Buy a resale to save a lot of money but be sure that it is "Fee Simple" (includes land).

100%, no. Mostly happy, yes.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

I wouldn't call someone an idiot for buying a timeshare, but I think an awful lot of owners wish they hadn't bought. If you do decide to buy, do it on the secondary market and never from the resort. Check out resale prices on ebay - people are practically giving them away to get out from under high maintenance costs, esp. for St. Martin timeshares.

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2002 E320 4-Matic
2008 Subaru Outback
2009 Subaru Forester

A friend of mine has one in Hawaii that he really enjoys and hasn't had any problems.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

They have a lot of profit built in on the front end. I don't know this for a fact, but given all they use to entice their customers (yeah, I got roped into one of those excruciating sales pitches once), they have to have a tremendous mark up. So, the advice given above about buying a resale sounds good, sort of like buying used Benzs.

I know folks that have time shares and love them. If you always go on vacation and you always spend a decent chunk of change on them, then I think time shares make sense. For a lot of people, though, they seem more like health club memberships.

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

The one I bought in Paradise Island was a resale purchased from the owner via the resort.
Original price: $21,000 for 35 weeks. My price: $7,000 for 29 weeks.

When you go to the resort to buy, there are usually owners who have multiple weeks that are looking to let some of them go at a much lower cost to you. I also bought when the Atlantis was first being built and all the other resorts were nervous and selling things cheaper. I wouldn't get into any timeshare that I had to make finance payments on.

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2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

mine is 1week every other year 1 bed room and the maintenance is 419 every other year