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My inlaws have a timeshare in Hilton Head South Carolina that is a Red Week. They have never used the condo. The RCI system is too complicated for them. I need help to try and figure it out for them so they can trade their Red Week in South Carolina for a Red Week in Key West Florida. Can you give me some guidance.

wendyc99 wrote:

My inlaws have a timeshare in Hilton Head South Carolina that is a Red Week. They have never used the condo. The RCI system is too complicated for them. I need help to try and figure it out for them so they can trade their Red Week in South Carolina for a Red Week in Key West Florida. Can you give me some guidance.

Just because your inlaws' unit is designated "red", it does not mean they can exchange for any "red" week in a resort that's affiliated with RCI.

I don't know if you or you inlaws are familiar with RCI's trading power units (TPUs) but you have to understand those and go by those to determine if your in-laws can snag a week in the Keys.

Units in the Keys usually require more TPUs than what Hilton Head units can yield. Also, how early your in-laws deposited their Hilton Head unit can determine the TPUs they have.

Remember too, that units in the Keys are in high demand and, when they become available, are quickly snatched up --- sometimes many months in advance.

It would take a lot more time to explain the intricacies of trading but, for simplicity's sake for now, let's just say that any fantasies that the timeshare salesperson imbedded in your in-laws' mind about trading for any unit, anywhere, anytime, are just that --- fantasies!

I don't even think that they know how to manipulate their unit. They are 85 years old and yes I believe that they were sold a bill of goods on the "greatness" of owning a timeshare. I think that it is the biggest rip off ever. RCI won't even talk to me on the phone eventhough my father in law has written them to give permission to talk to me so that I can assist them. frustrating. Where do you find out what a TPU is?

wendyc99 wrote:

I don't even think that they know how to manipulate their unit. They are 85 years old and yes I believe that they were sold a bill of goods on the "greatness" of owning a timeshare. I think that it is the biggest rip off ever. RCI won't even talk to me on the phone eventhough my father in law has written them to give permission to talk to me so that I can assist them. frustrating. Where do you find out what a TPU is?

First of all, it depends on the resort and week they own on HH Island as far as trade power goes with RCI. Key West is very hard to get (low supply, very high demand) and many people that do get KW deposit their owned week in RCI at least a year in advance and start a search for KW, but they still have to have the trade power to get it.

RCI is really not difficult to understand .... you should deposit your in-law's week ASAP with RCI (if they don't intend to go to their home resort on HH) and do a search that isn't as hard to get as Key West .... there are many fine resorts in many locations that they can choose. An RCI guide will be able to tell your what's available in a location they desire AFTER you deposit their week.

wendyc99 wrote:

I don't even think that they know how to manipulate their unit. They are 85 years old and yes I believe that they were sold a bill of goods on the "greatness" of owning a timeshare. I think that it is the biggest rip off ever. RCI won't even talk to me on the phone eventhough my father in law has written them to give permission to talk to me so that I can assist them. frustrating. Where do you find out what a TPU is?

The very worst thing a timeshare owner can do is NOT use or trade their week.