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Re: Deposit for future exchange - does it matter what week? (by Phil L.):
harold187 wrote:Phil, thanks for your response. Do you do a straight exchange, in other words when you deposit your week, do you get your exchange unit in return at that time?What I have been doing is depositing, and the waiting (sometimes for quite awhile) for another desireable unit in a place and time that we like. This is why I wondered whether it matters which week I deposit or not, because it seems as if it should not.
We have not made a deposit to II in years and then it was only for our second timeshare that we didn't use. We only use Request First so time not important because we get one of our choices or we keep our timeshare and use it that year. We also get the money returned to us from II.
I have recommended to families for years to buy their timeshare at a resort they love going to every year and spending more money for this over saving money and buying something just to trade. Remember if you enjoy your resort then Request First great option.
You need to understand II works on a fair trade so depending on what resort and week you deposit does make a difference in many cases. Once you hit the 59 days then forget everything because you can get anything available at that moment. Also need to understand that if you are on the list for a very top resort and week there might be fifty people ahead of you on this list so chances not good.
This is why I recommend calling II and telling them what week you have and would they check for a exchange then and if they have it make the exchange. Once your on the list not sure how much power left for your great week over a lower week.
Last year we broke up our Tower unit at the Ridge Tahoe and late in May made a exchange and had a two bedroom unit for our lock-off (studio) and that wasn't a fair trade and we had the best of that deal.
What I do is check on-line resorts and weeks I want and then call II for information on available units.With our other timeshare I did this and was told nothing showing and told the agent thanks and I would call back few months and check. Couple times because they wanted that week they would go check again and twice I was handed the week on the spot,funny how they found it second time when seeing I wasn't going to just deposit the week.This is where holiday,ski or summer weeks are important.
Every year we have fourth of July week off so it doesn't matter if we exchanged or not because we know we have our unit. We never put ourselves at the mercy of II for that week.
PHILL12