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Re: Ripoff - Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Program - New Point System

Just bought 3500 VCP today and my wife and I are pretty thrilled about it. We're first-time timeshare owners and we were pretty excited about the opportunities. We figure we'll mainly use our points to get somewhere warmer (while the Midwest is frozen) so we're looking forward to getting some cheap weeks in the off-season. Just out of curiosity, how far out do you need to book with VCP? Is everything gone between 12 and 13 months out? Is it possible to buy properties from a third party and convert them to VCP points? There seem to be lots for sale on here and other similar sites. Can't help but think it may be cheaper than buying through MVC again. Oh, and our salesperson DID disclose that MVCI is spinning off as a separate company soon and the current promotions will end on 11/3. We were able to buy in at $9.22 a point today if I recall correctly, and ended up with 100k MRP as a bonus (would have been 200k but we were on an encore prezo).