DanCali
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Each weeks owner bought into a season, but the new "seasons" in points are different and vary by week. If you believe that the number of points you should have gotten is equal to the average required to trade into your resort in the season you bought (i.e., points required to trade into all weeks in a season = points allocated to all owners of that season) then you were probably surprised to realize you got less. Some have referred to this as "skimming"
So how much are you getting skimmed? In an effort to help owners who have not computed this, I've created a spreadsheet computing the average points required to trade into each season at each resort...
A few notes:
1) The spreadsheet is based on the 2011 Friday to Friday calendar. If it did not appear from the weeks calendars that the resort had a Friday checkin I did not compute the average
2) Doing the same calculations based on Saturday checkins may produce slightly different results. However, all points calendars seem to be based on Friday checkin weeks, so this was easier to do.
3) I am not familiar with most of the resorts first-hand so I may have misinterpreted seasons. If so, please let me know and I will update the document.
4) If something was unclear it is highlighted in red bold font. If an owner at that resort will clarify it, I can make any relevant changes.
5) Some copying and pasting was involved. If you find any mistakes in your spreadsheet please let me (and others) know and they will be fixed.
6) I will reiterate that due to the points above there may be errors in the spreadsheet... If a result seems surprising, and you find a mistake I will try to fix it in a timely fashion.
7) If you don't care about skimming - you do not need to look at this file...
With those caveats, here is a link to the document...
The document just tells you the average required to trade into your season at your resort. To figure out the "skim", compare that number to the points you were allocated should you join the points program.
I personally value each point at about $0.50, but your mileage may vary. Perhaps Marriott will soon start renting points and we can use their price to determine the cost of skimming. Whatever value you place on a point, you can use that to place a dollar value on skimming. One can interpret this as the cost to convert to points.
So how much are you getting skimmed? In an effort to help owners who have not computed this, I've created a spreadsheet computing the average points required to trade into each season at each resort...
A few notes:
1) The spreadsheet is based on the 2011 Friday to Friday calendar. If it did not appear from the weeks calendars that the resort had a Friday checkin I did not compute the average
2) Doing the same calculations based on Saturday checkins may produce slightly different results. However, all points calendars seem to be based on Friday checkin weeks, so this was easier to do.
3) I am not familiar with most of the resorts first-hand so I may have misinterpreted seasons. If so, please let me know and I will update the document.
4) If something was unclear it is highlighted in red bold font. If an owner at that resort will clarify it, I can make any relevant changes.
5) Some copying and pasting was involved. If you find any mistakes in your spreadsheet please let me (and others) know and they will be fixed.
6) I will reiterate that due to the points above there may be errors in the spreadsheet... If a result seems surprising, and you find a mistake I will try to fix it in a timely fashion.
7) If you don't care about skimming - you do not need to look at this file...
With those caveats, here is a link to the document...
The document just tells you the average required to trade into your season at your resort. To figure out the "skim", compare that number to the points you were allocated should you join the points program.
I personally value each point at about $0.50, but your mileage may vary. Perhaps Marriott will soon start renting points and we can use their price to determine the cost of skimming. Whatever value you place on a point, you can use that to place a dollar value on skimming. One can interpret this as the cost to convert to points.
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