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Kathy it is great you like Redweek but stating your new to all this sounds like you need to do some learning too! Before you jump off the II exchange you need to understand some things about II that more than makes it worth the money. Why would you join and not even try it just makes no sense! First if you bought your timeshare and joined II you probably own a nice timeshare resort. II is one of the best as far as exchanging companies go and have the higher tier resorts. We left Rci back in 1987 and never looked back and bought a timeshare dealing with II and have never regretted it. II works on a fair exchange system so if you bought a nice two bedroom then you can make a fair exchanges for two bedrooms or smaller. With II if like us you bought a timeshare and like going there most years you can do a request first which means you pay your fee make your picks of resorts and weeks you would like. Then go on about your life until you get a notice or phone call that your exchange has been made or they have something you might want. If at anytime you decide to not exchange you call and cancel your search and get your refund and unit back. With II you also have getaways that are really cheap and you can grab one anytime. I just posted last week how Hawaii has a bunch now because of the airline problems and cost and they are higher tier resorts than Redweek has ever shown available on here and much cheaper. A lady on here was just saying they went to their Maui resort for a week and grabbed a getaway on Maui for second week and by flying during the week saved enough to pay for the getaway. Next if you have a resort in demand II will offer you a A/C to get you two weeks for small fee and these are great and if you can pick under 59 days you really get some good resorts maybe larger than you own! There are some great things about II you should learn before falling in love with Redweek's Exchange. Also with your II when you make your exchange the fee is all you pay and not all this over pricing Redweek has. With Redweek many have to pay big bucks to Redweek to get a exchange when you can many times find the same units on the Redweek rental site for half the price. Also remember that II has the better resorts in most cases and Redweek gets the lower tier resorts. You have now lost your 2009 week to Redweek and have three years to hopfully find a exchange when you had all these options with your II acct and your not even checking it out. I stated last year that this would be a good little secondary exchange site for Rci members because of all the hard feelings about Rci but doubt many II members would use it. Why would anyone want to pay Redweek cash on top of the other charges makes no sense! PHILL12