In our case it was a matter of this... Our original visit to San Pedro was on the cheap. We stayed at a pretty nice hotel on the beach for about $xx a night. The time share was not in the middle of town (a plus for the mother-in-law), had a pretty good dive shop & shop owner reputation, and was going to cost us about the same as we paid during the sale at our original stay. The resort picked us up for free and had kitchen facilities for use while we were out there. Also, a restaurant that was not bad. Mexico Rocks being right in front was also appealing. The time of year was pretty open and worked well with our preferred time of travel.

Since my husband and I are not really picky about accommodations, love to dive, and look for bargains so that we can spend more time there; it became a matter of pay now or pay later. We actually recooped most of our money prior to the change. We are still looking to do something with the time share but won't really lose much if we are stuck with it.

Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.