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In a Ram's Horn bulk deposit sighting Over Yonder, both Philemer and I were unable to see all of the weeks others were seeing. Strangely, we could see one week, but not all the others, when it was obvious that all of the weeks had fairly-equal if not totally-equal value (demand or whatever).
I, and others, have noticed the same thing on other Sightings the past couple of years.
Our question has been why can a week with confirmed top trading power not see all of some bulk deposits?
So I tapped the well one more time.
His educated guess is that there is a combination of trading power, VEP and perhaps some tweaking at work.
He said trading power and VEP work in conjunction with each other. Time is the factor that allows trading power to blossom, m/l. As time passes (use date gets closer), weeks with lower VEPs see more of what's available. I believe he said this will be true of upward trades, but not downward. In other words, RCI is more inclined to allow a trade up, if availability warrants it, than a trade down. That makes sense because downward trades could generate unhappy members.
He also said that it is possible that adjustments are made on bulk deposits to prevent lesser traders from taking better resorts. That makes sense since the suddenly influx of inventory would skew the normal supply/demand parameters.
My understanding of what he was trying to say is that some great traders, ones that see everything in the normal day-to-day situations, may not see everything on some bulk deposits. Most of the time I do, but every now and then I don't. That's what makes it confusing~~~why some but not others?
I am also dubious of those who claim to understand all of this because he said it is confusing to experienced people at RCI.
I, and others, have noticed the same thing on other Sightings the past couple of years.
Our question has been why can a week with confirmed top trading power not see all of some bulk deposits?
So I tapped the well one more time.
His educated guess is that there is a combination of trading power, VEP and perhaps some tweaking at work.
He said trading power and VEP work in conjunction with each other. Time is the factor that allows trading power to blossom, m/l. As time passes (use date gets closer), weeks with lower VEPs see more of what's available. I believe he said this will be true of upward trades, but not downward. In other words, RCI is more inclined to allow a trade up, if availability warrants it, than a trade down. That makes sense because downward trades could generate unhappy members.
He also said that it is possible that adjustments are made on bulk deposits to prevent lesser traders from taking better resorts. That makes sense since the suddenly influx of inventory would skew the normal supply/demand parameters.
My understanding of what he was trying to say is that some great traders, ones that see everything in the normal day-to-day situations, may not see everything on some bulk deposits. Most of the time I do, but every now and then I don't. That's what makes it confusing~~~why some but not others?
I am also dubious of those who claim to understand all of this because he said it is confusing to experienced people at RCI.