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Don't listen to RCI about RCI "benefits"... (by KC):

arlynn1 wrote:

I own two weeks in a timeshare that doesnt have points. When I deposit them in RCI I have been having a lot of difficulty getting weeks I want because it is a week timeshare and RCI does a lot more with points timeshares. I was told that if I bought a points timeshare (even on resale which I can get cheaply) I could then deposit that week with RCI and my other two week timeshares could become points timeshares also. It would be great if it worked as I would have a lot of points to use each year. However if it doesnt work that way I will be stuck for maintenance every year on a new time share. Has anyone had any experience doing this?

Your difficulty in exchanging is likely due far more to the increasing tendency of RCi to engage in "direct rentals" of deposits than to anything having to do with RCI Points...

It is true that if you had a RCI Points ownership, in addition to your exisiting "weeks" ownership, you could deposit your "weeks" as "Points for Deposit" into your "new" Points account. However, doing so does NOT particularly or necessarily enhace your odds of going where you want, when you want via "exchange". Do you really want to take on an additional annual maintenance fee just for the uncertain "maybe" of being able to do better under "Points for Deposit" than under a straight weeks deposit??

I know I sure wouldn't, for whatever that's worth...