About SFX Preferred Resorts

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About SFX Preferred Resorts

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The San Francisco Exchange Company (SFX) was founded in September, 1992 by current President & CEO Mel Grant. Mr. Grant has 25 years of industry experience.

The company goal was to create a network of strategic alliances between Gold Crown and Five Star rated resorts in areas of National and International demand. Creating a network that would provide timeshare Owners of quality resorts an alternative system to the conventional, which in many cases would provide preferred access to resorts as a result of the special relationships created in the Alliance.

For many years, timeshare owners were lead to believe they could only exchange their time with the affiliated exchange company to their resort. This is a misnomer, as individual's have the right to request the service of any exchange company that is willing to accept their week.

Thus various Anti-trust laws created the shield that allowed SFX to grow and prosper.

For many years, SFX has tried to stay under the radar-screen just simply working quietly behind the scenes providing enhanced services to developers, Owner Service Departments and of course Owners. There was no agenda within the business model to grow to the size of the large exchange companies. Simply to stay focused and targeted creating a system of "Quality" not "Quantity".

As time went by, and the company experienced market driven expansion, brand name resorts recognized the added value component to our services, and have affiliated us.

As much as we tried to stay as low-profile as possible, both consumer and industry driven demands have forced us to the level of dynamic growth and further expansion, to where we are not the behind the scenes service provider anymore. At this time, we are honored to have nearly 70,000 members. With constant invitations from developers around the world to affiliate their resorts, we now look forward to exponential growth and development.

We design and develop our own exchange software, of which earlier versions are use by other exchange companies. This year alone, we have budgeted in excess of $100,000 in "cash" (SFX is debt free) for further technology development to constantly improve what we do for you, our valued Members. Of course for us too, it improves our efficiences and profitability and presents a finer product to the market-place.

We realize continuous improvement is a never ending journey, and is one that allows us to be more creative, cost efficient and to provide a service that no other exchange company offers.... a network of the highest rated resorts in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Western Europe (soon to be... S. Africa, and the Far East).

You do not have to be restricted to the resorts in one network. With SFX, subject to availability, you may access resorts in different networks without having to pay their membership fees, or have your resort affiliated with them.

This is all about having more freedom of choice to do your vacation shopping, higher quality at a lower-cost. We thank all of our Members for their business, and of course www.timeshareforums.com for allowing us this platform to inform and help you ... The Timeshare Owner.
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Thank you,
Mark @sfx
Member Communications
SFX Preferred Resorts
www.sfx-resorts.com

[Jaybee]

It is a lovely thing to be able to see and share the history of SFX. Your company is a class act, and I appreciate the help, and all the great exchanges we've received.
Thank you for spelling it all out. Jean

[icydog]

"I have no idea of what I am doing So, If the site goes down you know who did it Where's the spell checker, 2005 and still no spell checker ""
Hi Frank did you mean to leave this at the bottom of your wonderfully worded post?

I am happy to be here and thrilled you're here too. I always wondered why you touted SFX on tug so much. Now I know.
I have specific questions about SFX
How do you get two weeks for one as you mentioned in Tug? Do you pay anything to belong or exchange your week? I have a London Week at 2 Hyde Park reserved for April. SFX agreed to take it in trade but I am not sure how they do this so I haven't faxed back the paperwork. How exactly does it work for a regular person like me? I mean how do you know which weeks and resorts SFX will accept? And once accepted, where do they get enough inventory to give you two weeks for one? I don't get it. I have two Marriott weeks reserved in Park City UT for Thanksgiving week would they merit SFX consideration? Is there a fact sheet somewhere?
Marylyn

[bigfrank]

Originally Posted by icydog

"I have no idea of what I am doing So, If the site goes down you know who did it Where's the spell checker, 2005 and still no spell checker ""

Hi Frank did you mean to leave this at the bottom of your wonderfully worded post?

Marylyn

Marylyn, I would love to take credit for it but that post was from Mark. He emailed it to me to post before he came over here.

[Mark @SFX]

Originally Posted by icydog

How do you get two weeks for one as you mentioned in Tug? Do you pay anything to belong or exchange your week? I have a London Week at 2 Hyde Park reserved for April. SFX agreed to take it in trade but I am not sure how they do this so I haven't faxed back the paperwork. How exactly does it work for a regular person like me? I mean how do you know which weeks and resorts SFX will accept? And once accepted, where do they get enough inventory to give you two weeks for one? I don't get it. I have two Marriott weeks reserved in Park City UT for Thanksgiving week would they merit SFX consideration? Is there a fact sheet somewhere?
Marylyn

Marylyn - For your London week, the dates can be anytime between April through October.

We receive many weeks of space from developers in addition to timeshare owners just like you into our system. The bonus week typically comes from developer bulk bank space, and also any over-supply of deposits in our system.

If there are other questions you have, I will be delighted to respond either publicly or privately.

[korndoc]

Mark,

Would the Manhattan Club qualify for a Bonus Week?

Jeff

[Mark @SFX]

Originally Posted by korndoc

Mark,

Would the Manhattan Club qualify for a Bonus Week?

Jeff

Jeff - Absolutely !!

[korndoc]

Thanks Mark.

I have another question concerning the Manhattan Club. If I own at Marriott's Timberlodge, what are the chances of trading into the Manhattan Club? Would I need to trade a 2 bedroom Platinum week (summer or winter) or could I trade into MC with the one bedroom or Lock-out unit? How about the one bedroom or Lock-out unit in a Gold season (spring or fall)? I would likely want to travel to New York in the spring or fall rather than the summer, and certainly not the winter.

Thanks,

Jeff

[Mark @SFX]

Originally Posted by korndoc

Thanks Mark.

I have another question concerning the Manhattan Club. If I own at Marriott's Timberlodge, what are the chances of trading into the Manhattan Club? Would I need to trade a 2 bedroom Platinum week (summer or winter) or could I trade into MC with the one bedroom or Lock-out unit? How about the one bedroom or Lock-out unit in a Gold season (spring or fall)? I would likely want to travel to New York in the spring or fall rather than the summer, and certainly not the winter.

Thanks,

Jeff

Hi Jeff - We are not allowed to quote chances for availability. If we thought there was no chance and you would be wasting your time, we would tell you so. That is not the case here.

New York has very high demand, and of course a small supply of space. There are only two properties with limited inventory. You would need a minimum of a one bedroom unit sleep 4 in Ski Season Jan - March, for high trading power which is favorable for a NY exchange. If you are planning on going this year to NY, this late the odds are not great. If you are planning for next year, there is a greater possibility.

Hope this helps.

[korndoc]

Helped a lot. Thank you

Jeff