What wonderful exchanges! Glad your requests worked out for you! I'm going to think positively, and use my 2 BR MGC to try for Ko'Olina and Maui for summer of 2019. Ko'Olina will probably match first since there are almost twice as many units on Oahu than there are on Maui, but you never know...
Thank you, I always sweat it a little but I do enjoy the thrill of the chase. I'd suspect Ko Olina is far more likely to match and it goes beyond the number of villas, Maui simply has a higher demand. Now if I can get 1 more 2 BR at Ko Olina and another 2 BR at Waiohai, I can cancel the points reservations and use those for Aruba in 2019 and I'll have no trading units left other than those that come kith the 2019 reservations.
I just submitted my first exchange request since being an II member for Ko Olina & Maui Ocean Club for the week of April 1, 2018. What are my chances of actually getting a trade? I'm trading a 2018 Week 33 Ocean Side Unit at Ocean Watch.
Thanks!
I think it largely depends on what you'll accept in terms of resort codes and villa size. I'm sure you know the ocean side designation means nothing, II doesn't track or give credit for view. For a studio I'd say good to very good, for a 1 BR less and for a 2 BR much less. Since 1 April is Easter and you've missed a ton of potential deposits, I'd start to get pessimistic about this search pretty quickly for Maui, a little less so for Ko Olina. The other variable is how long can you hold out.
wegottago, were there other variables at play like starting the search later, a lower demand week or just looking for the new towers?