I am still quite a greenhorn at this, but I am wondering how the new Weeks system (with the extra change back) will effect the PFD idea? What has changed with wanting to PFD a week in the Points system vs. using the new Weeks system and getting change back?
A couple of thoughts come to mind when considering this question.
First, there is not a consistent factor (at least for now) for converting Trade Power Points (TPP) into RCI Points and therefore you may get more bang for your buck on either the Weeks side or the Points side.
For example, I have a 2BR GC South African week with TP = 25. If I PFD this week I would get 44500 points which works out to 1780 points per TPP.
I also have a GC SoCal summer studio with TP = 27. If I were to PFD this deposit I would get 29500 points which is only 1093 points per TPP.
So if I were in need of more points the SA unit would get the PFD.
Second, there are different availabilities in the two systems so sometimes using PFD will get a Points resort that is not available on the Weeks side. For example, we have traveled to Hilton Head after labor day the past two years and may do so again next year. I just checked Weeks and found four resorts available for September of next year. When I checked Points (only allowed to search to Sept. 15 because of ten month window) I found fifteen resorts available. PFD with the SA week would make sense to complete the HHI trade as the resort I want is only on the Points side.
