Quick Eplus question

[m61376]

I used Eplus to extend a week, which expires now in February. If I make a second retrade into a Fall week, can I still make a third retrade into a week up to my original February expiration date, or would the third trade have to be before the second retrade date?
After all this time the Eplus rules still confuse me
Thanks!

 

[Hindsite]

It depends on when you bought the e-plus as the rules changed as of 1 Feb 2024. The old rules were that you could change the booking up to the day before, the new rules are that its 14 days before check-in.
As long as you didn't get stuck into flexchange period, your 2nd can be for fall, and your 3rd to expiration, or you can do it the other way round, or any dates you want. Just avoid getting stuck in the 60 day window if you can.

 

[m61376]

Thanks!!

 

[m61376]

One last ? - if I use a studio and upgrade for the second trade, am I right in that I'd have to pay an upgrade fee if I retrace again, since the initial deposit was a studio?
Not complaining- just looking to fully understand things.

 

[Hindsite]

One last ? - if I use a studio and upgrade for the second trade, am I right in that I'd have to pay an upgrade fee if I retrace again, since the initial deposit was a studio?
Not complaining- just looking to fully understand things.

Yes, if you have the trading power to see larger units, you can book them and pay the upgrade fee. Just remember that if you then retrade to a smaller unit, you don't get a refund on the upgrade fee.

 

[dioxide45]

One last ? - if I use a studio and upgrade for the second trade, am I right in that I'd have to pay an upgrade fee if I retrace again, since the initial deposit was a studio?
Not complaining- just looking to fully understand things.

If your initial trade was studio to studio and you retrade to 1BR or higher, then there would be an upgrade fee. The upgrade fee wouldn't apply if the studio to 1BR retrade was inside the 59 day Flexchange window. If your initial exchange was studio to 1BR and you retrade to a 1BR, then there is no additional upgrade fee. However, if you retrade to a 2BR or higher, then there would be additional upgrade fees

 

[ncaahockeyfan]

I have never used an e-plus, but I have it on a reservation that's about 50 days out (late November).

Can I use my first two e-plus trades to get me out of flex change?

Is that possible?

I was thinking I would be restricted to something within 59 days of my original reservation?

Could I e-plus (#1) into something for late December and then immediately e-plus (#2) into something for March?

Now I am still left with one e-plus (#3)?

 

[dioxide45]

Once you are in Flexchange with Eplus, you are pretty much stuck in Flex. You can exchange for something now into late November and then instantly retrade again for something in early Janyar. You can get into March by using your third retrade.

 

[Pamplemousse]

I have never used an e-plus, but I have it on a reservation that's about 50 days out (late November).

Can I use my first two e-plus trades to get me out of flex change?

Is that possible?

I was thinking I would be restricted to something within 59 days of my original reservation?

Could I e-plus (#1) into something for late December and then immediately e-plus (#2) into something for March?

Now I am still left with one e-plus (#3)?

As dioxide said you can use all 3 eplus retrades in succession but if you are in flexchange each one witll extend only 60 days into the future from whatever the current check in date it- so you can get about 6 months form the date of the original exchange using all 3.

The only way to get out of flexchange is do use your epluses so the current check in date is more than 60 days away and then call II to cancel and get a replacement week good for a year from the date you call.

If you are not in flexchange when you cancel the week will be unrestricted (exchange to expiration, request).
Trading power should be the same as your originally deposited week.

You need to pay a new exchange fee and would have to buy eplus if you want it again.

 

[tschwa2]

You can only do the above once. You can't cancel a replacement week to get another replacement week.

 

[rthib]

So I lost the flexchange part. I have a week that was a late deposit. Enrolled week so never done eplus since retrades into Marriott would be free. But don't think will use before it expires March of next year. Is there anything I can do to extend the week and get it out of late deposit/60 day purgatory?

 

[dioxide45]

So I lost the flexchange part. I have a week that was a late deposit. Enrolled week so never done eplus since retrades into Marriott would be free. But don't think will use before it expires March of next year. Is there anything I can do to extend the week and get it out of late deposit/60 day purgatory?

Possible. You could make an exchange for as far out as possible. Late November probably. Add Eplus. Then do three retrades to get it out as far as possible. Perhaps May 2025. Then more than 60 days in advance, cancel the exchange and take a cancellation replacement. The cancellation replacement shouldn't be flex restricted. You can also walk your retrades and not do them all at once in the event something comes up and you can take something online. Thus negating the need to cancel.

Hey! That was my 50,000th post!

 

[jont]

Jeremy, congrats on your 50000th post! Thats quite an accomplishment! Thanks for providing an incredible amount of info which greatly helps makes this site the valuable resource for timesharers that it is. keep em coming!

 

[chunkygal]

The trouble I've found, besides the complexities of E-Plus retrades is there seem to never be desirable places to go. Maybe i"d get lucky if I looked every day....2 more trades to go. It was worth it to try.

 

[Pamplemousse]

The trouble I've found, besides the complexities of E-Plus retrades is there seem to never be desirable places to go. Maybe i"d get lucky if I looked every day....2 more trades to go. It was worth it to try.

Manual trade to available inventory are always a challenge- nothing really to do with it being eplus.
Search several times a day and you may get lucky and find something you like.

 

[tschwa2]

The trouble I've found, besides the complexities of E-Plus retrades is there seem to never be desirable places to go. Maybe i"d get lucky if I looked every day....2 more trades to go. It was worth it to try.

The people who really work eplus check multiple times every day especially when they get into the 59-15 days prior to check in.

 

[deniseh]

Possible. You could make an exchange for as far out as possible. Late November probably. Add Eplus. Then do three retrades to get it out as far as possible. Perhaps May 2025. Then more than 60 days in advance, cancel the exchange and take a cancellation replacement. The cancellation replacement shouldn't be flex restricted. You can also walk your retrades and not do them all at once in the event something comes up and you can take something online. Thus negating the need to cancel.

Hey! That was my 50,000th post!

So, I have a late deposit and want to use it for a trade into Palm Desert for January, 2025. Currently I can only exchange 60 days out which would be early December. But if I understand what you are explaining I can do a trade for December, add Eplus and then immediately do another retrade for January. Is that correct?

 

[tschwa2]

So, I have a late deposit and want to use it for a trade into Palm Desert for January, 2025. Currently I can only exchange 60 days out which would be early December. But if I understand what you are explaining I can do a trade for December, add Eplus and then immediately do another retrade for January. Is that correct?

Yes. As long as you are outside of 14 days from check in, you could do an eplus retrade for 59 days from the date you currently have confirmed.