Entering the RCI world......

[mdurette Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mdurette]

I have been with II for years and know the ins and outs of their systems. But, I will be joining RCI this week for a bit more variety and luck getting back into Disney Vero Beach on an exchange.

What I have for deposit. 3 bedroom lockoff at Kings Creek Williamsburg - float. In the past, I have always broken this into 1BR and 2BR and deposited both with II and received AC's for each. It has been a great thing at II. But, my II account has 2 weeks in it for use and 2 ACs already so why not give this a try.

What I know about RCI (please correct if I'm wrong) - I will deposit something, they will give me a TPUs and then I go searching or put in a request for their inventory. Example: if they give me 30 TPUs - I can get 2 15 TPU weeks or spend the entire 30 on one week. Left over TPUs I assume just roll over to the next deposit....but probably have an expiration.

My question. Since I have a float. How to I know what will give me the most TPUs? Does depositing a 1BR and 2BR give me more than a 3BR deposit? Does RCI have a demand grid similar to II that I can use to determine what is the best week to reserve and deposit?

Thanks All.

Also, if anyone owns at Kings Creek and has weeks on deposit with RCI, I would be interested to know how many TPUs you received for a particular deposit.

[philsfan Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close philsfan]

What is your float period? Do you reserve a week and deposit it yourself or does the resort decide what week will be deposited for you?

I checked a week 27 3 bdr and it was 39. A 2 bdr week 27 was 35. A 1 bdr week 27 was a 28. At week 30, the numbers drop to 30, 24 and 20. Week 20 is 22, 20 and 16. As you can see, the week that gets deposited has a big effect on trading power.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

Definitely split and deposit when going with RCI. You will have to pay a combine fee of $109 if you want something that is high TPU like Disney or Manhattan Club, but you'll probably have change left over to do another exchange. You don't have to combine until you see something you want or unless you are going to do an ongoing request for a particular unit/week. You can combine up to 10 weeks and that will keep your TPU's from expiring indefinitely as long as you deposit another unit in a future year.

I also believe that you can split this unit and deposit half to II and the other half to RCI if you wanted to have something in both systems all the time.

[mdurette Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mdurette]

My float is any week 1-52. I have always reserved the particular week (or weeks when I split) and deposited to II myself. In the past, I always booked whatever II wanted in order get get an AC.

By what you gave me.....it does appear that if I split off these weeks I would get more TPUs. 63 for a 1 BR and 2 BR deposit and only 39 for the 3BR.

How did you check these numbers? I guess that is my question. Once I have an RCI account established, is this something I can do online? Also are these numbers using a Kings Creek unit?

[mdurette Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mdurette]

Ok.....so lets say I use philsfans numbers and give them a 1BR for 28 and a 2 BR for 35. This combined fee. Are you saying if I find something for 40 TPUs there is an extra fee of $109. But, if I find somethng for just 35, then all is ok? That's isn't too bad.

Is having 63 TPUs a decent amount for trading?

[mdurette Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mdurette]

On other question.....when looking at RCI exchange ops on this board. I can see "exchange fee" numbers. Are those the amount of TPUs it would cost me to obtain that particular week?

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

RCI has a deposit calculator online that you plug in the week, year, and unit type, and it gives you the number.

My float is any week 1-52. I have always reserved the particular week (or weeks when I split) and deposited to II myself. In the past, I always booked whatever II wanted in order get get an AC.

By what you gave me.....it does appear that if I split off these weeks I would get more TPUs. 63 for a 1 BR and 2 BR deposit and only 39 for the 3BR.

How did you check these numbers? I guess that is my question. Once I have an RCI account established, is this something I can do online? Also are these numbers using a Kings Creek unit?

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Ok.....so lets say I use philsfans numbers and give them a 1BR for 28 and a 2 BR for 35. This combined fee. Are you saying if I find something for 40 TPUs there is an extra fee of $109. But, if I find somethng for just 35, then all is ok? That's isn't too bad.

Is having 63 TPUs a decent amount for trading?

Some would say it is an overly generous amount for Williamsburg. 63 points would get you anywhere you want to go.

Yes the combine fee is $109 and can be used to your advantage to extend your points. Ask questions and learn.

I believe Wackymother owns at Kings Creek and deposits with RCI and has been pleasantly surprised (ecstatic) since the change over to Points Light. As Len points out the clear winner is going to be a July 4th week for depositing if you can still get one. I would not split them between two exchange companies it defeats your purpose. You should be able to get DIS Vero 4 or 5 times for your 2 deposits.

Let us know which weeks you are able to reserve and I'm sure one of us RCI people would be happy to report back the TPU values that should be assigned. They do fluctuate between calculation and actual resort verification. I suggest a screen printout just in case.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

I joined RCI two years ago, after being with just II for years. I like being a member of both companies because they offer different options......RCI gets Disney, but they also offer more on the East Coast & Europe.

Lots of people here to help you with any questions. Good Luck!

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

On other question.....when looking at RCI exchange ops on this board. I can see "exchange fee" numbers. Are those the amount of TPUs it would cost me to obtain that particular week?

Yes. I almost exclusively post in TPUs.

[philsfan Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close philsfan]

Ok.....so lets say I use philsfans numbers and give them a 1BR for 28 and a 2 BR for 35. This combined fee. Are you saying if I find something for 40 TPUs there is an extra fee of $109. But, if I find somethng for just 35, then all is ok? That's isn't too bad.

Is having 63 TPUs a decent amount for trading?

The top value for any single deposit/exchange is 60.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

You can also get a feel of what exchanges will "cost" you in TPUs by looking back in the history of the RCI exchange ops - be sure to reset your preference for that board to "last year" so u can get a feel.
If you combine your deposits to 62 (or whatever the number is) you can only have one search against that deposit - u can always manually search with it but if u confirm something with it, it will cancel out your ongoing search.

So if u see in the history that the DVC u want is usually only 25, you might want to hold off combining to give you the flexibility of having an ongoing search with your one deposit and still have the other to use for another.

Decisions, decisions.....

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

The top value for any single deposit/exchange is 60.

I would have sworn 1BR at Manhattan Club were low 60s. But I'm old now and forget stuff.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

I would have sworn 1BR at Manhattan Club were low 60s. But I'm old now and forget stuff.

Don't give them any ideas......

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I believe Wackymother owns at Kings Creek and deposits with RCI and has been pleasantly surprised (ecstatic) since the change over to Points Light. As Len points out the clear winner is going to be a July 4th week for depositing if you can still get one. I would not split them between two exchange companies it defeats your purpose. You should be able to get DIS Vero 4 or 5 times for your 2 deposits.

Let us know which weeks you are able to reserve and I'm sure one of us RCI people would be happy to report back the TPU values that should be assigned. They do fluctuate between calculation and actual resort verification. I suggest a screen printout just in case.

Yes, I do own at Kings' Creek and I use RCI pretty much exclusively now. Mdurette, PM me and I'll be happy to help. I'm on my way home from vacation now, but will be home tomorrow.