hurnik
TUG Member
It's probably due to limited supply (I think currently only 61 exchange ads listed).
It's also (IMO) a bit cumbersome if you have multiple properties that you're willing to exchange for something specific/hard to get.
For example, let's say I'm willing to trade any 1 week 1 BR unit in the HGVC system for something. I'd have to open/list like 35 separate ads (one for each possible HGVC resort/location), because that's how you search the Exchange (you look for what you want, not what you can trade).
If folks complain about SFX and its limited supply of things, unfortunately the TUG marketplace is (IMO) even more limited. But that's not the fault of the TUG, it's just the nature of the beast.
That being said:
I think with some possible enhancements *maybe* it would get more traffic.
I was able to do a direct exchange with another TUGGer, but that was not via the TUG marketplace. Basically posted on the forum, and someone reached out to me. Although I suppose I could've posted on the other forum (Marriott) and said: I am looking for BLAH, will trade anything in HGVC for it.