That's why when I buy an RCI Points Timeshare, I consider the underlying week first.
I want out of RCI points to sell the underlying weeks. I know people will dispute this, but both weeks will sell easier if they are not affiliated with RCI points. One is a prime float week in So Cal Coastal for weeks 25-40. I cannot use home priority to book. As I have been told by the resort I am the ONLY week in this timeframe that is in points. So I get what the resort puts into RCI if I want home priority, which is not the week I want. The other week is a week 26 in So Cal Coastal.
I have several summer week for 2010 booked with my points. So If I do not renew? Can I still use those confirmed weeks?
I want to use my weeks I have confirmed.. but I want my two prime weeks out of RCI points. Can't seem to find any good info. Much easier with weeks.
I called RCI a year or so ago.. they sent me a form to pull out of weeks, but it said I would lose any confirmations.
Seems ridiculous.. and I'm afraid the 3 year term will auto renew?
Just for fun, I tried to book a summer 2011 week.. it said I dont have any points. I can see the benefit of RCI points, if you have good maint fee/point ratio. I do not.. and I have good prime weeks to sell.
I always make sure the underlying week is a very prime week for the location, along with being high demand and low supply for the reason you have stated.
Few people understand how RCI Points work (as indicated by some comments on this thread), and if I were to sell any of my RCI Points timeshares, they would be listed as the underlying Week for sale with an option to retain the week in Points. But the main emphasis is the Week itself. I don't even consider prime float weeks. I want the underlying week to be a prime fixed week. Some say "Points are Points" when purchasing RCI Points timeshares. That is true. But just like your experience, when you go to sell the week, it makes a difference then as far as I'm concerned what the underlying week is. It is easier to sell a well-priced Prime Summer Beach Week than a set number of RCI Points.
There are more folks familiar with "Weeks" timesharing than "Points" timesharing.
Even though you sell your RCI Points timeshares as Weeks timeshares, if you want to be able to use your exchanges, then you have to maintain your RCI Points account through the year of the exchanges. As stated, it is the same way for "Weeks" exchanges.
I've been told in this thread that I sound like a timeshare salesman, which I initially took a little bit of offense at due to the fact that most TUGGERS don't care for timeshare salesmen. I've sold timeshares in the past and currently have a couple listed, but I don't consider myself a timeshare salesman. I'm just giving my personal opinion and relaying my experience. That's what TUG is about. You don't have to agree, but opposing views and experiences should be welcomed.
I PERSONALLY have found RCI Points to work much better for my timesharing wants and needs than Weeks as far as RCI goes. I use my Weeks resorts for rentals and personal useage.
So, go ahead and sell those timeshare Weeks of yours. If you have used all the Points for 2010, then your Buyer's first useage would be 2011. As long as you maintain your RCI Points account, you can use those exchanges you made.