I acquired a 6000 point Worldmark account and completed transfer in September. I tried to add the Worldmark unit to my Wyndham rci account which I also deposit my Sheraton timeshares. However, when I call RCI over the weekend, I was told that I can't add resale Worldmark to the Wyndham account since those are 2 different companies. I don't understand why I can add my Sheraton units to RCI but not the Worldmark. Is this true? I am trying to avoid opening another RCI account and have to pay $99 fee for the first year. Thanks
This is confusing so I'll try to explain it methodically. (Caveat: this is all from personal experience, so any corrections are welcome.)
First, let's talk about your RCI account that you have due to your Wyndham ownership. You have access to a Wyndham RCI portal via the Wyndham website (let's call this a corporate RCI account). While you can deposit Wyndham points to this Wyn-RCI account, the inventory is actually Weeks inventory in RCI, but it is "re-priced" into the equivalent currency as "Wyndham points on deposit with RCI." IF (and only if) you bought your Wyn ownership from the developer, then you would have Plus Partners which grants you access to RCI Points inventory through the same Wyn-RCI portal.
Clear so far? This is where it gets interesting.
With your Wyndham ownership, you ALSO have access to an RCI Weeks account. If you have a non-Wyndham RCI-Weeks affiliated timeshare, you can deposit the week(s) to RCI via this direct portal and trade them using TPU as the "currency." This is likely how you deposited your Sheraton timeshares (I assume they were weeks). This is where one could save on redundant RCI memberships.
You cannot deposit RCI Weeks-affiliated timeshares into either portal. This is also where you will run into problems with Worldmark. Since Worldmark is not a weeks-based timeshare, it cannot be deposited into either the direct RCI portal or the Wyn-RCI portal. In this case you'll have to pony up for another RCI membership specific to Worldmark (it will be another "corporate" account even though you are the one footing the bill since you do not have Travelshare).
Bottom line, you will need to pay for another WM-RCI account. Oh, and none of these RCI portals will talk to each other. Log into one portal, and you won't see reservations or points/TPU from another portal.
I would be in your same shoes w.r.t. a WM exchange company. But if I were you, I'd use RCI for Sheraton and Wyndham, and instead get an Interval International account to associate with my WM account. This will open up more of the exchange world to you, and II tends to be more owner-friendly than RCI.