SFX - Bad Deal

[StressCadet]

Originally Posted by bigfrank

Heck let me put in for an exchange for a 3 bedroom beach front July 4 week at Laguna beach and if I do not get it let me rant and rave a bit to see if I can get it.

Let me know when they build such a place...I'll put my request in right away.

This is where I chime in with "Know your product" SFX isn't perfect, no exchange company is, but it helps to know your product.

[calgal]

I have been quite satisfied with SFX. They have gotten me 2BR at Grand Mayan Nuevo Vallarta twice, both Thanksgiving and Xmas weeks. I put my requests in over 12 months in advance in both cases, so prime holiday weeks are certainly possible from SFX with sufficient lead times.

[abc31]

Originally Posted by bigfrank

I hate to tell you this but II does or at least used to do the same thing. Think about you tell them to find you something and when they do is it fair to them that they are stuck with it?

I understand the reason behind this and I didn't mean to imply that it makes them a bad company. I just meant that for this reason, it does not work well for me personally. As I said, I have not really requested anything except at the last minute, so I can't judge their abilty to make requests. It is just that since you can't see anything online, I have no way of knowing what requests they can most likely fill. So I feel that any request I make is really a shot in the dark. That being said, I do feel that they have been honest with me, when I did ask for something that they felt was a real long shot.

I don't belong to II, but I do belong to RCI and I like to have the option of turning something down if I there is something about the property that I don't like. It is true though, that RCI has a lot of undesireable properties that SFX just doesn't accept. I have appreciated Mark and he has helped me on more than one occassion. In fact everyone that I have spoken to at SFX has been very pleasant.

I guess I forgot the title of the thread when I posted. I am in no way agreeing with the op that SFX is a "bad deal". There are definitly some plusses to their way of doing buisiness. You just have to decide what is right for you.

[Amanda]

In my opinion, SFX is a GREAT deal.

What other company:

- offers 3 weeks for 1 with over a year to use each bonus week?,
- has Free membership,
- offers only high quality resorts?,
- has amazing customer service reps who remember your name, likes, dislikes, etc.?, And
- has a means of communication (ie, the forum and e-mail) where you can request candid advice and assistance with your travel plans to a specific person that is known to many as honest and trustworthy?

[Keitht]

Originally Posted by penderz

This company is a joke and no competition for others such as RCI.

Originally Posted by Amanda

In my opinion, SFX is a GREAT deal.

And the reality is somewhere in between the two opposed opinions. All this proves is that although a system may work/not work for one person the outcome may be totally different for another.

[bezerk]

Originally Posted by Keitht

And the reality is somewhere in between the two opposed opinions. All this proves is that although a system may work/not work for one person the outcome may be totally different for another.

This is very true!!!

[Mark @SFX]

Originally Posted by bezerk

This is very true!!!

But what you fail to mention, is the original post was a Fraud as "clearly" pointed out by the owner of TimeshareForums.com.

Opinions are one thing, but information that is factually incorrect and blatant fraud and deception is another.

[bigfrank]

I am not letting this go any further. I saw the proof of the lies posted and because the member who posted once to try and do strong arm tatics to get there way and never came back. I am locking this thread and I will be moving it out in 48 hours of the open public forums.