marriott resales? [Does Marriott exercise ROFR?]

[willfly13]

It has been reported that the junk fees are now up to $3 per point, which would make it $750 per 250 points, plus some other small fees. After paying all the fees to MVC, the resale points work and behave like points bought directly from MVC.

Thanks!

 

[Steve Fatula]

So, if we buy Marriott destination points from someone selling, our cost would be the points themselves, plus $500 per "share" directly to Marriott to get us into the system, plus an education fee? The "shares" 250 points. We are interested in getting into the destination points system, but are concerned that buying direct from seller might affect our abilitiy to make reservations on the Marriott site. Can someone speak to this?

There is a minimum also of $3,000, so, if you buy resale a mere 250 points, you pay $3,000. If you buy 1500 points (6 shares), 6 * 500 still = $3,000. So, even if you buy from someone for $2 per point, you'll be paying just over $4 per point. As Vacation says, there is no difference, developer vs resale. I have a small # of developer points, the rest are resale.

I have heard about the junk fees being $3 per point, FAQ still says 2. I know someone who got some recently and Marriott wanted to charge them $3, but, they got Marriott to take $2 due to some circumstances. So, I suspect it is true, meaning, $750 per share and (probably) $4,500 minimum making your final price just over $5/pt.