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Re: Fairfield Problem (by Mary D.):

bentleyh wrote:

I was not even able to trade for any property except a studio (no bedroom) in a third rate resort in a poor season. Trading power was horrible for the Fairfield property.

jayjay wrote:

Were you ever successful in transferring your Fairfield points to RCI points or are you still in Fairfield points?

I check out Ebay timeshares for sale on a periodic basis. It looks like Fairfield points sell quite well there. Probably what you need to do is find out what the going rate for Fairfield points are (per point) and try selling your points here, on Ebay or other listing sites.

I seriously doubt Fairfield will take back your timeshare and if you quit making payments or stop paying maintenance fees your credit can be ruined.

============ I am assuming that you own regular Fairfield FairShare Plus points, not RCI POINTS. I think maybe few Fairfields are RCI POINTS resorts but not many. At which resort do you have your contract?

We have owned with Fairfield for several years and have never had any problem getting a week to deposit in RCI WEEKS if we wanted to...clear up to the end of our Use Year! What you can deposit depends on how many FF points you own and are willing to use for that purpose. For a deposit, you need enough points for a full week in some season and in some unit size. Most Fairfields are Gold Crown resorts and have good exchange power if there is anything available in the exchange companies listings to get.

However, if you look on line through the lists of available weeks you will find that the vast majority of deposited weeks are indeed studios that folks have deposited after using some of what they own for vacations. There are exceptions and we have exchanged into 1BR, 2BR, and even 3BR. Some resorts have nothing except 2BR units, so you may find yourself getting a 2BR for a Studio or a 1BR! Fairfield ordinarily makes "invisible" deposits with RCI which must be exchanged by phone, but at your request they will make a specific "visible" deposit for you if you want to browse on line. (I suspect that perhaps RCI can sometimes get an "invisible" FF deposit changed into whatever Fairfield location they need--kind of like a floating week. Do NOT really know.) There is some advantage to making your final exchange by phone, since the RCI vacation counselor can access and identify both visible and invisible weeks which you might not learn about if you make your reservation on line.

However, if you own FairShare Points with Fairfield, you already have a whole book full or resorts to choose from without any exchange fees! Just plan ahead as far as you can. You know how many points you have. Read the Directory points charts and learn what they will get you. Maybe you bought such a small package that you really can't get much. If you like to vacation, you could consider actually buying MORE Fairfield points on the resale market so that you can get the seasons and unit sizes you want! MD