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I thought Pat's presentation of his experience with SFX was really well presented and interesting. Also have been pondering the "Pokemon theory " and thought my current exchange process would be interesting to compare and chronical as well.
I need a week in Hawaii to back up to a direct exchange for May 2008.
1) SFX
In January, I had to cancel an exchange with SFX for a Feb Grand Mayan Los Cabos. This was gotten with a Island Park 4th of July week that was deposited 9 months out. I immediately put in a request for any island for the 2 week time period in May of 2008. Request submitted Jan 8, 2008. To date, only an email confirmation of the submittal.
2) Trading Places
I submitted a request for oahu, Maui or Kauai for the same two weeks. I am using a low season Island Park Week. Request submitted 1/24/09. 1/25/08, offered wyndam Wakiki for the time rrequested. (Had choice of 2 weeks). Turned it down because I prefer not to be in Honolulu.
3) DAE
I submitted a request on 1/25/08 for Oahu, Maui or Kauai for the same period. I am using a Texas hill country fall week deposited at the last minute. 1/26/08 offered a cliff club for august 2008. Turned down because it is the wrong time.
4) II
I cancelled a sept Hanalei Bay week and used the replacement week to put in a search on 1/23/08. Saw the Harborside sighting & decided to add it to my request for Oahu, Maui or Kuai. Next morning I matched a 2 bedroom Harborside (Sweet). I then deposited my July 2008 IPV week on 1/28/08 and started the search again for Maui, Oahu or Kauai. Matched to Gardens of West Maui on 1/29/08. I will keep this week.
5) RCI
I placed a sighting request on TUG earlier this month & then again yesterday to decide if I should deposit my Island Park July week with RCI.. The first time a Tugger could see Poipiu point for the dates I needed using a similar IPV week. Today another tugger could see the Makai Club with a similar IPV week. Either of these weeks would have been acceptable but unfortuneately after 3 attempts to deposit with RCI, it didn't happen so the week went to interval & I got an AC as well.
6) HTSE
When I was trying to decide where to deposit my IPV, they did have a unit available at the imperial in HNL for my time period. Again, not what I was looking for.
Since I have an abundance of weeks, some of which will expire this year, I am going to leave the other searches running and will search last minute at RCI to try and use those weeks first and then cancel the Interval exchange if nothing else turns up.
I was concerned when I cancelled the Interval week for Hanalei Bay that the week would have no trade power. I do not know if it was a fluke that the power was not reevaluated prior to matching the Harborside or that the cancellation was far enough down the road that I retained trade power. THis is one of those Pokemon things. I would be interested in others experiences.
I need a week in Hawaii to back up to a direct exchange for May 2008.
1) SFX
In January, I had to cancel an exchange with SFX for a Feb Grand Mayan Los Cabos. This was gotten with a Island Park 4th of July week that was deposited 9 months out. I immediately put in a request for any island for the 2 week time period in May of 2008. Request submitted Jan 8, 2008. To date, only an email confirmation of the submittal.
2) Trading Places
I submitted a request for oahu, Maui or Kauai for the same two weeks. I am using a low season Island Park Week. Request submitted 1/24/09. 1/25/08, offered wyndam Wakiki for the time rrequested. (Had choice of 2 weeks). Turned it down because I prefer not to be in Honolulu.
3) DAE
I submitted a request on 1/25/08 for Oahu, Maui or Kauai for the same period. I am using a Texas hill country fall week deposited at the last minute. 1/26/08 offered a cliff club for august 2008. Turned down because it is the wrong time.
4) II
I cancelled a sept Hanalei Bay week and used the replacement week to put in a search on 1/23/08. Saw the Harborside sighting & decided to add it to my request for Oahu, Maui or Kuai. Next morning I matched a 2 bedroom Harborside (Sweet). I then deposited my July 2008 IPV week on 1/28/08 and started the search again for Maui, Oahu or Kauai. Matched to Gardens of West Maui on 1/29/08. I will keep this week.
5) RCI
I placed a sighting request on TUG earlier this month & then again yesterday to decide if I should deposit my Island Park July week with RCI.. The first time a Tugger could see Poipiu point for the dates I needed using a similar IPV week. Today another tugger could see the Makai Club with a similar IPV week. Either of these weeks would have been acceptable but unfortuneately after 3 attempts to deposit with RCI, it didn't happen so the week went to interval & I got an AC as well.
6) HTSE
When I was trying to decide where to deposit my IPV, they did have a unit available at the imperial in HNL for my time period. Again, not what I was looking for.
Since I have an abundance of weeks, some of which will expire this year, I am going to leave the other searches running and will search last minute at RCI to try and use those weeks first and then cancel the Interval exchange if nothing else turns up.
I was concerned when I cancelled the Interval week for Hanalei Bay that the week would have no trade power. I do not know if it was a fluke that the power was not reevaluated prior to matching the Harborside or that the cancellation was far enough down the road that I retained trade power. THis is one of those Pokemon things. I would be interested in others experiences.
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