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Re: Reviews on Resorts (by KC):
Re: >> As far as RCI goes, it states in their Terms and Conditions that when you deposit a week with them then it's their's to do with as they wish (or similar words). The week is no longer yours. I'm not condoning this policy, it's just the way it is. <<
Let's not just conveniently overlook here the fact that a deposit is NOT a "gift" or a "donation" to RCI coffers. It is an item of value, for which RCI has a responsibility to provide to their fee paying membership at least an *opportunity* for something of comparable value in return --- which just doesn't seem to happen anymore.
Re: >> DO NOT BUY A TIMESHARE JUST FOR EXCHANGING (you will more than likely be very disappointed in your options for exchanges you desire as many people want the same desirable resorts/times as you do). It's all a crapshoot. <<
Good advice and true -- at least in part. The point of contention with alleged RCI practices is NOT competing with others for a limited inventory of desirable weeks. The perceived RCI practice which is objectionable is RCI keeping (or shall I say "hiding") good deposits from exchange availability to ANYONE, utilizing them instead for more profit than a mere exchange fee provides. I'm willing to play "long odds" on occasion, but having odds of winning being ZERO is really not acceptable (to me).