpark tickets and dinner.
So right away we tell them that we bought on the Internet. I didn't mention eBay specifically, but told them I got a price they wouldn't believe. So the salesman got up and went and pulled a copy of the transferred deed. He came back not believing I bought for the price on the deed ( not what the eBay auction cost me).
So it began with. . . We'll give you 20k for your casa. You're gonna need a bigger place, blah, blah, blah. You can't trade on RCI and get much for your 2 bedroom lock off (1 bd/1ba. Lock off - we have both sides). Tossing our deed at us and saying it was worth 20k. We didn't bite. So then he took us up to the new Regal Vistas units. Quite a show place for Massanutten. He thought he had us, but then I told him that while it was nice it didn't do much for me. In my mind it was almost "too nice". And far from the activities that My family likes.
So we see a Woodstone Luxury unit. Near our current Woodstone casa de campo unit. I must say, it was nice. I did like it. But we don't need that right now.
Then he did it - Our salesman tried to sell me on the " you got a good deal, but you didn't get the Gold Card". He began to name all of the perks that comes from the developer. He said i would get 4 weeks of vacation all for FREE by actually buy buying from the developer. I didnt understand this point, but didnt engage him. He must've meant something about exchanging with RCI.
Also he pointed out how the developer was loosing when I buy resale at the price I got. Then I had to "school him". I explained how the developer didn't loose but maybe the original owner who had to pay off the mortgage before I could buy it at my online price lost. I explained that the developer has already been paid for the unit and now will continue to profit since I am paying the mf. I told him that the developer was never loosing. I think he have up on us at that point.
Back at the numbers pitch they offered me $19.9K for my casa to put towards a $29.9k Woodstone luxury. No deal,of course. I own a timeshare with no mortgage, why would I take yours and owe 10k? So then I went to another office ( a copy of my deed transfer always followed) and that salesperson offered me both sides of the luxury unit for the same 10k. No deal.
They gave me our waterpark tickets, meal vouchers, and $20 back on a gift card. Whole presentation cost us about 3 hours, but It wasn't hard and we got to see more of the resort.
The only thing that bothered me is that he said RCI started at Massanutten. Hmm. . . Anyone know if that is true? Also he told us that beginning Sept 1, 2012 the resort will no longer sell deeded timeshares, they are moving to leased timeshares only.
Glad we went, not going on another for a while. :whoopie: