How can you determine TPU...

[Mongoose]

...before making a deposit with RCI?

 

[bnoble]

For fixed weeks, you can see the TPU value before you hit the button. For floating weeks, there is a calculator that lets you see the value of various possible weeks.

If you are a Weeks member, but are considering buying another resort, there is a TPU calculator that is hard to find, but exists. If you are not a Weeks member, someone who is would have to look it up for you.

 

[Mongoose]

For fixed weeks, you can see the TPU value before you hit the button. For floating weeks, there is a calculator that lets you see the value of various possible weeks.

If you are a Weeks member, but are considering buying another resort, there is a TPU calculator that is hard to find, but exists. If you are not a Weeks member, someone who is would have to look it up for you.

Thx. Do you know where the calculators are?

 

[escanoe]

Post the details of the week and me or someone else with an account that includes the feature will gladly let you know.

(Note: One more brick in the wall of the mantra I preach that RCI and II are really vestiges of the phone era that have not digitally transformed. I hope HGVC/DRI will see an opening in the market and seek to separate themselves from a competitor over time. A modern, advanced better digitized exchange would do more to truly modernize the timeshare experience than anything.)

 

[rboesl]

Don't you think DRI already did that when they implemented DEX and dropped their partnership with Interval International?

 

[bnoble]

Thx. Do you know where the calculators are?

From the front page after you log in:

Book->Manage My Deposits Will show you the TPU values/calculators for your enrolled weeks.

To see the general calculator: Click on "Deposited Weeks" and scroll down to click on the (small print) "View Other Weeks". There will be a deposit calculator on the right hand side.

 

[Mongoose]

From the front page after you log in:

Book->Manage My Deposits Will show you the TPU values/calculators for your enrolled weeks.

To see the general calculator: Click on "Deposited Weeks" and scroll down to click on the (small print) "View Other Weeks". There will be a deposit calculator on the right hand side.

Perfect. Thank you. They really hid it. Manage Deposit Supplementary Weeks : RCI

 

[escanoe]

Don't you think DRI already did that when they implemented DEX and dropped their partnership with Interval International?

I think they started a long process that MAY eventually lead to that. What they have now is their own portal they have built on the consumer end that links to RCI on the back end.

To get something really smart, of the digital age, and that will uncouple them from a competitor they need to now build their own back end and do the hard work of establishing an exchange that can stand on its own.

 

[rboesl]

That becomes an issue of cost and time to market. It's much easier, faster, and cheaper to build a front end against a gateway to an existing database like RCI's than it is to build the whole thing front to back. Not to mention establishing all the contracts necessary to gain access to unit availability for your customers.

However, with HGVC in the mix now the combined companies should be able to either leverage either HGVC's front end or use DEX for access to RCI, Diamond Resorts, and HGVC inventory to add value for all the customers being acquired and existing.

 

[escanoe]

That becomes an issue of cost and time to market. It's much easier, faster, and cheaper to build a front end against a gateway to an existing database like RCI's than it is to build the whole thing front to back. Not to mention establishing all the contracts necessary to gain access to unit availability for your customers.

However, with HGVC in the mix now the combined companies should be able to either leverage either HGVC's front end or use DEX for access to RCI, Diamond Resorts, and HGVC inventory to add value for all the customers being acquired and existing.

I am way outside my field of expertise, but if I were HGVC/DRI and really trying to make a go of it I would explore buying SFX on the exchange side and buying Koala on the tech side, and then create something that could fully digitize the process and compete strong against the existing duoply exchanges (owned by their 2 largest competitors) AND start making money on the rental side of timeshares.

 

[needvaca]

Post the details of the week and me or someone else with an account that includes the feature will gladly let you know.

Hi. I own a 2BR (non-lockoff) at Sheraton Broadway Plantation, GoldPlus weeks 9-43, that I've always traded through II. I'm thinking of opening an RCI account for it to access different inventory. I have a 2022 reservation of July 2-9, if it matters.

Would an RCI owner mind helping me and see how much TPU this would get me in the RCI system calculator? I'm trying to determine if it's worth it to me.
Thanks!!!

 

[Mongoose]

Hi. I own a 2BR (non-lockoff) at Sheraton Broadway Plantation, GoldPlus weeks 9-43, that I've always traded through II. I'm thinking of opening an RCI account for it to access different inventory. I have a 2022 reservation of July 2-9, if it matters.

Would an RCI owner mind helping me and see how much TPU this would get me in the RCI system calculator? I'm trying to determine if it's worth it to me.
Thanks!!!

Manage Deposit Supplementary Weeks : RCI

Book - Manage My Deposits - Deposited Weeks - View Other Weeks - Deposit Calculator. They really buried it.

 

[Mongoose]

Anyone know what the maximum TPU is for the best units out there? I have one at 38. Not sure where that sits in the hierarchy.

 

[tschwa2]

tpu values are between 2 and 60. No deposit can be more than 60.

 

[bnoble]

It tops out at 60. I do not know which (if any) single deposits would be valued that high.

 

[tschwa2]

It tops out at 60. I do not know which (if any) single deposits would be valued that high.

There might be some hawaii week 51 or 52 that would be in the upper 50's range. Most of the 50+ that are available for bookings are developer deposits from points programs like the higher demand Hilton, DVC and non covid warm weather NYC.

 

[MattMMMan17]

Post the details of the week and me or someone else with an account that includes the feature will gladly let you know.

