RCI trading power question

[brajfamily]

We are trying to find a timeshare that we can trade on RCI but the places we are looking at have a greater trading power than what we are trading with. I spoke with someone at RCI and they said that as time gets closer to our travel date, the trading power drops, based on supply and demand. Does anyone have any experience with this? We are looking to get a week at Orange Lake which currently has a trading power of 44 and up! Of course we are traveling Easter vacation week so that doesn't help much! Thanks!

 

[swilshire]

RCI has a trade power discount going on right now. They did actually have a week that would have worked for our Spring break in March, but we already booked something. Orlando is usually easy to get, but any last minute exchanges will be the left overs. At Orange Lake, that would probably mean West Village if it was available at all. You probably won't find anything Easter week.

You can get good deals on less popular places and times and short notice weeks.

Sheila

 

[LadyBeBop]

We are trying to find a timeshare that we can trade on RCI but the places we are looking at have a greater trading power than what we are trading with. I spoke with someone at RCI and they said that as time gets closer to our travel date, the trading power drops, based on supply and demand. Does anyone have any experience with this? We are looking to get a week at Orange Lake which currently has a trading power of 44 and up! Of course we are traveling Easter vacation week so that doesn't help much! Thanks!

Orange Lake with a trading power of 44????? Even during Easter, that seems high. I've traded into OL with trading power in the teens. In the middle of summer.

That said, do you have another week that you can trade in? You know you can combine trading power from two separate years. That's what we did a couple of years ago to get Myrtle Beach during Labor Day week.