Buying a Timeshare on the Resale MarketSome time share experts claim that you should never buy a timeshare from anyone but a reseller. This is because the price of retail timeshares is greatly inflated by advertising and promotion costs, agent’s fees and legal fees. This inflation is so bad that it can pump up a villa or condo timesharing unit’s price by as much as two thirds. The incredible truth is that you can buy a time share on the resale market for half the price of buying it from a developer--and you'll get to use the same lodging and amenities year after year as the people who paid full price. Yet time-share buyers still sit through three-hour sales presentations and pay top dollar, while resellers often go begging. A good example is a couple who bought a time share in Aruba from a reseller for $6,000 when in the peak season the same condo would retail for $22,000. Similar deals are available worldwide but the key is to find a timeshare that will not depreciate too much in value so that you are not reselling it for pennies on the dollar when it's your turn to discard the property deal. Many timeshare experts are advising buying timeshares from the hotel chains such as Disney and Marriot, which allows time-share owners to trade in their unused weeks for hundreds of thousands of points. These points can then be spent on stays at other Marriott or Disney time share resorts or to pay for cruises, airline tickets, car rentals and hotel rooms. Resale timeshares are a really sweet deal for buyers but not so hot for sellers. Often the seller has to shell out a large commission fee after selling a time-share for less then fifty cents on the dollar
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