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Re: REDWEEKS NEW TIMESHARE EXHANGE PROGRAM (by Redd W.):
Just so I understand.....
Please tell me if I "get it" about all this exchange stuff. My attempts to do a "direct exchange" with several redweek members resulted in many interesting exchanges of e-mails but no actual exchanges. IMO this was because everyone who responded to me did not have an actual unit booked at all, but were wanting to kind of "broker" an exchange! It kind of went like this: The offer to me was not to exchange the 2BR Villa that they had booked for week #10 at Resort A Building B 5th floor garden view, air conditioned, elevator accessible, non-smoking, full kitchen, sleeps 6, furnished screened-in deck, 3 cable TVs, 2 baths with jacuzzi tub, king size bed in master BR, queen size sofa bed, dining room with table seats 6, recently renovated (2007), etc. etc. !! No...not at all! The offer was usually like this: " I want to exchange with you. I want desperately to be in Maui the last week in May. I can book an exchange for you at the Occidental Puerto Plata. I own at the Occidental in Mexico but can claim a room in the DR. Please let me know! Huh? What? What a waste of both of our time! This new approach will be a giant leap forward for redweek members who desire a direct exchange for fair value (and who have not paid membership to any other exchange company). Now here is what I would like to understand further... do not most time share owners own "float" memberships so that they can book a condo unit when they want as opposed to the "fixed" ownership. So, will it not benefit a redweek "float" owner who wants to participate in this new Redweek venture to book his/her unit at the most desired (marketable) week of the year to claim maximum value for it in the exchange valuation process? And if I got this right so far, then will somebody please tell me just when the maximum value of my 2BR Villa in Orlando should be booked so I can get started for 2008? I can book 12 months ahead so I am already behind! Thanks! I look forward to hearing from experienced exchangers as I attempt to "get current" on the time share exchanging "routine" and also try to figure out just what the Redweek Program offers that is not also offered by the many others that are out there. Thanks!