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My prior experiences with SFX, some chronicled here, found me having difficulty getting comparable exchanges, based on resort quality, developer unit cost and maintenance fees. I used those metrics, along with rental rates on Redweek, to determine what *I* perceived as fairness and equity. When I see my metrics and SFX's metrics approaching par, I'll be back. SFX handles 'high quality resorts' and I wish to sample them, within and outside the Marriott brand. I think anyone wishing to trade into my home resort would feel the same way, wanting a comparable exchange for their high quality resort. Let's facilitate that, widely. Marriott just happens to be a recognizable name that has, on average, the most 'high quality' timeshare condos in the world. That doesn't make it better, just well-known. If SFX can become well known as a handler of Marriott intervals, it will attract people who want to exchange into them, bringing their valuable inventory into the business.
If *wood owners, as an example, were receiving 'perks' to deposit their intervals, I'd see that as an opportunity to target those *wood resorts for exchange potentials, knowing that *wood owners were more likely to respond to SFX's incentives for depositing or request-first than they might be otherwise. To me, it's about comparable exchanges. The perks just get the possibilities in the door. If Marriott owners were getting perks and I could assign them, I'd be happy to share one with a *wood owner who got me where I wanted to go. SFX is just the facilitator. It's *how* they facilitate which determines the end result. Up to them
Edited to add, as a specific general suggestion, a listing such as this, showing possible exchanges, would go a long way to promote more interest. IMO, the more 'transparent' the process is, in this age of instant information, the more attractive it will be.
If *wood owners, as an example, were receiving 'perks' to deposit their intervals, I'd see that as an opportunity to target those *wood resorts for exchange potentials, knowing that *wood owners were more likely to respond to SFX's incentives for depositing or request-first than they might be otherwise. To me, it's about comparable exchanges. The perks just get the possibilities in the door. If Marriott owners were getting perks and I could assign them, I'd be happy to share one with a *wood owner who got me where I wanted to go. SFX is just the facilitator. It's *how* they facilitate which determines the end result. Up to them
Edited to add, as a specific general suggestion, a listing such as this, showing possible exchanges, would go a long way to promote more interest. IMO, the more 'transparent' the process is, in this age of instant information, the more attractive it will be.
I'm extremely frustrated with the new Marriott program 
and i wont subscribe for sure! If you are having something, as you said previously like internal trade or special incentives as you did with Hilton recently (according to what i'm reading..) then i'll be more than happy to deposit my 2011 MMC! I'm glad i havent done it yet and will wait a bit... my renewal to II is coming but it is unlikely i'm subscribing again.. not because i had bad exchange but because of what i expect to be a big fall down of high end timeshare deposit in the upcoming years...
But I'd like to see the return of the 299.00 week with no restrictions.
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