Surely you jest.I never understood why there really needed to be 'exchange companies' anyway...You own the week, there are HUNDREDS of other owners on this forum and other forums...It's not hard to call your resort and say 'put this guys name down as the guest' Why would you pay hundreds of dollars to do something you can just do with a forum post or a PM?
If I have a 2BR Las Vegas unit for Christmas and I'm looking for a 2BR unit in the Manhattan Club for week 28, what are the odds that I would find someone who has that week who would be interested in what I have?
That's where the exchange companies provide value. You don't have to find an exact match. You give a week that ANYBODY else will use. You use a week ANYBODY else put into the exchange company. You're almost NEVER going to match up on both ends of the transaction.