Summer Weeks at Foxrun Still a Good Buy?

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

I'm a long-time II exchanger, and Foxrun summer weeks used to be good traders at a low price. Are these still a good value?

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

As a disclaimer, I have a friends week 35 - last week of August - listed here as a freebie.

Maint fees are in the $660 range for a 2BR but they still provide a good trade value in II.
You get an Accommodation Cert when u deposit - but II has made this a bit more difficult to use.

Personally, I feel this is a good maint fee to trade into 'better' resorts - Marriott Starwood Hyatts - after the preference period has passed.

Everyone has a cost value in their mind that they are comfortable with - getting a nice quality resort for under $850 for the week is okay by me.

[billymach4 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close billymach4]

I also gave mine away free last year. Had a week 33.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Using RCI as a sounding board, Peak Summer, Week 28, is 21 faux points and late summer, Week 35, is 16.

That will not get a 1-bedroom at the 52nd ranked resort, or any other resort, in SW Florida in Snowbird Season.

I'd show you, but there aren't any real SW FL Coastal resorts available during any Snowbird Season months. There are never any decent ones, say above 30th ranked, and even the lowly ones that are occasionally available, Marco Resort & Club or Charlotte Harbor or the Punta Gorda one (Fishermen's Viilage?), or Sea Oats, are more than that. We have several here who watch that and can attest to this.

21 will get a mediocre or lower peak summer SW FL week, but not a better resort. It would never get an HGVC, or anything on Sanibel or Captiva in a normal trade. I looked to give you some idea, but none of them are available at all in my search window, except for a couple of last minute HGVCs that they either couldn't rent or are cancellations.

On the other hand, 16 or 21 points could get you probably 75% of what RCI has to offer, the common resorts in overbuilt areas. I definitely would not consider nearly $1000/week a good buy, especially since you can do much better than that, with no ongoing obligation, just by clicking your mouse.

Picking the state that has the most trades available right now, Florida, 18 will get 78% of what's currently available. 81% in Branson. 71% in Orlando. 97% in Wiiliamsburg. 11% in Hawaii. 7% of SOCAL Coastal. I think you can see the trend.

So, like many, it appears Foxrun was a much better trader during the Dark Ages, before disclosure, when just a few of us willing to work at it and compare notes made the system work. That's not unusual.

[catwgirl Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close catwgirl]

You will get much better trades in II with Foxrun than with RCI.

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

Using RCI as a sounding board, Peak Summer, Week 28, is 21 faux points and late summer, Week 35, is 16.

The OP was asking about II. Apples and Oranges