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First Interval exchange and deposit

DannyTS

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This morning i did my first exchange. I saw something that I liked and i completed the process on with Interval (including paying for the size upgrade and etrade). At the time I did not have a week deposited yet so i called Vistana to lock off a 2 Lagunamar bedroom i had reserved for next year. Before i actually paid the 2019 MF for that contract just to be sure. Vistana helped me and kept the reservation for 1 bedroom (instead of 2) for the same dates keeping the same reservation number. After I was put on hold for a couple of minute the agent told me that everything was going to be ok and that they were going to deposit the studio in II.

This evening i looked in II, my Lagunamar deposit still showed pending confirmation. I went to my Vistana account and i saw that i could deposit online the studio i had freed in the morning from that reservation. I followed the steps and deposited in II. As of now, i still do not see it confirmed in II.

Did I do anything wrong? Is there anything else i have to do to complete the deposit/exchange?
 

dioxide45

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I don't know exactly how it all works with Vistana since they work different from Marriott, but it will take a few days before they confirm the deposit and exchange. Even if it is an automated process, it will require an overnight batch run to confirm.
 

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I think your exchange will be fine.
I did a similar exchange as you did earlier this year. I saw a week on II, did the exchange & paid fee. then immediately called Vistana to release one of my TS weeks. The Vistana rep told me II would have called them to complete the exchange if they saw my unit wasn't released-deposited yet. I wouldn't have lost the exchange if my unit wasn't released yet. I think I got confirmation from II the next day.

I guess I would call II tomorrow to check that you really exchanged only the studio part of your 2 bdrm LO. I don't have lockoffs, mine was a straight unit for unit trade.
 

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If I recall correctly II gives your resort 10 days to verify the deposit for the trade. If you don’t see anything change in a few day, follow up with II.
 

DannyTS

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i just looked in Interval. My deposit is showing as unredeemed.
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If i look at the status of the exchange it says Pending confirmation. I think we are getting very close to our first successful exchange!

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