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Trading Power of Prime vs High

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Hello - I am considering purchasing an SVV Bella unit with 67,100 staroptions in what I believe is High season. For SO purposes, the additional 67k is all I need. However, I'm wondering if I should pay the extra bucks to get a unit with 81k SOs just in case I decide to deposit via II. How much more trading power does a Prime week at SVV have compared to a High week?

Thanks
 
Vedder1023 said:
Hello - I am considering purchasing an SVV Bella unit with 67,100 staroptions in what I believe is High season. For SO purposes, the additional 67k is all I need. However, I'm wondering if I should pay the extra bucks to get a unit with 81k SOs just in case I decide to deposit via II. How much more trading power does a Prime week at SVV have compared to a High week?

Thanks
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If you are buying at SVV Bella, I would STRONGLY suggest getting 81,000 Staroptions, or even better yet, 95,700. The initial cost will be slightly higher, however the maintenance fees are based on the size of the unit, not the startoptions value, so the MF will be very comparable.

I don't know enough about trading in II to comment on that topic, however, if you're buying at SVV Bella, you might be better off trading within SVN using those staroptions than trading within II. 81,000 SO will get you a large one bedroom in ANY resort during peak season, whereas the 67,100 will only get you a small one bedroom or studio.

Take a look at the staroptions chart listed in the sticky for this board and study the resorts/locations that you might want to visit. Then look at the time of year that you would want to (or be able to) travel and see how many Staroptions you would need for the unit/season that you desire.

Trading within SVN takes a bit of time and patience, however, I have been able to secure some excellent trips using staroptions that I don't think I would have been able to obtain using II. For example, in a few weeks I'll be heading to Harborside for 12 nights (yes, in summer!!!) and I was able to get two seperate one bedroom units for the exact same days. A few years ago we were able to get a 3 bedroom in St. John, also in the middle of summer. Because we're limited to travelling during school vacations, our travel time is not as flexible as some others so the use of staroptions is worth it for us.

Anyway, whatever you decide, best of luck to you!
 
Good advise

I bought Bella 67,100, and then I bought another at 95,700. The additional price was $1,000 but it gives me greater flexibility on trading. Sometimes I prefer to trade the two bedroom for 2 one bedrooms elsewhere and that kind of ii trade is great, but not always available when I want to trade. In such an instance I still have the option of 95,700 that gets me a two bedroom at Harborside without to much hassle 8 months in advance for Feb, or July.
 
For ii deposits buy a Cascades or Amelia

If you are thinking of buying a Bella to deposit into ii, than why not purchase an Amelia? I purchased a 3 bedroom Amelia on Ebay for a lot less than a 67,100
Bella, then I spilt it into a 2 bedroom and a 1 bedroom and deposited that into ii and I expect to get a two bedroom and one bedroom Westin in exchange. PM me in 90 days and I will advance you if I got my requests.

You really get a lot of bang for the buck. If may Westin priority does not get me the reservations I want, then I have a lovely 3 bedroom to stay at.
 
RichardL said:
If you are thinking of buying a Bella to deposit into ii, than why not purchase an Amelia?
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I bought at Bella so that I could have the option of either banking with II or using SOs. My biggest complaint is that it's a non-lockoff, so that limits its flexibility. A lockoff at Bella worth 95,700 SOs would be the best of both worlds.
 
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