[ 2008 ] RCI is a SCAM!!

[Latravel]

Yea! I'm glad it worked for you! It's true the 1 in 4 rule doesn't apply on the points side and that's why I was able to make 2 reservations for the Manhattan Club. It completely makes a difference when you learn the tricks of the system, that's why the TUG board is so valuable.

 

[Egret1986]

I didn't know that about the 1-in-4, Cindy and Heidi!

Always learning here at TUG! Thanks!!!!

 

[upupandawaay]

RCI question

I am contemplating making an offer on a Gold Crown resale week with the objective on being able to trade it for another week at the same resort.

The reason being that there are no resale weeks available for when I want to travel.

Based on what I am reading, the odds of this working for me are slim to nil.

For the record, I am neither a timeshare owner nor an RCI member at present. So I do not really speak timeshare very well yet.

 

[bnoble]

It depends on the two weeks, and the resort.

 

[avad88]

Worked for me

I bought an off season week in the Outer Banks of N.C. on e-bay, deposit it into RCI and trade for a summer prime week each year. It is a lock out unit and I deposit it as 2 units and get a 2 bedroom, or this year a 4 bedroom for trading just 1 bedroom of my lock out unit. Yes, I'm paying the trading fee, but I paid so little for the off season week that I can go many, many summers and still not pay what I would have paid for the prime week at that resort. I do usually need to put in a search for the summer week, but RCI gives home resort owners first choice and it has worked for me for 3 summers.
Then I still have the other part of the lock out to trade somewhere else. Although the trading power isn't the greatest, we usually get a decent trade for FL in the fall, so it is OK.
It is one way to beat the RCI system!
Ava

 

[presley]

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Don't give up on the trade, yet. You can place an ongoing request that will alert you to when something is available. Most resorts and owners don't deposit to RCI until a year out. Some even less than a year.

There will be inventory for next spring in Hawaii. I agree that RCi isn't pleasant to deal with on the phone. I've never had a good experience on the phone. Just log into your online account when it is set up and start an ongoing search.

 

[gnorth16]

Don't give up on the trade, yet. You can place an ongoing request that will alert you to when something is available. Most resorts and owners don't deposit to RCI until a year out. Some even less than a year.

There will be inventory for next spring in Hawaii. I agree that RCi isn't pleasant to deal with on the phone. I've never had a good experience on the phone. Just log into your online account when it is set up and start an ongoing search.

Great advice. I got two weeks in Hawaii about a year out, both 2BR/2BA. Just figure out which resorts you want to stay at and put in an ongoing search.

Wow this one was brought from the very back of the closet!!!!

 

[presley]

Great advice. I got two weeks in Hawaii about a year out, both 2BR/2BA. Just figure out which resorts you want to stay at and put in an ongoing search.

Wow this one was brought from the very back of the closet!!!!

Guess the person I was responding to was just an advertiser and got her whole post removed.

 

[DeniseM]

ANY time a first time poster posts a link, it's VERY likely to be a spammer....

She was promoting a "timeshare disposal" company.

 

[FlaKmunKy]

I have to say I have had good success using my points account. Below find a list of my trades made. Most have been using points to book into weeks resorts. A couple weeks to weeks trades and a several points reservations. Except for the fees that continue to rise, I don't have any problems because I am getting to go where I want and staying in pretty nice places. I am in Sarasota Fl right now, staying in Little Gull which is super.

2293 Eagles Trace at Massanutten - 1BR Massanutten VA 8/31/2002
2481 Fairfield Williamsburg at Kingsgate - 2BR Williamsburg VA 10/11/2002
2091 Port de Plaisance Resort & Casino - Studio ST Martin 01/12/03
4905 Mauna Loa Village by the Sea - 2BR Hawaii 4/26/2003
3681 PAHIO Kauai Beach Villas - 2 BR Hawaii 5/3/2003
6494 WorldMark at Kihei -2BR Hawaii 5/10/2003
0301 Sarasota Sands - 1 BR Sarasota FL 6/21/2003
0301 Sarasota Sands - Studio Sarasota FL 6/21/2003
6055 The Alexandra Resort & Spa - 1BR 2 weeks Turks & Caicos 11/22/2003
3686 Bougainvillea Beach Resort - 1 BR 2 weeks Barbados 6/5/2004
6390 Residences at The Crane - Hotel Barbados 6/12/2004
5930 Morritt's Grand Resort - 2 BR 2 weeks Grand Cayman 11/6/2004
1715 The Four Sails - 2BR New Years Eve Dance VA Beach 12/26/2004
4856 Palm Beach Shores - 1BR Palm Beach FL 4/23/2005
0650 Suntide Island Beach Club - 2BR Sarasota FL 4/30/2005
3865 Umbrella Beach - 2BR Sarasota FL 9/10/2005
3025 WindJammer Landing - 1BR/pool 18 days ST Lucia 10/8/2005
1715 4 Sails - 2BR New Years Eve Dance VA Beach 12/31/2005
7543 Fairfield Atlantic City - 1BR New Jersey 1/12/2006
5930 Morritt's Grand Resort - 2 BR 2 weeks Grand Cayman 4/22/2006
6390 Residences at The Crane - 1BR/pool Barbados 4/22/2006
5356 DIVI ST Croix - 1BR ST Croix 4/29/2006
0259 Las Olas Beach Club - 2BR Satellite Beach FL 9/19/2006
1858 Sunterra Flamingo Beach - 1 BR ST Martin 10/7/2006
3984 Sunterra Royal Palm Beach - 2BR ST Martin 10/13/2006
4856 Palm Beach Shores - 1BR Palm Beach FL 3/10/2007
6390 Residences at The Crane - 2BR penthouse/pool Barbados 6/2/2007
6390 Residences at The Crane - 1BR/pool Barbados 6/9/2007
5044 Jamaican on the Gulf - 1BR ST Pete FL 9/22/2007
2150 Southwind II - 3BR HH Island SC 10/13/2007
2886 Sandyport Beach - 2 weeks in 1BR Bahamas 5/3/2008
0865 Little Gull - 2BR Sarasota FL 8/30/2008
2666 Playa Naco Resort - 1BR 2 weeks Dominican Republic 11/1/2008
2083 Four Winds of Longboat Key - 1BR Sarasota FL 4/25/2009
5249 Carambola Beach Resort - 1BR 2 weeks ST Croix 6/13/2009
0865 Little Gull - 1BR Sarasota FL 11/14/2009
0914 Half Moon Club - 1BR Jamaica 11/21/2009

Wow, Nassau, Florida Gulf Coast, Palm beach shores, Barbados, I am very familiar with RCI resorts and that is a very very impressive list.