Advice on Canceling RCI Points Subscribing Membership [Pacific Shores in Nanoose Bay]

[nancyjws]

We have a timeshare at Pacific Shores in Nanoose Bay, BC, Canada and are currently using RCI as our management company. We are tired of all the fees, however, and are considering cancelling our RCI membership when it expires this April. We would then revert to Trading Places which now runs Pacific Shores. We are fine either using our home resort or putting it in the rental pool to help pay our annual maintenance fees.

Questions:
1. Pros and Cons of sticking with or leaving RCI - especially regarding membership and trading costs.
2. Any comments on Trading Places as a management company for trading?
3. Our membership expires at the end of April 2016 and we have a vacation booked in March 2016 so if I do cancel our membership, I assume I check the option that says: "I understand the implications of this cancellation and wish to retain any Points and/or future reservations that I am entitled to keep. I understand these Points are available for use until expiration pending the payment of membership fees during that time. After these Points are used or expire my RCI Points scubscribing membership with the account ID listed above will be cancelled."

Thanks, Nancy

 

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We have a timeshare at Pacific Shores in Nanoose Bay, BC, Canada and are currently using RCI as our management company. We are tired of all the fees, however, and are considering cancelling our RCI membership when it expires this April. We would then revert to Trading Places which now runs Pacific Shores. We are fine either using our home resort or putting it in the rental pool to help pay our annual maintenance fees.

Questions:
1. Pros and Cons of sticking with or leaving RCI - especially regarding membership and trading costs.
2. Any comments on Trading Places as a management company for trading?
3. Our membership expires at the end of April 2016 and we have a vacation booked in March 2016 so if I do cancel our membership, I assume I check the option that says: "I understand the implications of this cancellation and wish to retain any Points and/or future reservations that I am entitled to keep. I understand these Points are available for use until expiration pending the payment of membership fees during that time. After these Points are used or expire my RCI Points scubscribing membership with the account ID listed above will be cancelled."

Thanks, Nancy

I've been to Nanoose Bay... loved it!
If you own a seasonal block unit, you are probably getting a boat-load of points from RCI. You might consider keeping your membership if this is the case.
If you own a Week, consider using it or renting it out. If you list the unit on your own, you can make money off it. Consider Airbnb.
Trading Places is a decent trading company, but they have nowhere near the inventory that RCI has. RCI charges huge fees, and they play games with their inventory, but they have the best inventory.
You're in a tough spot. I assume you live in Canada.
Consider exchanging with Grand Pacific Exchange. I'm pretty sure they would take your unit. They only exchange high quality properties. You can exchange for a 2 bedroom cabin in Banff, and the exchange fees are only $149.
Interval International is another good place to exchange, if they take Pacific Shores.
I would really look into Trading Places... I have no experience with them, but I have not been impressed with their inventory.