Just found out the Star Island TS that I have is a fixed week and I am NOT allowed to deposit it into RCI-which I joined in October. Star Island only allows II for a fixed week. If I want to deposit it must be with II. So that would be another membership fee. Is it worth it to be a member of both II and RCI. I have one TS deposited with RCI already. When reviewing II and RCI I only wanted to join one exhange company.
Does anyone know if II has a special for membership at this time?
Also, my week is June 9, II said they will not accept the week until 6-8 weeks after applying for membership. This seems like I would be cutting it close.
Thank you for any guidance.
Just curious....why didn't you know what it was before you acquired the unit? The only reason I am asking is because we had a weird experience a long time ago when we were actually going to purchase a Star Island unit because it traded with II only to find out that this particular unit would only ever trade with RCI. We found out before we purchased it that it would not meet our needs. It was also only a fluke that we found out because we assumed it would only trade with II. But you know what they say about assuming things. At the time, we felt that the trading company was soooooo obvious that it was something we didn't question.
Anyway, after rereading the thread, I realized that none of us really answered your questions.
There were recently some threads about 2 years for the price of one and 3 years for the price of one. Not sure if these were target specific or if they have expired.
ALso, I have never heard of it taking weeks before being able to deposit a week. It will take a few days for II to confirm your ownership, once that is done, you can start searching with the unit. If you decide to deposit the unit, then it takes a couple of days to confirm that your fees are all paid and that the deposit is valid. Also, if you find something when you are searching BEFORE you actually deposit. You can reserve it, but it won't be officially confirmed until II confirms that it was booked with a valid deposit.
If you originally felt that you liked what RCI had to offer better than II, and you don't want to plan on using the unit, then you might want to consider removing it from your timeshare "portfolio". That word sounds so complicated, but that is what I truly believe we all have and it is definately an evolving process.
One last thing though, you may regret not knowing what your experience with II could be. Some people swear by II, some people swear by RCI, others swear by DAE, SFX, etc. But it all comes down to each individual. Personally we hated trading overall and that it why the bulk of our "portfolio" is in a mini system which some people swear by and other hate. But there are some things we can only get through exchanging, so it is a necessary evil. Only you know what your timeshare goals are.
Good Luck!