Maybe week 26<27 in RCI?

[bellesgirl]

Originally Posted by calgal

I am convinced. Total 152.5K, 261 Hawaii only 17 minutes after bnoble's post. RCI has clearly refined exchange opportunities at the upper end of the range, especially Hawaii X-ops.

Maybe you are right. I am seeing 154.5K with 371 in Hawaii. That's with a week 52. I also have a week 26 that sees 153.3k/300 Hawaii. It is a deposit from last year, though. Interestingly, before the "update" these weeks traded identically. My week 52 can see some July 2011 which the other cannot because it expires by then, but there is nothing in Hawaii for July 2011 anyway.

[Lisa P]

Originally Posted by Carolinian

Back when I had an OBX blue week, it would see MUCH more in England than a prime summer high demand / low supply resort in northern Europe sees there now.

This compares a blue week from years ago (which seems to have had artificially inflated trade power) to a prime red week today. Naturally the prime red week should see much more than the blue week and hopefully, after these changes, today's blue week would see less and today's prime red week would see more. This comparison is the one that helps us now - do you still know folks with blue OBX deposits who could make this comparison now?

Originally Posted by calgal

Maybe people prefer to go to Yellowstone later in the summer to avoid late snow?

Originally Posted by calgal

I think I will switch my deposit to mid-July and hope for the best.

This would make a significant difference to us. Many people consider vacations near the big national parks' areas to be trip-of-a-lifetime visits. So they prefer the very best weather and the very lowest risk, like late snow. Let us know what happens after the switch.

[calgal]

Just to update, I switched week reservations and today deposited (1 year out) a 1BR with checkin date of 7/31/10. Still only 150K exchanges seen and only low and mid tier Hawaii resorts. Not bad, but not a tiger trader anymore. There is no noticeable difference between this end of July and the previous beginning of July deposits.

[Laurie]

The issue (aside from the 20k missing exchange units) could now be primarily smaller vs larger units on deposit. RCI has adopted a bit more like-for-like: smaller units are now excluding some of the larger units ... you would have to compare specific resorts and times with the larger tiger spacebanks to be sure. Also check your IPV against sightings.

Your numbers don't sound bad to me, I have found that my smaller-size ex-tigers are still pretty good, better than "so-so" ... acknowledging that RCI has withdrawn a huge number of prime-time units that use to be available for exchange, and is no doubt rental-only now.