Deposit to RCI now?

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

Bad timing for me! I just closed on a midsummer island park village week starting 2010, and now RCI goes into freak mode. Should I wait a week or so to see if trade power fluctuations settle down? I have plenty of traders in II, really wanted access to Grand Mayan and some Wyndham properties, so want to deposit into RCI. My instinct is to wait a few days.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

TPI will not restrict you if you depoisit now with them

[wayzer Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wayzer]

What do you mean RCI went into freak mode. I just bought a TS for points for deposit.

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

Bad timing for me! I just closed on a midsummer island park village week starting 2010, and now RCI goes into freak mode. Should I wait a week or so to see if trade power fluctuations settle down? I have plenty of traders in II, really wanted access to Grand Mayan and some Wyndham properties, so want to deposit into RCI. My instinct is to wait a few days.

Go with your instinct. I'd wait for a couple weeks. Since it's a summer 2010, you're fine to wait

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

Hi Wayzer, welcome to timeshare forums. This week, RCI has been giving folks a runaround with large variances in trade power and some unexpected reductions. It is related to an "enhancement" they made in their website.

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

I'm holding off on my August 2010 weeks for a bit to see what shakes out.

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

OK, I'm holding off for now. Thanks.

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

I always figure on depositing about a year out, so you would be fine to wait.
Connie

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

Today was not good for depositing

Since it seemed things had normalized at RCI, I called this AM to deposit my new week that should be a tiger. The total units available to exchange online was 2,645. I called in a few minutes later since that was clearly a glitch. VC said she could see lots of exchanges on her computer although not what I requested (Xmas, New Years 2010, Kona). A minute later she tried to check some alternative dates and could see nothing at all for me. Even she recommended that I withdraw the deposit and try again later, so I did.

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

I hadn't read this thread...but I'm holding off on depositing my summer 2010 weeks. Honestly, I deposited so, so early last time, probably 14 or 15 months out, and it made absolutely zero difference in my trading power from the time I deposited eight months out.

[Lisa P Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lisa P]

Wow, so glad you got your week back. I'm waiting at least a few weeks to make a couple deposits too. Just not worth the aggravation, IMO.

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

I'm following this closely because I need to cancel a confirmation made with a July 2010 week (previously a tiger trader) - which when it goes back into my spacebank, will have its trade power reset.

I'm holding off for now, but hope things normalize soon, so I can get it done before it's at the under 12-months mark.

So I hope folks who deposit will come back to this thread and report back whether trade power on new deposits seems normal/as expected, or less.

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

Laurie, How recently did you confirm? Is it too late to buy cancellation insurance?

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

Too late for that, it's a week I confirmed in March. I made alternate (TS exchange) plans, knowing I'd forfeit the fee, but at the time didn't realize trade power could ever get so out-of-whack. So I was prepared for a little trade power reduction, but not for the huge loss that's likely if they don't get this fixed first! grrr...

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

I called this AM to deposit my new week that should be a tiger. The total units available to exchange online was 2,645.

I bet this was because it was provisional/unconfirmed.

I deposited so, so early last time, probably 14 or 15 months out, and it made absolutely zero difference in my trading power from the time I deposited eight months out.

I had two back-to-back weeks at the same resort, one deposited at 13 the other at 8-9. Before the Recent Unpleasantness, they were exactly the same. Now the "late" deposit is just slightly weaker. So even though it didn't make a differnece before it might now.