Those of us with fixed weeks at RP or where ever, prefer not to convert to points because we want to vacation for the particular week/s which we own. Why pay more (to covert to points) for something we already have? Buying on the secondary market can be much cheaper, that much I do agree with. If you are a person who wants to go to different resorts at different times, points might make sense.
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