Found in II Flexchange

[e.bram]

Would it be fair to surmise that a TS found(in large quantity) in II's Flexchange would not be a good trader and to be avoided.

 

[Big Matt]

No

It just means that a resort has a lot of units that are still available.

There are lots of Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Disney, Wyndham...fill in the blanks...during flexchange. All have great resorts. Maybe it's the off season.

Be careful, there are lots of really lousy timeshares that are availble outside of flexchange.

 

[Dave*H]

Would it be fair to surmise that a TS found(in large quantity) in II's Flexchange would not be a good trade and to be avoided.

All it means is that supply exceeds demand. There can be a number of reasons such as off season, a significant number of late deposits, and/or a lower quality resort. A small, low quality resort may rarely appear for exchange because so few are ever deposited.

 

[Zib]

I found a Marriott Newport Coast off season in Calif. Off season but great for us as it was drivable for us and a gorgeous resort in a gorgeous place! Also, Marriott Mountainside Park City Utah, twice at the end of June 07 & 08. Lots to do in Park City but the activities away from the resort are expensive. Beautiful place tho.

 

[Kenrabs]

I got a Royal Mayan over Thanksgiving on flexchange before.

 

[rickandcindy23]

That Atlantis Harborside I posted today in Flexchange, yeah, geez, what a dump! :rofl: It was for September 6th, I believe. I saw it with an AC I get for my NC summer week.

Also posted today, several other dumpy resorts in Flexchange with an AC.

e.bram, you need to search early in the morning to find the good stuff in Flexchange. It's all gone by now.

 

[e.bram]

RickandCindy:
My comment was to determine a poor trader by many units being available being available in Flaxchange(not just in the early AM but all the time).
I am not disputong the fact that a good trade might be available in a onesy basis probably due to a schedule conflict by an occasional owner, but ontinuosly(sp?)ie. FL(not KEY West),HI, CO,CA(int),NV,PAetc.
Increased availability due to over supply doesn't imply a dump, or short supply(in demand) the Taj Mahal.

 

[JudyS]

Would it be fair to surmise that a TS found(in large quantity) in II's Flexchange would not be a good trade and to be avoided.

I think Flexchange availabiliy will depend somewhat on resort policy, and also resort location. For example, Hawaii units are usually good traders if deposited early, but sometimes sit around online during Flexchange because it's hard to book airfare on such short notice. Similarly, a resort might periodically deposit a bunch of last-minute units because of bad planning, or maybe due to a policy change that leads owners to reserve a bunch of last-minute weeks.

On the other hand, if a resort always has lots of units sitting around during Flexchange, and it's not hard to get to, then I'd bet it would be a poor trader.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I don't see much that is there consistently in Flexchange for any particularly area. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places. Sure, off-season Colorado is going to be there, but off-season is about six weeks in the fall and six weeks in the spring. The rest of the year, you are going to see only a rare week in Flexchange at the nicer resorts.

 

[GeNioS]

Sorry to jump in....quick question....I'm a little fuzzy on what a flexchange even is....any link with the info? I just deposit weeks and then find the ones I want and click on exchange....that's different right?

 

[dms1709]

During flexchange, you can exchange a studio for a three bedroom in a great resort. You just need to be able to travel within 59 days(I think that is the time period). You can't count on what is available. We have gotten some great trades, you just have to be at the right time and the right place and the stars must align. It is very exciting when this happens.

Donna

 

[Big Matt]

Your original post talked about a poor trade.

This post talks about a poor trader.

These are two very different things. My original answer was related to whether it would be a poor trade.

RickandCindy:
My comment was to determine a poor trader by many units being available being available in Flaxchange(not just in the early AM but all the time).
I am not disputong the fact that a good trade might be available in a onesy basis probably due to a schedule conflict by an occasional owner, but ontinuosly(sp?)ie. FL(not KEY West),HI, CO,CA(int),NV,PAetc.
Increased availability due to over supply doesn't imply a dump, or short supply(in demand) the Taj Mahal.

 

[e.bram]

BIgMatt:
Sorry, I meant a poor trader(for a given resort at a given season), not to purchase as a trader.

 

[Bill4728]

IMHO, resorts available with the AC grid during non-Flexchange time period would likely be poor traders.

 

[GeNioS]

(Deleted and posted in Exchange section)

 

[tashamen]

IMHO, resorts available with the AC grid during non-Flexchange time period would likely be poor traders.

I was thinking the same thing. If you can get it with an AC months in advance then there is either way too much supply or not much demand (during those months on the grid).

 

[e.bram]

Can you assume that because a TS is not a poor trader(not a lot of units in Flexchange at a given time). it is a good trader. In math you sometimes prove something by proving the opposit is not true.

 

[tashamen]

Can you assume that because a TS is not a poor trader(not a lot of units in Flexchange at a given time). it is a good trader. In math you sometimes prove something by proving the opposit is not true.

No, I don't think that you can necessarily make that assumption. There are lots of things that go into the making of a "good" trader (and probably as many opinions here on TUG about what being a "good" trader means).

 

[Bill4728]

.... and much more than 59 days out....is there a special place to see the flexchange inventory that is different than the regular inventory? Thanks again....

No special place

Flexchange inventory is when the date of checkin is within 59 of the date you're searching. So anytime you search within the time period, you'll see flexchange inventory.

PS some deposited weeks which were deposited late will be Flexchange weeks. They can only see the flexchange inventory and can not search furture out than 59 days.

 

[Born2Travel]

I have told (by an II rep) that developer weeks go into getaways