Weeks Enhancements

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

& why am I the only one posting on this thread when I know a bunch of you are out there crunching the numbers, too?

Because I'm at work not working and RCI is blocked from our network.

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

Here's the math on that last post . . . to get one exchange:

4 maintenance fees @ $600: $2400
One Exchange Fee: $179
RCI membership fee: $80
At least one fee to combine weeks: $99

$2758

That's to trade four 2-bedroom Gold Crowns for one studio at a crappy resort.

Really.

Why would anyone do that when you can get something better on craigslist for a fraction of that?

If this sticks, what you can stick is a fork in the goose that laid the golden egg.

Is this something you're proud of? Is this the big improvement you said was coming?

(You know who)

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

I got Calculate Trading Power to work . . . and all I can muster is a laugh.

ha

All I can say is maybe someday we will want to combine four 2-bedroom Gold Crown deposits to get one studio at a crappy resort. I'm serious as a heart attack about that, because that's exactly what it's saying!!!!!

It would be nice if you did not have to calculate it . . . if it was just there next to each deposit. Is that too much to ask?

&, there is no indication as to what max trading power is, the best anyone has, so full disclosure it is not.

I am going to assume that since full disclosure is not being made available to members/users, nothing resembling it is being made available in the sales process, to prospective owners. Anyone know?

Anyone lurking, who knows, care to comment?

Since we are still having to ask each other in order to compare trading power . . . what is the most anyone has?

The highest appears to be 60 for a SoCal summer 2BR.

Yes, I hear you saying that it will take 3 weeks of your ownerships to get a studio in a high demand, high season area.
Did you think it would be different?
You already know your ownerships do not pull what they did 5 years ago, correct???

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

I got Calculate Trading Power to work . . . and all I can muster is a laugh.

ha

All I can say is maybe someday we will want to combine four 2-bedroom Gold Crown deposits to get one studio at a crappy resort. I'm serious as a heart attack about that, because that's exactly what it's saying!!!!!

It would be nice if you did not have to calculate it . . . if it was just there next to each deposit. Is that too much to ask?

&, there is no indication as to what max trading power is, the best anyone has, so full disclosure it is not.

I am going to assume that since full disclosure is not being made available to members/users, nothing resembling it is being made available in the sales process, to prospective owners. Anyone know?

Anyone lurking, who knows, care to comment?

Since we are still having to ask each other in order to compare trading power . . . what is the most anyone has?

Max I saw is 51 Manhatten Club 1 BD from the day after Thanksgiven to 2nd week of Dec Frid check in

That is, until I saw the deposit in Rome, Paris, and London.

I saw most is around 29. But in Europen, there are serveral from 28 to 33.

The reverse is true also, one stdio if you can get 29, will allow you to take 3 2BD.

For Mahateen club, I think there MF is over 2000. So ...

Unfortuantely, if your week with 2BD is only 8, there is not much you can do, but at least you know now, and can decide to take different route.

Jya-Ning

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

To keep all the discussion in this thread, here is a link to some of my observations:

http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...ints-lite.html

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

The highest appears to be 60 for a SoCal summer 2BR.

Did not see that one in exchange pool.

Jya-Ning

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

You can use the valuation calculator to find out what any week would be worth. I was shocked to see a summer Allen House 3BR come in at only 52 points lite. If anything should be a 60, that should.

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

Did not see that one in exchange pool.

Jya-Ning

It is not in the exchange pool - it was found by using the calculator.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

It is not in the exchange pool - it was found by using the calculator.

Keep in mind that the deposit calculator and what is in the exchange pool do not necessarily match.

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

Keep in mind that the deposit calculator and what is in the exchange pool do not necessarily match.

Yes, so it seems.

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

why am I the only one posting on this thread when I know a bunch of you are out there crunching the numbers, too?

Because I've already told you what I would tell you now, and you haven't heard me then, either.

But, if you are curious, I will repeat myself: you know that "gold crown" is a measure of exchanger satisfaction with unit quality, not supply and demand. You also know that trade power as currently formulated is based primarily on supply and demand. You further know that, at a minimum, the 5/30/09 revaluation gave you significantly less credit for the things you have available to deposit. You can now see, in black and white, hard numbers, what that revaluation already told you implicitly.

Yet, this does not matter to you, and you will point out that it does not get you what you want, or even what you "used to get". I (or someone else) will respond with a post that can be summarized as: Old dogs, new tricks, blah blah blah.

Honestly, it's a little tiresome.

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

What is tiresome is RCI constantly monkeying around with the exchange system.

And while individuals may be able to adjust, that is not so simple for our HOA's which are also getting slammed by RCI's antics.

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

What is tiresome is RCI constantly monkeying around with the exchange system.

Haven't I been saying that since, oh, Cendant bought it?

Just leave the GD thing alone.

So, am I the only one shocked that the exchange to SW FL in January that we have been getting for 20 years, for one deposit and an exchange fee, except to a crappier resort than we have ever accepted, now costs:

$2758!!!

?????

Really? Am I the only one shocked by that?

Tiresome? ha!

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

Really? Am I the only one shocked by that?

Jim, I am not trying to insult you.

The resort that you are using to try and exchange is obviously not as desirable to exchangers as it was 20 years ago - a lot happens in terms of where and how people want to vacation and what is available in the area comes into play - and your ownership just does not have what people want anymore.

It is unfortunate for you but it is what it is.

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

What GC week do you have that is only worth 8 points? It must be a very late deposit. My lowest week is valued at 21 and it goes up from there.