RCISpeak Interpreter Needed

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

Some are right, so far, that the jist of my question is, "Why would you use my first purchase to influence ANYTHING I now do, if

1. I no longer own there,
2. You hate the company that owns my first resort, and
3. It is no longer RCI, RCI having dropped it.

As I have said a few times, it is an ugly stepsister resort owned and managed by CFI, they don't even list on their own website and publications, and one we bought via the exit interview on our first tour of WVV.

Our tie to WVV was close, as if our home resort did not exist, or was part of WVV, that being the marketing route used by CFI and CFI being the only management the resort has ever had. Except for the annual bill, CFI never, ever mentioned our home resort. We got the Westgator just like WVV, WL owners and everyone else. When WG called, all they talked about was WVV or WL.

WG did try to flip us, and other owners to other WG resorts, for big bucks ($25K plus two of our weeks back), about the time that gunshots became common in the area around our home resort. I believe the resort was last in the RCI book in 2003, but I never got one dated 2004 or 2005.

So, again, if there is any chance that that experience, and the relationship or lack thereof between CFI and RCI, should affect our RCI benefits (in any way), what's fair about that?

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

Now, back to their answer, and the interpretation I was hoping for.

What does it mean that VEP will affect what EVs or LCs we can get?

And, I guess, Lawren's point, how do they do that when there is no VEP, since the resort is no longer affiliated.

Hey, I think I will ask them to follow up.

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

Some are right, so far, that the jist of my question is, "Why would you use my first purchase to influence ANYTHING I now do, if

1. I no longer own there,
2. You hate the company that owns my first resort, and
3. It is no longer RCI, RCI having dropped it.

Pure Guess

Because if it is not, they will need to reinvent someway to determine your VEP if they still need that, that means they will need to change their program. And may need some fundamental logic changes.

2 years ago, there is a deposit, and FF's generic can not get a match, so one of the FF member ask the FF-RCI VC to do a check, and get match, the VC told the member they adjust their VEP.

So I will guess RCI VC use VEP loosely, it just means something they can manually make change to prevent you to see something. Most of the time, if they don't do anything on the deposit, it will just affect your EV and LC.

Your account has a 4 digit number, it will have VEP does not matter if it has a resort, it just wll not update that value automatically.

Jya-Ning

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

Another point, a dark alley best not ventured down on the Internet, the powers that Guides have . . . the right Guides.

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

Okay, so does anybody have a low-VEP account? Because I would like to see what Extra Vacations they see that I'm not seeing, because my first resort is medium-to-high VEP.

Next question. When my RCI account runs out, if I let it lapse completely, then start a whole NEW account and give my lower-VEP ts as my primary ts, then I'll see MORE offers in Extra Vacations, right?

Check to see if you can see EV's on Nantucket.

I see Tristram Landing 0052 and Mariner House 0549.(Feb March08 plus Nov-Jan.

Tristram Landing has been discussed before as having low VEP.

I was not looking for something you would like to go to but what resorts might be low vep.

We could check other locations on Cape Cod as there are several converted motel types there.

Short

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

[B]......So, again, if there is any chance that that experience, and the relationship or lack thereof between CFI and RCI, should affect our RCI benefits (in any way), what's fair about that?

Fair? Fair? You are talking RCI now, aren't you?

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

The problem is that you used the word "benefits" and that is how they answered. You have not lost any privileges.

You still have the right to search your little heart out. You have the right to receive their magazine. You have the right to be horribly disappointed.

I can imagine it would totally foul their system to change your id number, given their difficulty in adding remotely useful features without tanking basic functionality.

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

Hey. I haven't gotten my magazine in ages! I just realized.

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

If converted motel types (and ample availability) are needed, then Daytona Beach/Ormond Beach would fill the bill.

On EVs, here's what I see for there (FL/Northern Atlantic Coast):

37 Resorts (1704 available units)

For New England/Mass, I see:

30 Resorts (990 available units)

On Nantucket, I see Mariner House and Tristim's Landing.

Check to see if you can see EV's on Nantucket.

I see Tristram Landing 0052 and Mariner House 0549.(Feb March08 plus Nov-Jan.

Tristram Landing has been discussed before as having low VEP.

I was not looking for something you would like to go to but what resorts might be low vep.

We could check other locations on Cape Cod as there are several converted motel types there.

Short

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

I looked last night and wasn't seeing the low-VEP places. But I know for a little while there I was seeing Tristram's Landing--first no, then yes, over the course of several months. Now no again? I'll look in the dead of winter and see what I see. Thanks to both of you for looking.

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

Hello,

Thank you for your reply. The VEP of requested resorts must fall within
an allowable range of that of the deposited unit being exchanged. When
requesting Extra Vacations with a Guide, you can select which of your
timeshare ownerships you would like to use for VEP comparison. Online,
our system currently defaults to use the resort represented by the first
four digits of your RCI ID number.

We will do some checking to see what we can find out about how this
process is affected by your initial resort's discontinuation with RCI.
Thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

E-Communications
RCI - North America

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

Hello,

Thank you for your reply. The VEP of requested resorts must fall within
an allowable range of that of the deposited unit being exchanged. When
requesting Extra Vacations with a Guide, you can select which of your
timeshare ownerships you would like to use for VEP comparison. Online,
our system currently defaults to use the resort represented by the first
four digits of your RCI ID number.

We will do some checking to see what we can find out about how this
process is affected by your initial resort's discontinuation with RCI.
Thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

E-Communications
RCI - North America

Ohhhhh! Wow, this is a good answer, too. You must have broken the code! Sounds like if I call up and give the number of my lower-rated ts, I'm good to go. Thanks!

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

Live and learn. Need an answer, ask a question. Need a better answer, ask again.

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

Better yet, when your membership expires, don't renew it. Toss out the RCI lingo book and move on to another venue. We just downsized our portfolio, excising the last RCI only resort that we owned, and have 18 months left to our membership, and we cannot wait to kiss RCI goodbye!

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

And we are in the process of adding two weeks.

We just downsized our portfolio, excising the last RCI only resort that we owned, and have 18 months left to our membership, and we cannot wait to kiss RCI goodbye!