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How do you know trade/exchange power?

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amberlyn

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HI!
I am new at figuring this out and after reading many posts and finally feel like I am deciphering some of the abbreviations I have a couple quesitons:
1) How do you know the trading power of your resort?
2) Piggybacking of question #1-- How do you know which resorts/times are good trader resorts? (for example: if I want a timeshare I can drive to that is closer to my home but have hopes of trading into a Disney resort occasionally How do I figure out what can possibly give me that power?)
Thanks in advance for any help!!
 
Disney is only with RCI - RCI has a transparent system in which exchanges are assigned a number that is their trading power.
 
It seems you have to be a paying member to see what number is assigned to each time share via RCI. Is this correct? Or, is there a way to look it up prior to paying for RCI? I am trying to look at several options of time shares and if I can I also want to get the best trader possible.
thanks!
 
Yes, but if you have specific weeks at specific resorts you are wondering about, you can ask someone who is an RCI member to look it up for you. I'd do so down in Sightings---now that you are a TUG Member, you have access to that board.

But, also remember that trade power can and does change. Today's good trader might not be so tomorrow. So, buy something that you would be willing to use if it came to that.
 
also, disney is currently in RCI but used to be in II and could go back to II at some point.

buying to trade is definitely a risky proposition...
 
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