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Re: RENTING AN EXCHANGED WEEK IS AGAINST EXCHANGE COMPANY RULES... (by Mary D.):

We belong to 4--5?--exchange orgainizations including RCI, II, and some more we never use. They all try to rent out weeks which are close to expiration and many also get some direct deposits from resorts with extra inventory to be used for exchange or rental. We "owners" seem to have a hard time understanding that and some have been frustrated sufficiently to sue RCI. That case is more or less complete now. RCI offered a few small incentives to get the whole business over with. That would seem less than sufficient--except for the fact that RCI was not found to be guilty of wrong doing. They did agree that resorts sometimes (usually) make exchanging seem easier than it is and promised to make an effort to get salesmen to be more realistic. (Good luck with that, RCI!)

It always comes down to: If nobody deposited the week you want, the exchange company can't give it to you. We tend to hang on to our own weeks till we find what we want. So does the other guy! MD