Newbie Question

[eeserrilla]

Need some insight and guidance. We have a Fixed Week deed beach front (all units up and running after hurricanes) on Siesta Key. We joined RCI because the last few years we have rented our week 14 and traveled elsewhere. We thought that maybe trading it through RCI would be better than just taking the rent.
Our place is more of an old school place, Manager and Board of Directors.
I haven't deposited our week on RCI because I can't see what we could trade for with our the points they have assigned. I see other people talking thousands of points and we don't have thousands of points. I understand it would be a late deposit the difference this year to next is 8 at this point.
I just need some reassurance. Can anyone with an Old School Fixed TS tell me how TPU's run on RCI? Also our building was completely renovated last year but.... old school office hasn't gotten around to updating on RCI or anywhere else.... I am working on that too.
I apologize for the length.

 

[TravelJoy]

Generally RCI gives poor TPU credits the later you deposit so it will negatively impact your trade ability in the sense that you have lower TPU to use.

There are some last call options that you can pay cash only with no TPU required as well as lowered TPU promotions sometimes dropped to as low as 1 that you can take advantage of.

You will just have to check what you are looking for if it works for you.

Another option is intervalworld, if your resort is one that is dual affiliated with ii you can deposit there, even if you are not interested in depositing there it would be worthwhile to get a membership especially if the resort is dual affiliated. Often times the ii price is very good with some great but limited in numbers resorts compared to RCI.

Those are the 2 main exchanges others also exist.

If you list your resort others may have more insight.

You can also checkout the listings right here for offers <$800

Last Minute Discounted Timeshare Rentals Offered

Rentals of actual resort time (not points) with start dates 45 days or less into the future and Maximum rental rate $800/week or $115/day. Rentals more than 45 days out should be placed in the regular TUG Timeshare Marketplace.

tugbbs.com

Or post your wanted stay here

Timeshare Rentals Wanted

Rentals wanted, 45 days or less into the future can be requested here. Rental requests more than 45 days out should be placed in the regular TUG Timeshare Marketplace. Maximum rental rate for replies in this section is $800/week.

tugbbs.com

 

[AwayWeGo]

TPUs are sometimes referred to as trading points, but within RCI & for all RCI-related purposes, TPUs are not points & points are not TPUs.

Not only that, points & TPUs are not interchangeable (although it is possible under some circumstances to get RCI points for a straight-weeks -- i.e., TPUs -- timeshare unit).

That could be why other people are talking about thousands of RCI points for their units but you're only seeing a much lower TPU number representing trading value for your beachfront unit, numbering in the dozens rather than the thousands -- that is, you're talking about 2 different things.

I no longer own any straight-weeks (i.e., TPU) timeshare weeks, so I am not familiar with typical TPU values of various units at various resorts during various demand seasons.

My 1 & only remaining timeshare is a 1BR points unit out in Las Vegas. Its points value is 49,000. But it's triennial, so I get only 16,333 points per year -- not enough to swing any kind of exchange (except RCI's nice bargain category of 7-night reservations for 10,000 points & below -- basically, the points version of Last Call).
I'm pretty sure RCI Weeks has something similar for TPUs; now & then somebody on TUG-BBS will mention getting a week-long reservation at short notice for only 2 TPUs.

I'm guessing the easiest way to suss out exactly what's what with your beachfront timeshare unit is to call up the people at RCI & get somebody to explain it to you in plain English. The main point of clarification that I think you need is to nail down is whether your particular beachfront timeshare unit trades through RCI Weeks (TPUs) on the 1 hand, or on the other hand through RCI Points.

Good luck.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[Patri]

Keep doing what you are doing, especially if rent covers your maintenance fees.

 

[eeserrilla]

TPUs are sometimes referred to as trading points, but within RCI & for all RCI-related purposes, TPUs are not points & points are not TPUs.

Not only that, points & TPUs are not interchangeable (although it is possible under some circumstances to get RCI points for a straight-weeks -- i.e., TPUs -- timeshare unit).

That could be why other people are talking about thousands of RCI points for their units but you're only seeing a much lower TPU number representing trading value for your beachfront unit, numbering in the dozens rather than the thousands -- that is, you're talking about 2 different things.

I no longer own any straight-weeks (i.e., TPU) timeshare weeks, so I am not familiar with typical TPU values of various units at various resorts during various demand seasons.

My 1 & only remaining timeshare is a 1BR points unit out in Las Vegas. Its points value is 49,000. But it's triennial, so I get only 16,333 points per year -- not enough to swing any kind of exchange (except RCI's nice bargain category of 7-night reservations for 10,000 points & below -- basically, the points version of Last Call).
I'm pretty sure RCI Weeks has something similar for TPUs; now & then somebody on TUG-BBS will mention getting a week-long reservation at short notice for only 2 TPUs.

I'm guessing the easiest way to suss out exactly what's what with your beachfront timeshare unit is to call up the people at RCI & get somebody to explain it to you in plain English. The main point of clarification that I think you need is to nail down is whether your particular beachfront timeshare unit trades through RCI Weeks (TPUs) on the 1 hand, or on the other hand through RCI Points.

Good luck.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

Thank you so much!

 

[eeserrilla]

Keep doing what you are doing, especially if rent covers your maintenance fees.

Thanks, it is a great resort we have been going since it was built but the week makes it difficult, we are going to bounce around for a year or two with RCI and see how it works for us. But thank you all for your advice.