Marriott Vacation Club
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My experience with Marriott Vacation…
My experience with Marriott Vacation Club (MVC) in Orlando, FL, has greatly disappointed me. The sales pitch I attended was, I found out years later, filled with false promises and a lack of transparency that has left me feeling scammed. I was led to believe that MVC ownership was a wise investment backed by the Marriott brand. However, over time I realized that this so-called investment had no value. The sales executive, Dawn VonGraff, omitted crucial details, such as the fact that the MVC points expire unless actively managed EARLY in the year. I almost lost $10K due to this hidden expiration policy. It took me 2 years of accumulating mortgage points to be able to go on a single cruise, highlighting the lack of value in my supposed investment. When I sought to alleviate the financial burden by selling my MVC ownership, I had to retire 2 years early to care for ailing, aged parents after my wife’s death; I discovered that Marriott was no longer buying back mortgages, despite their sales-pitch assurances I was investing in the future. I thought, okay, I’ll sell it to someone else. Instead, I found the market was flooded with MVC properties selling for next to nothing, reinforcing my sense of being scammed. There is literally NO VALUE to my investment. The ever-escalating maintenance fees and my newly understood potential for burdening my children with this financial obligation in the event of my death were never disclosed during the sales presentation. These undisclosed costs and risks and the need for more financial transparency during the sales pitch made it clear that MVC knowingly operates deceptively. I have been a Marriott champion for decades and have never felt so betrayed by a brand. In my experience, MVC is no more than a glorified PONZI SCHEME. The promises of a worthwhile investment and luxurious vacations are merely illusions. You can do FAR better online shopping for travel and cruise deals. Learn from my costly mistake, and don’t buy into the hoopla.