Resale Companies/Purchaser Sources

76.9% Purchased their timeshare from a developer

12% Purchased from a past owner

7.6% Purchased from a Home Owner association

4.5% Received the interval as a gift or inheritance

Resale purchasers pay +/- 60% of the original price

19% (approx) of current timeshare owners are actively involved in selling their week(s)

USA estimates 90,000 timeshares changed hands with a value of circa $450 million in 2001

Source: Ragatz Associates Inc 2001