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Resort converting to points (by Mark B.):

tracyf38 wrote:

My home resort has converted to the points system. I was really excited until he told me it would cost $5900 to convert unless I bought another week at $10,000 and then the conversion to points would be free. Is this common? Why should I have to pay such a ridiculous fee for a system conversion? They are now using both points and weeks. Any suggestions of how I can get switched to points without laying out more cash? I own a 4th of July week on a beach! I was a happy time share owner up until that weekend!

Yes, it is very common that RCI wants to charge you to convert. I would not recommend converting such a high trading power week to points. If you convert to points you may not be able to get into a comparable unit and season as what you already own. Also RCI has the option of raising point values to get into other resorts. The other thing to be aware is that RCI keeps raising the fees for stays of less than a week and if you stay at a resort less than a week there is a good chance you will be charged a housekeeping fee by the resort which may be rather high. I would recommend looking for a cheap RCI points resale so you can try it out -- also that way RCI gives you the option each year with no obligation of converting your fixed week to RCI points if you wish.