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- From: reb@Ingres.COM (Phydeaux)
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- Subject: Re: Time-sharing condos - Win a free trip - ??
- Keywords: free trip, condos, time-sharing
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.203759.13258@pony.Ingres.COM>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 20:37:59 GMT
- References: <1992Jul23.105917.1@jaguar.uofs.edu> <1992Jul25.200647.16692@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
- Reply-To: reb@Ingres.COM (Phydeaux)
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- In article <1992Jul25.200647.16692@henson.cc.wwu.edu> n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglas Del-Vecchio) writes:
- >littlec1@jaguar.uofs.edu (Chris Little) writes:
- >>After dropping my name, number, and salary range in a "Win a FREE trip to
- >>Orlando" box at the mall the other day, I got a call lastnight telling me
-
- The only thing that's "FREE" is probably the part *in* Florida. You
- probably have to get there on your own.
-
- > There is no way that most people come out ahead with even the best
- >timeshare, because the "cost of hotels vs cost of timeshare" equations
- >they show you to "prove" what a savings it is fails to take into consideration
- >the time value of money.
-
- My parents bought a timeshare about 10 years ago. They have long
- since paid for themselves. BUT -- you are right. Most people get
- screwed. While trying to convince us that we should buy a $15000/week
- dream vacation house they realized we were not taking the bait. So,
- they offered us a $2000/week place with the promise that we could
- 'trade up' to the nice places across the street. Well, we went to our
- place a couple of times but now we simply put in our cheapie for a
- trade and trade for a nicer place somewhere else. If you're going to
- do this, it helps to get a place somewhere that's desireable. Ours is
- between a golf course and the ocean on Hilton Head Island, SC.
-
- Be careful, in general it's a bad deal. If you can get something for
- very little money in a very desirable area you may be able to do okay.
- I'd say we were very lucky.
- reb
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