Yes, I am still agonizing over my home resort choice (BCV). And as part of the "healing" process, I am trying to learn more about trading points. This is a complex post, but I appreciate you hanging in there and trying to help me...
Trading is something several members reccomended to allow me to book at the 11 month window at other resorts. I just don't know much about it. I did read posts on the Trading Board, but I found no real help there with these particular questions...
1.) To avoid any "risk," can the two members trading points(using myself and Joe as example here) be on a conference call with Member Services when the transfers take place. I would just feel safer that way.
2.) I am assuming, if trying to avoid "renting" costs, the points being exchanged/transferred/traded would need to be equal, meaning, I send 300 over to Joe and he sends 300 over to me. Correct?
3.) If Joe and I do this transfer, and the two of us have the same Use Year, can we each then opt to bank the transfered points into the next year, if you we are within our banking windows. Or, do we have to use them up before the end of the year, since they were transferred points?
4.) If Joe and I have different Use Years (me April and him September), how long do we have to use the points up? Do I need to use up the points from Joe by August 31st?
5.) Can points from future Use Years and previously banked points be transferred? Let's say I have 100 points from 2002 (banked into 2003) and 100 points from 2003 (current year) and 100 points I want to borrow from 2004 and transfer to Joe. Can he get all those points and does he have to deal with them as if they were his own? Use up 2002 points by end of 2003 Use Year they came from? Etc.
Anyway, just another way I am trying my best to make myself feel better about all this. Too bad I'm not rich. I'd just buy into all the DVC resorts! Thanks for your help.
ArRzrbk a.k.a. Char
Trading is something several members reccomended to allow me to book at the 11 month window at other resorts. I just don't know much about it. I did read posts on the Trading Board, but I found no real help there with these particular questions...
1.) To avoid any "risk," can the two members trading points(using myself and Joe as example here) be on a conference call with Member Services when the transfers take place. I would just feel safer that way.
2.) I am assuming, if trying to avoid "renting" costs, the points being exchanged/transferred/traded would need to be equal, meaning, I send 300 over to Joe and he sends 300 over to me. Correct?
3.) If Joe and I do this transfer, and the two of us have the same Use Year, can we each then opt to bank the transfered points into the next year, if you we are within our banking windows. Or, do we have to use them up before the end of the year, since they were transferred points?
4.) If Joe and I have different Use Years (me April and him September), how long do we have to use the points up? Do I need to use up the points from Joe by August 31st?
5.) Can points from future Use Years and previously banked points be transferred? Let's say I have 100 points from 2002 (banked into 2003) and 100 points from 2003 (current year) and 100 points I want to borrow from 2004 and transfer to Joe. Can he get all those points and does he have to deal with them as if they were his own? Use up 2002 points by end of 2003 Use Year they came from? Etc.
Anyway, just another way I am trying my best to make myself feel better about all this. Too bad I'm not rich. I'd just buy into all the DVC resorts! Thanks for your help.
ArRzrbk a.k.a. Char
