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    Tiger Trader

    I have read every thread that I found using "Tiger Trader" for my search. I am new at this and still in the dark. I assume a Tiger Trader will get you into most any resort. Is that correct?

    If I am looking for a TS that will be a Tiger Trader what am I looking for? Seashore, mountains, inland lakes, fixed week, floating week, summer, snow skiing, holidays? I guess what I am asking is what is the criteria to use when look for a Tiger Trader.

    Thanks for your patience.

    Dale
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    For RCI....it is supply and demand. Less supply and more demand make a tiger trader.

    So. Cal. Beach July through the third week of August is a good example.
    "If a Nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.... If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
    -- Thomas Jefferson to Col. Yancey, 1816

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    • #3
      If we all had the same tiger traders and all used RCI/II at the same time, then the tigers would become pussycats....

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      • #4
        Experience will tell you what a Tiger Trader is, for me it's been SoCal Summer Beach, CentralCA Coast Summer, and Wisconsin Summer, summer being when kids are out of school about the dates 4ARO mentioned. (and they're all subject to my current portofolio adjustment).
        ... not enough time for all the timeshares ®

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        • #5
          For me it's a Florida beachfront 2 bedroom unit in Jan., Feb. or March. The farther south the better.

          Anne

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Steamboat Bill View Post
            If we all had the same tiger traders and all used RCI/II at the same time, then the tigers would become pussycats....
            Excellent point. There are lots of them out there and we should all look for one we like or that fits us. Everytime one in particular gets popular or discussed on a timeshare forum, it seems to go from tiger towards pussycat.
            The key is to find something that you wouldn't mind going to every year with low fees and great trading power. That way if the tiger fades, you still have your kind of place to stay at.

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            • #7
              Yes, some tigers have already been casualties of popularity... and just recently I've noticed a drop in my SoCal summer power... I was NOT happy when I couldn't pull the WM San Francisco sightings that Faust posted...

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              • #8
                Some other areas that I would consider 'Tiger traders' would be 'Utah, Park City and Snowbird' (Christmas through February) and 'Vail, Co.' during the same time frame.

                I can tell you that these areas never seem to have any availability. There seems to be less available then most other areas......IMHO. That includes So Cal, summer ...Aruba/Caribbean, winter... and Florida, Keys/Sanibel, etc. winter. Maybe some will eventually show up in flexchange.....too soon to tell.

                There just never seems to be any availability for these areas.....I look every day.

                Edited to add: some studios, of course, but not much else.
                Angela

                If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

                BTW, I'm still keeping track of how many times you annoy me.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Arkansas Winger
                  If I am looking for a TS that will be a Tiger Trader what am I looking for? Seashore, mountains, inland lakes, fixed week, floating week, summer, snow skiing, holidays? I guess what I am asking is what is the criteria to use when look for a Tiger Trader.
                  Originally Posted by Steamboat Bill
                  If we all had the same tiger traders and all used RCI/II at the same time, then the tigers would become pussycats....
                  I really wasn't asking for anyone to provide the Resorts that they are using as Tiger Traders. I was wanting to know the varibles that go into making a resort into one. That way I would be a little better prepared to do my own due diligence when looking at a TS that is for sale.

                  Dale

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Arkansas Winger View Post
                    I really wasn't asking for anyone to provide the Resorts that they are using as Tiger Traders. I was wanting to know the varibles that go into making a resort into one. That way I would be a little better prepared to do my own due diligence when looking at a TS that is for sale.

                    Dale
                    The variables are simply Supply and Demand. Low supply + High demand = great trades. There is some factoring of quality (more in II than RCI historically). Holiday weeks (provided they are in-season for your area) are generally the safest bet.

                    One way to double check some of these is to look in the II directory (online or hard copy). It lists the supply/demand ratio for each week by region. I tend to wonder how accurate the data is, but it appears to be a good guideline. I think online you have to click on Travel Planning Tools to see it.

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                    • #11
                      Increased Demand + Low Supply = Tiger Trader

                      Just look what happened to google stock for the first two years....ouch I missed the boat on that one.

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                      • #12
                        If there is nothing to pull because there are no deposits what good does a tiger do you?
                        Lawren
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                        There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favourite places is on the back of my horse.
                        - Rolf Kopfle

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Arkansas Winger View Post
                          I really wasn't asking for anyone to provide the Resorts that they are using as Tiger Traders. I was wanting to know the varibles that go into making a resort into one. That way I would be a little better prepared to do my own due diligence when looking at a TS that is for sale.

                          Dale
                          If you can not pull their week, but they can see your week, their week is tiger, your week is dog.

                          Look at the exchange opportunity especially those weeks that pull other resorts outside of 45 days or 90 days. And check with your week to see if you can get the same week. If your week can get more choice, your week is more power, if your week can not get, your week is less power.

                          Jya-Ning
                          Jya-Ning

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                          • #14
                            Colorado ski weeks 51, 52 and 1-12 are very hard to trade into. Most of the resorts have high maintenance fees, though. Those weeks are supertraders.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by shopgirl
                              Colorado ski weeks 51, 52 and 1-12 are very hard to trade into. Most of the resorts have high maintenance fees, though. Those weeks are supertraders.
                              I would clasify them as MegaTraders...or NoTraders as people would be better off renting rather than trading those weeks.

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