Combining RCI deposits [As of 9/17/16, Travel Window reduced to 12 months]

[tschwa2]

No. In order to combine, your points can't be associated with an ongoing search. You would have to cancel the search and then start a new one which could go no further than 12 months out. The only way to have a search beyond 12 months is to use a deposit as is that has an expiration more than 12 months out, use RCI points or a points portal that don't actually take the points until a match is made, or to pay to combine and then immediately pay to extend and then start an ongoing search.

 

[STEVIE]

Thanks for the clarification.
Sue

 

[MuranoJo]

Definitely a poor decision on RCI's part.
In fact, not that it will do any good, I'm going to write to them.

Just finished a survey a week or two ago from them and was complaining then about how they nickle & dime for everything and their value isn't going up in parallel.

Yes, Platinum isn't worth it anymore either. They changed it right after I committed to a 'special' 3-year sign-up fee. :annoyed:

No reply from RCI since my note ~2 weeks ago. You'd think they'd at least reply with a standard, milk toast message, such as, "Thanks for your feedback. We've forwarded your comments to our management, blah, blah, blah." Not even that. Not really a surprise.

 

[lgreenspan]

My guess is that within the next year or two they will announce a second tier combine with a 2 year extension for $219. Or they add the 2yr combine as a feature to Platinum. Either way they get more money without offering anything new.

 

[ran-ran]

Great idea!

My guess is that within the next year or two they will announce a second tier combine with a 2 year extension for $219. Or they add the 2yr combine as a feature to Platinum. Either way they get more money without offering anything new.

That would be an acceptable compromise to allow Platinum members receive a 2 year extension but then RCI is not known for fair compromises.
With that plan, RCI would collect annual combining fees from non-platinum members and then be able to encourage new members or at least keep them as platinum members.

 

[Pat H]

I will have to reevaluate this timeshare business after 28 years. I already rent out one week. Have a second one that gets me good tpu's but I know I can rent for more than the mf's. That just leaves my Mayan Palace which has 5 yrs left on the contract. TPU's aren't bad but mf's are getting too high. Hmm, what to do?

 

[funtime]

Just did a jumbo combine deal and got 24 months

I had four weeks expiring. I did one combination deal and got 2 years for the entire new jumbo "week". You still use however many tpu's you need and they give you the balance back to your account. I saved a bundle on extension fees.

 

[b2bailey]

Trying to Combine online with no success

After reading this thread, and knowing I've got some bits and pieces I've been intending to combine, decided to go online tonight to do it. First time I received the following message -- figured I hit a wrong key and started over.

WPCB-XXXX-W-100045 : Your session has timed out. For security purposes, please login again. You were not charged for your attempt to add a guest certificate

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Tried it again to no avail, and now several hours later I receive the same message, after getting to the 'end' of the steps where you are to click on the combine button.

Anyone been successful in completing a Combine transaction online today?

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In the notation it said the weeks combined would have an expiration date of Sept 2018.

 

[mtforeman]

RCI to change combined deposits exchange window

SIGH. Well, I'm looking for 2018 now while I can.

 

[maggie]

I combined my deposits today without any problems ahead of the Sept 17th change in use period. I am pretty sure I would have missed that little notice of the change on RCI's website so once again, Thanks, TUG!

 

[rapmarks]

it spoiled my plans, but I combined my Nov, Dec, and Jan weeks, had to cancel an ongoing search in order to do so. so I am left with two large combined deposits, which I will recombine in March of 2018 for the last time. I have about 120 tpus, and when they are gone or time runs out, that is it.

 

[STEVIE]

sorry but I'm still confused.
In my case I have TPU"s that were combined last year.
If I deposit and combine this years TPU's with the ones I already have, will I lose the ones I have or will the new deposit combined with last years points be good for another year? Then if I don't use them and want to deposit next years points and combine with all the ones I have can I do that for an additional fee and have all of them to use the next year?
I am trying to save for a big family vacation in 2018.
Sorry this is long winded, but like I said I am confused.
Thanks, Sue

 

[tschwa2]

Whatever you combine today will be the total points and they would have an expiration date of two years from today's date. Same tomorrow and Friday. If you combine deposits/credits on or after 9/17/16, the expiration for the combined deposits would be one year from the date you combine date.

