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- Sands of Kahana, Desert Springs I, DSV2, Shadow Ridge Enclaves Dlx
The other day I wanted to see what my Feb 2013 Maui reservation could command in terms of possible comparible exchanges. I was surprised that I could no longer do a manual search in II. On Exchange > My units, there was no longer a clickable. I saw some new words that said "Bulk assignment" call this number.
It turns out that my TS mgmt company unilaterally decided to change their policies. According to them, if I want to Browse what might be available for exchange, all I need to do is to call them and they will make a deposit from their bank of bulk inventory. Hey wait a minute - - how about if I am not sure that I want to make a deposit and I want to see first what I could exchange into first, before losing my home reservation.
I spoke to a VP of the mgmt company and he was very smooth. Kind of a cross between a politician and a TS salesman. He said that they made the change because some TS owners were forgetting to make a reservation until the end of their use-year. So it is their equivalent of "no dummy is left behind". :ignore: When I complained that it was going to reduce the tradeability (high demand week a year in advance versus a blended average demand week roughly 6 months in advance) the TS VP said "not all that much..."
I took a look at some historical posts in the sightings area and found that while the mgmt company was setting this up that I could see my home resort as being available on II up to 15 or 16 months in advance. As an owner I can't reserve any further than 365 days out. So that seems like they were siphoning off inventory from the owners.
I would like opinions from others who might be familiar with this issue. Specifically:
1. What value or benefit is the bulk assignment to me?
2. What are the negatives?
3. What are the benefits to the mgmt company or what was the real driving force behind this nonsense?
4. How prevalent is this bulk assignment in the timeshare industry?
Fellow TUG members - - your thoughts?
It turns out that my TS mgmt company unilaterally decided to change their policies. According to them, if I want to Browse what might be available for exchange, all I need to do is to call them and they will make a deposit from their bank of bulk inventory. Hey wait a minute - - how about if I am not sure that I want to make a deposit and I want to see first what I could exchange into first, before losing my home reservation.
I spoke to a VP of the mgmt company and he was very smooth. Kind of a cross between a politician and a TS salesman. He said that they made the change because some TS owners were forgetting to make a reservation until the end of their use-year. So it is their equivalent of "no dummy is left behind". :ignore: When I complained that it was going to reduce the tradeability (high demand week a year in advance versus a blended average demand week roughly 6 months in advance) the TS VP said "not all that much..."
I took a look at some historical posts in the sightings area and found that while the mgmt company was setting this up that I could see my home resort as being available on II up to 15 or 16 months in advance. As an owner I can't reserve any further than 365 days out. So that seems like they were siphoning off inventory from the owners.
I would like opinions from others who might be familiar with this issue. Specifically:
1. What value or benefit is the bulk assignment to me?
2. What are the negatives?
3. What are the benefits to the mgmt company or what was the real driving force behind this nonsense?
4. How prevalent is this bulk assignment in the timeshare industry?
Fellow TUG members - - your thoughts?