SFX as a trade power indicator??

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

How good is SFX as an indicator of trading power in RCI andII? In ther words if SFX accepts your TS it's probably a good trader. If they give you a bonus week, it's a TIGER trader. And if they won't take it ia DOG.
Now, if I am interested in a TS I check with SFX first. If they won't take it I drop my interest in that TS. I will only bid on a TS which is acceptable to SFX. Does this make any sense as strategy for acquiring TSs

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

Well, I own an excellent II trader that SFX does not take - so it does not always go hand in hand.

However I think it probably is a good indicater that if SFX DOES take it - it is GOOD.

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

How good is SFX as an indicator of trading power in RCI andII? In ther words if SFX accepts your TS it's probably a good trader. If they give you a bonus week, it's a TIGER trader. And if they won't take it ia DOG.

I wouldn't subscribe to that philosophy, for RCI at least. RCI places a greater emphasis on supply/demand than the quality. This is why some low quality resorts in places like socal, Cape Cod, etc trade very well into most any resort. Yet SFX won't take them because they are not "of sufficient quality." That's fine for their model.

Not being an II member, I can't comment on their practices but it's probably closer to the SFX model. More educated folks will chime in on this.

[jjking42 Member Find all posts View Profile Close jjking42]

i have a super rci tiger trade. it see everything in rci Hawaii, manhattan club everything. It see almost everything in II. All the Marriott's and westin resorts. The only thing it wont see is four seasons and the very upper crust resorts. Sfx will not accept this resort.

On the other hand SFX will accept my lesser demand resort and it pulls nothing in rci.

I love SFX and trade with them all the time. I belong to all three exchnage companies

Use SFX if you want west coast Hawaii or you want the bonus weeks. They are a good deal if you can use them.

Use RCI for last minute rentals and trade up into over built areas like williamsburg, Orlando, branson etc and off season trades.

Use II for Marriott's, DVC , Royals and High quality quality getaways at the last minute.

Over all I trade most with Rci, then SFX, then II. I am considering dropping my II membership and keeping SFX and RCI.

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

i have a super rci tiger trade. it see everything in rci Hawaii, manhattan club everything. It see almost everything in II. All the Marriott's and westin resorts. The only thing it wont see is four seasons and the very upper crust resorts. Sfx will not accept this resort.

On the other hand SFX will accept my lesser demand resort and it pulls nothing in rci.

I love SFX and trade with them all the time. I belong to all three exchnage companies

Use SFX if you want west coast Hawaii or you want the bonus weeks. They are a good deal if you can use them.

Use RCI for last minute rentals and trade up into over built areas like williamsburg, Orlando, branson etc and off season trades.

Use II for Marriott's, DVC , Royals and High quality quality getaways at the last minute.

Over all I trade most with Rci, then SFX, then II. I am considering dropping my II membership and keeping SFX and RCI.

JJKing - Thank you for your patronage in SFX, we very much appreciate your business. One misnomer we would like to clear up is; you stated "use SFX for California and Hawaii". Although we confirm many Members into those two regions, we also confirm thousands of exchanges into many other areas too.... Florida, New York, Virginia, Nevada and all other highly demanded states and locations.....Caribbean, Canada, Mexico and Europe.

To imply or characterize SFX as primarily providing exchanges to Hawaii and California simply isn't accurate information at all, and may mislead and confuse consumers. We are sure this was not your intent, and this is why we are taking this opportunity to clarify a more factual and accurate picture.

Hope this helps...

[zdxlc9p6 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close zdxlc9p6]

Thought you were on vacation! With kids in bed, TS Forums is the best you can do?

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

Thought you were on vacation! With kids in bed, TS Forums is the best you can do?

I was... but now I am back. Had a great time at the Grand Mayan in Nuevo Vallarta. That place has the best swimming pools experience in the world. Lazy river is great too !!

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

While you were there, did you visit the Grand Velas too. They are so close together. If you did, what is your opinion?

[zdxlc9p6 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close zdxlc9p6]

Glad you enjoyed-Looking forward to GM Playa del Carma in Jan-THX to SFX exchange!

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

I wouldn't subscribe to that philosophy, for RCI at least. RCI places a greater emphasis on supply/demand than the quality. This is why some low quality resorts in places like socal, Cape Cod, etc trade very well into most any resort. Yet SFX won't take them because they are not "of sufficient quality." ....

I second this. SFX's policies differ greatly from RCI's. If anything, RCI penalizes resorts for being high-quality, whereas SFX takes only high quality resorts. I believe there are a number of Gold Crown Mexico resorts that are terrible dog traders in RCI, but that are accepted by SFX.

Also, I own a couple of resorts that trade very well in II, but which are not accepted by SFX. I do think that if SFX accepts a resort, it will be at least a decent trader in II, since II cares so much aout quality.

Basically, each exchange company has its own criteria, and they often differ greatly. You would expect a resort that trades well in one company to trade well in the others, but that is often not the case at all.

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

While you were there, did you visit the Grand Velas too. They are so close together. If you did, what is your opinion?

Hi Emmy - didn't get a chance to visit any other resorts. For once, I kept it strictly a family vacation. I will be going back within a couple of months on business and will be talking to a number of resorts, including Grand Velas.

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

I second this. SFX's policies differ greatly from RCI's. If anything, RCI penalizes resorts for being high-quality, whereas SFX takes only high quality resorts. I believe there are a number of Gold Crown Mexico resorts that are terrible dog traders in RCI, but that are accepted by SFX.

Also, I own a couple of resorts that trade very well in II, but which are not accepted by SFX. I do think that if SFX accepts a resort, it will be at least a decent trader in II, since II cares so much aout quality.

Basically, each exchange company has its own criteria, and they often differ greatly. You would expect a resort that trades well in one company to trade well in the others, but that is often not the case at all.

Judy - thank you for your post; well put. Each company will have it's own dynamic for trading. Because SFX is specialized, our criteria includes supply vs. demand, and a certain level of "Quality".

In comparison to other exchange companies, this is one of our differentials. There are those who say we are too picky with what we accept as resort deposits, but what you give out as an exchange is only good as what you take in, and this is one of the main reasons Owners use SFX.

For example, you could have a 10 Star Resort, but if it isn't in an area of national and/or international high demand, we will not accept that resort deposit. This kind of resort /location may trade very well with other companies that emphasize supply vs. demand more than quality of resort, and thus give the appearance of being a great trader, and if that works for the Owner of the week, that is great... they are happy.

There are on the other hand people with different expectations, and that is where we may hopefully meet those needs and expectations. It's all about doing all possible to satisfy your customer's needs.