You can not combine deposit/credits associated with an ongoing search. You would have to cancel the search first.

You can not combine a deposit that hasn't been verified. So if you deposit to day you might want to call your resort to see if they can expedite the verification process because for me it usually takes about 3 days but can take up to 10.

I am getting a few credits for paying my MF early from Massanutten and just have my fingers crossed that it will be done by tomorrow so I can take advantage of the old 2 year window.

 

[STEVIE]

So, I am able to keep combining every year, as long as I pay the fee, and not lose any points?
Sue

 

[tschwa2]

There is currently no restrictions to recombining multiple times over several months or years as long as you have something to combine the previous deposit with. In all likelihood you will lose time on the new deposit which would have been good for 2 years from check in and that will be reduced to one year from the combine date.

 

[STEVIE]

One more question.
If I deposit into RCI, the TPU's will still be good for 2 years.
Can I combine the deposit with my existing points after the first year, or do I have to do it right after I make the deposit?
Also, is there a time when you would have to extend the points, or is that anytime before they expire.
Thanks for all your help, Sue

 

[tschwa2]

Your uncombined deposit will still be good for 2 years from check in date.

You can combine and/or extend anytime before the credits expire. And it is currently the end of the month of the deposit or the combine or extend.

 

[STEVIE]

Thanks so much!!

 

[tschwa2]

You are welcome. The only good thing I can say about this change is unlike II's recent introduction of the upgrade fee to exchange into a larger unit, at least RCI gave a little notice to give time to understand the new rule and get our ducks in order under the old rules if possible.

 

[MuranoJo]

Bumping: Only one more day!

Be sure to combine by tomorrow (9/16) if you want to beat RCI's new combine limitation, which only allows a 1-year extension (vs. 2 years) for each combine.

 

[judell]

I have 9200 HGVC points that died as of Dec 31. My option is to let them die or port them to RCI...at a price.
The last time I did this a few years ago I found it a waste of time and money as nothing was available and there was an additional fee for booking. Is this still the case or should I let them die?

 

[mrsmusic]

I have 9200 HGVC points that died as of Dec 31. My option is to let them die or port them to RCI...at a price.
The last time I did this a few years ago I found it a waste of time and money as nothing was available and there was an additional fee for booking. Is this still the case or should I let them die?

That's a lot of HGVC points and they will be good in RCI for two years. The "combine TPU's" issue doesn't apply to HGVC points at all.

I have used HGVC points in RCI to book other HGVC units, fairly easily. The trick is to do an ongoing search early. HGVC does bulk deposits early in the year, such as March or April, for the next year - example, in March of 2016, they did a bulk deposit for Summer of 2017.

 

[flybefree]

I didn't find out about this until just a couple of weeks ago, that RCI was dropping it from 24 to 12 months. I only found out when logging in to check some info on an upcoming reservation I have in the weeks system (I usually search for stuff in my points membership because it's usually cheaper through them and I have so many points). I'm a platinum member and there's no bonus there for us; we still only get 12 months now.

I own two weeks at the same resort, one an annual in points and the other an EOY odd in weeks. I'd been planning to wait until July 2017 to combine all four deposits (I own a lock-off) to have one fat deposit that was good through July 2019. If I were to do that now, I'd lose a full year of my 2017 deposit. Complete BS. I'd have to pay again to extend it. I have 6 TPU and 2 TPU from my 2015 deposit and the cost to combine them is the same cost as what they're worth.

Given that RCI keeps reducing the trading power of my resort in the weeks system (no reduction in points), and now they're further sticking it to us, I'm going to either unload the weeks one or look at trading into SFX. I know nothing about that network so I need to research it. But this is seriously pissing me off. We should have gotten emails with a heads-up. RCI is out of control. I bought both my weeks specifically to exchange. Not cool.

 

[Pat H]

The reduction from 2 yrs to 1 was the last straw for me. I have gotten rid of all but 1 of my timeshares and that one I rent out every year. I no longer see a value to RCI with their exorbitant exchange, combo, extension and guest fees.

 

[GrayFal]

The reduction from 2 yrs to 1 was the last straw for me. I have gotten rid of all but 1 of my timeshares and that one I rent out every year. I no longer see a value to RCI with their exorbitant exchange, combo, extension and guest fees.

Don't forget to call them and request a refund after you use your last few TPUs.