Will an Ongoing Request Work??

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

If I don't have the trade power to see the resort online, if I put in an ongoing request for the resort, would this compensate for the lack of trade power?

Specifically, I want the Galleon Resort (2BR) in Key West for a fall week (low season/hurricane season). The week I had planned to use does not pull the resort/week. So I have to figure out how best to get what I want.

I guess I can call RCI and try to get someone to confirm the exchange with the low power week but I feel funny trying to do that And I'd probably have to call and call and call to find someone willing to do it. And I'd have to pay the higher exchange fee too (not the biggest deal but still).

I can also transfer a higher trade power week to the account I need to use for the exchange but that also involves time and $$ (it's either $59 or $79 to transfer a week).

I was origonally thinking of waiting and hoping a week would become available closer to use date and therefore require lower trade power to snag it... but wouldn't that be like 45 days out for that to happen? I don't think I can do it that close to use date as at least one guy has to get plane tix.

Any thoughts on this?? Thanks.

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

In my experience, an ongoing search is the weakest way to get a trade for a low trading power resort.