I paid a ton of money to buy into DVC's BCVs only to have RCi exchangers rent out BCV two bedrooms for the middle of July, prime time, for $6.84 per point. I am going to sell my interests in DVC if they continue with RCI.
I paid a ton of money to buy into DVC's BCVs only to have RCi exchangers rent out BCV two bedrooms for the middle of July, prime time, for $6.84 per point. I am going to sell my interests in DVC if they continue with RCI.
Well... I only see one with the $95 fee but I could have missed some. I only checked the 7 day ones since I figured RCI doesn't do less days. Or do they?Any time you see an additional $95 fee, its an exchange.
Do all exchanges through RCI have to pay the $95 fee? I own HGVC points and am trying to book a week at a DVC for next year through RCI. It costs us $164 to start a search for dates, but they didn't tell me about any additional $95 fee.
Yep you pay DVC $95 for the exchange, they started that about a year or so ago when they were still with II.
As a member, if I want to use my points at one of the non-DVC Disney hotels, like the Grand Floridian or Poly or even at Disneyland, I get to pay the $95. Also if I book a DCL cruise with points, $95 please.
I paid a ton of money to buy into DVC's BCVs only to have RCi exchangers rent out BCV two bedrooms for the middle of July, prime time, for $6.84 per point. I am going to sell my interests in DVC if they continue with RCI.
Well... I only see one with the $95 fee but I could have missed some. I only checked the 7 day ones since I figured RCI doesn't do less days. Or do they?
Yep you pay DVC $95 for the exchange, they started that about a year or so ago when they were still with II.
As a member, if I want to use my points at one of the non-DVC Disney hotels, like the Grand Floridian or Poly or even at Disneyland, I get to pay the $95. Also if I book a DCL cruise with points, $95 please.
In all seriousness, who cares? Why cry about this. It's business. I own Marriott Cypress Harbour, pay ~$890/yr in MF's but am there right now for $488 buying a better week than I own through an Interval getaway. I use my ownership to my advantage and have other benefits. There's *ALWAYS* cheaper ways to get into places.. but that's not just what you're buying. If you believed you were, then you weren't sold on it properly.
I'm serious when I say it Does bother me--a lot. DVC never, ever, told me that someone could trade into my resorts. In fact, I was told that less than 1% of people requesting trades got them. That of course, was in the old II days. Now with RCI it seems that number is quite a bit higher. So why did I pay the big bucks again? What benefits do I get if someone else is using my expensive properties for pennies on the dollar? Can you explain that to me? Thanks
I'm serious when I say it Does bother me--a lot. DVC never, ever, told me that someone could trade into my resorts. In fact, I was told that less than 1% of people requesting trades got them. That of course, was in the old II days. Now with RCI it seems that number is quite a bit higher. So why did I pay the big bucks again? What benefits do I get if someone else is using my expensive properties for pennies on the dollar? Can you explain that to me? Thanks
I'm serious when I say it Does bother me--a lot. DVC never, ever, told me that someone could trade into my resorts. In fact, I was told that less than 1% of people requesting trades got them. That of course, was in the old II days. Now with RCI it seems that number is quite a bit higher. So why did I pay the big bucks again? What benefits do I get if someone else is using my expensive properties for pennies on the dollar? Can you explain that to me? Thanks
I'm serious when I say it Does bother me--a lot. DVC never, ever, told me that someone could trade into my resorts. In fact, I was told that less than 1% of people requesting trades got them. That of course, was in the old II days. Now with RCI it seems that number is quite a bit higher. So why did I pay the big bucks again? What benefits do I get if someone else is using my expensive properties for pennies on the dollar? Can you explain that to me? Thanks
I'm serious when I say it Does bother me--a lot. DVC never, ever, told me that someone could trade into my resorts. In fact, I was told that less than 1% of people requesting trades got them. That of course, was in the old II days. Now with RCI it seems that number is quite a bit higher. So why did I pay the big bucks again? What benefits do I get if someone else is using my expensive properties for pennies on the dollar? Can you explain that to me? Thanks
I posted on the Miscellaneous Disboards forum several weeks ago about 3 running RCI Ebay ads each stating the $95 fee, all three were RCI exchanges being sold and I included the links, and I was sort of surprised at the hostility I received. I don't even own DVC points, but I knew it would be an absolute free-for-all when RCI members knew they could grab up all the DVC exchanges and sell them, because RCI doesn't police it, and the DVC sure the hell doesn't either. The owners that replied , for the most part, were like..."So what?"
Redweek is LOADED with DVC/RCI exchanges for sale. All the DVC or RCI has to do is buy a Redweek membersip, and cross-reference the last names in the ads to confirm that they are indeed RCI exchanges. But they can't be bothered. I'd never buy DVC points, they do NOTHING to protect their inventory. RCI is a joke, there are so many for sale, it's comical.
I don't get it, really. One would think Disney would make sure they aggressively protect their points to keep the prices high. The Average Joe sees a cheap 7-day DVC rental ad on Ebay, Redweek, and other venues, and thinks "Why buy in, I can get in so cheap."
I know she traded in because of the extra $95 needed at checkin...