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Re: REDWEEKS NEW TIMESHARE EXHANGE PROGRAM (by Marty F):

nancyj9 wrote:

marty8084 wrote:

nancyj9 wrote:

The problem with the new system is that there is no way for an individual who is looking for a specific week in a specific area to notify owners of units in designated week/area that someone is interested in their resort. For example, I put my two bedroom unit into the new system and got a fair amount of points but am having trouble in locating a resort for the week/area where I want to go. THE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO HAVE A POSTING BOARD (FREE) SO THAT PEOPLE CAN BE NOTIFIED WHEN A RESORT'S TIME/LOCATION IS NEEDED. My weeks are on a floating time and if I knew someone needed a specific week that is the week I would reserve and put into the new point system. As it is now, I just picked a week at random.

Hi Nancy,

We would recommend calling your resort to find out which of the best weeks are available to you, then submitting free valuation requests to see which week would receive the highest RedWeek Exchange Points value. You will have our offers within 24 hours, and can then choose which week to reserve with your resort.

You can also chose to be notified when an exchange is posted for any particular timeshare. Go to any timeshare you are interested in and click on the "Be notified of new postings » " in the upper right corner of the page. You can then chose "exchange".

Thanks, Marty

Marty, Appreciate the information; however, if I knew that someone was looking for a specific week, in my resort, then I could book that week so he would have that specific week. For example, I'm looking for week 15 of 2008 at Vacation Village Bonaventure @ Weston. Someone has posted Wk #13. If they had a choice between Wk13 or Wk15, knowing that someone wanted the latter, then they would have deposited Wk15 and we both would have been happy. NancyJ9

Hi Nancy,

You might try adding "provisional week". When someone submits an exchange valuation, there is now a question on the form that says: "I have this week reserved and would consider depositing if a suitable exchange can be found on RedWeek.com" If the user checks that box, we may list their week as a "provisional exchange week" on the resort page. When someone checks that box on their valuation form, there is no obligation on them to actually deposit. If they notice their week has been listed as a provisional exchange, there's really no reason for them to be concerned. If they don't want to deposit it or make it available, they are not obligated to.

You might try this and see if you receive any you receive any interest. I know this doesn't completely answer your question but it's another option that we have added to help make some exchange matches.

Thanks, Marty