(Note: One more brick in the wall of the mantra I preach that RCI and II are really vestiges of the phone era that have not digitally transformed. I hope HGVC/DRI will see an opening in the market and seek to separate themselves from a competitor over time. A modern, advanced better digitized exchange would do more to truly modernize the timeshare experience than anything.)

Could I trouble you or someone to help me determine the TPUs for a Kahana Falls floating week(1-52) 2bd lock off?

 

[chellej]

wk 28 would be 38 TPU's
Wk 52 would be 38 TPUs

I tried a number of other weeks...spring fall etc and they were all 38

The best resort I ever had was a 1 bed Sand Pebbles ( southern california)...summer weeks pulled 50 TPU....Maintenance fees were much lower than Kahana Falls

 

[escanoe]

wk 28 would be 38 TPU's
Wk 52 would be 38 TPUs

I tried a number of other weeks...spring fall etc and they were all 38

The best resort I ever had was a 1 bed Sand Pebbles ( southern california)...summer weeks pulled 50 TPU....Maintenance fees were much lower than Kahana Falls

We are now discussing this on two different threads. I believe the 38 is depositing it as a 2 Bedroom, if one were to lock it off what would you be depositing? A studio and one bedroom?

If it can be deposited as a 1BR and studio, the numbers from my post in another thread would bring you to 73 TPUs and potentially having to pay a combine fee if you needed it combined for one big trade.

 

[MattMMMan17]

wk 28 would be 38 TPU's
Wk 52 would be 38 TPUs

I tried a number of other weeks...spring fall etc and they were all 38

The best resort I ever had was a 1 bed Sand Pebbles ( southern california)...summer weeks pulled 50 TPU....Maintenance fees were much lower than Kahana Falls

Thanks very much for checking and letting me know, I will look into Sand Pebbles as I live in SoCal and that would be a useful option to stay there.

 

[MattMMMan17]

We are now discussing this on two different threads. I believe the 38 is depositing it as a 2 Bedroom, if one were to lock it off what would you be depositing? A studio and one bedroom?

If it can be deposited as a 1BR and studio, the numbers from my post in another thread would bring you to 73 TPUs and potentially having to pay a combine fee if you needed it combined for one big trade.

Thank you, yes I realized I didn't want to hijack this thread so started a different one. Thank you for the info you posted here and there. I have some research to do.

 

[Great3]

Yes, if you can lock off, and split your unit, you will get much more TPUs. For example, I have a 3-bedroom unit that lockoff into a 2-bedroom unit and a 1 bedroom unit, so that gets me 45 TPUs for the 2-bedroom unit, and 41 TPUs for the 1 bedroom units for 86 (45 + 41) TPUs total. For a MF fee of about $1046 per year, that works about to about $12.17 per TPU, which is pretty darn good when playing the RCI TPU trading game. I know of a few other timeshares that gets slightly lower $ per TPU cost, but not by much, and sometimes although lower $/TPU cost, it's not high enough to book some of the strongest resort without requiring a combine fee often. At 45 TPUs on the high end, it cover most resorts I ever want to trade into. And for those resorts that require more than 45 TPUs (which is not very many), well, because I always have excess TPUs, I wait until the month my TPUs are going to expire, and than combine them, so I can extend the shelf life for another 24 months (2 years) so that I end up with like 100+ TPUs in combine trading power, good enough to book any unit. I just delay trying to go to those strong trading resort for later after the first couple years of ownership.

Great3

 

[escanoe]

For example, I have a 3-bedroom unit that lockoff into a 2-bedroom unit and a 1 bedroom unit, so that gets me 45 TPUs for the 2-bedroom unit, and 41 TPUs for the 1 bedroom units for 86 (45 + 41) TPUs total. For a MF fee of about $1046 per year, that works about to about $12.17 per TPU, which is pretty darn good when playing the RCI TPU trading game.

Willing to share the knowledge of what resort this is for those looking for a strong trader?

 

[Mongoose]

Yes, if you can lock off, and split your unit, you will get much more TPUs. For example, I have a 3-bedroom unit that lockoff into a 2-bedroom unit and a 1 bedroom unit, so that gets me 45 TPUs for the 2-bedroom unit, and 41 TPUs for the 1 bedroom units for 86 (45 + 41) TPUs total. For a MF fee of about $1046 per year, that works about to about $12.17 per TPU, which is pretty darn good when playing the RCI TPU trading game. I know of a few other timeshares that gets slightly lower $ per TPU cost, but not by much, and sometimes although lower $/TPU cost, it's not high enough to book some of the strongest resort without requiring a combine fee often. At 45 TPUs on the high end, it cover most resorts I ever want to trade into. And for those resorts that require more than 45 TPUs (which is not very many), well, because I always have excess TPUs, I wait until the month my TPUs are going to expire, and than combine them, so I can extend the shelf life for another 24 months (2 years) so that I end up with like 100+ TPUs in combine trading power, good enough to book any unit. I just delay trying to go to those strong trading resort for later after the first couple years of ownership.

Great3

I'd love to know which location this is. Sorry, but those numbers don't seem legit...

 

[Great3]

Willing to share the knowledge of what resort this is for those looking for a strong trader?

See this old giveaway thread for answer:

Silver Lake - Orlando Area FREE | Timeshare Users Group Online Discussion Forums (tugbbs.com)

While TPU's gone down somewhat, it's held steady at 86 TPUs for the last 3-4 years, so I think this pretty much where it will end up.

While I didn't get my "free" unit from jlwquilter, it was that posting that opened my eyes and keyed in me. I than found a listing on redweek, and got a unit for a nominal amount at the same resort, and able to replicate what jlwquilter was doing.

Great3