General BBS Buying, Selling, Renting Timeshares
Subject: Re: That damn SA resort !!! My comments

Posted by: Pam R E-Mail: parickey@busprod.com
Date Posted: July 28, 1998 at 14:43 MDT
In Reply to: That damn SA resort !!! My comments posted by: Fletch on 7/28/98 at 13:57 MDT

I have not bought the SA resort and may not, but I have to respond to a few innacuricies. (Can't resist a debate)

> I do believe that the resort does trade that well, I have no evidence to believe anything else. However and this is a big however I would never buy thier.

>
> 1. I would never buy in a country that I have no remote intrest in going to

Depends on the person. SA is a beautiful country which I would love to visit

> 2. I would never buy out of the US period due to lack od control
> with the exception of maybe the Royals and Marriott's out of the US.

A valid consideration, especially with the political situation

> 3. With that low mait fee how long will that resort stay acceptable.
> Unless of course it is a grass hut and the grass is cheap there.

The maint. fee is NOT low. It is the currency exchange rate that makes it low to us. While I expect the exchange rate to go up, even when the economy was stable, it was always a favorable rate for the US $.

> 4. I do believe that how RCI rates it is not correct and it will be changed in a year or two which equates to an exchange or two.
>After that you could be stuck with a lemon.

I checked with a S. African company that rated 300 S. African resorts. It rated Dikhololo 4 stars out of 5. Some of RCI's RID resorts were rated only 3 stars.

> 5. I don't have around $1500 to gamble on. I only buy sure things
> 6. I hear you have to close at the resort

> P>S. I made #6 up !!! Please NO newbies should by here. Only people who have a few bucks and can play around with it.

> Oh Yeah
> 7. Basil likes it :)

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