Has anybody from UK ever rented out thier dvc points before? - The DIS Discussion Forums

MrsJobba1 · 01-15-2012, 05:13 AM

Hi,
I'm curious to find out other peoples experiences of renting out points.

I've seen the DVC renting board and also on there Davids DVC rentals .

We've been dvc members since 1999 and are new to the process of renting.

I'd love to hear about any experiences - how you went about it - any advice good or bad.

Thanks
Helen x

UKDEB · 01-16-2012, 10:23 AM

We've had experiences both as rentor and rentee and have found it to be straight-forward, but a lot of trust is required on both sides of the equation and there are no guarantees.

Last time we rented out points we asked for half the payment before making the booking, then the remainder as soon as we forwarded the email confirmation. That must be quite a nerve-wracking proposition for the person renting the points, so you need to be prepared to answer lots of questions and potentially make lots of calls to Member Services between the time of booking and the reservation date.

wen-tom · 01-17-2012, 10:30 AM

we rented some points last year. it was all pretty easy. I did have to make a lot of calls to MS though.
The worst part was getting a call from our renter. they booked akv and hated it when they arrived

they called me to see if I could get them switched but there was nothing available. I know it wasn't my fault but I felt bad for them.

we also transferred some of our points to another member which was much more straight forward and if I was in the position again i would look at transferring rather than renting. we asked for payment up front and no one had a problem in doing that.

HTH x

Kevin Stringer · 01-18-2012, 07:22 AM

We have recently used David's Vacation Club Rentals to rent out our points and found the whole thing to be very easy indeed.
David (or his staff) do all the hard work finding someone to rent the points and checking that the resort is available. All you do is ring up to make the booking.

I guess you could get a little more by doing it yourself (you get $10 per point through David), but you could potentially have a lot more work to do.

Kev

starry_solo · 01-19-2012, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Stringer

We have recently used David's Vacation Club Rentals to rent out our points and found the whole thing to be very easy indeed.
David (or his staff) do all the hard work finding someone to rent the points and checking that the resort is available. All you do is ring up to make the booking.

I guess you could get a little more by doing it yourself (you get $10 per point through David), but you could potentially have a lot more work to do.

Kev

That price isn't bad since many people are also trying to rent their points for $10-11 (there are some apparently successfully renting at $13/pp) but I have, so far, been able to find people willing to rent at $10/pp.

PhilUK · 01-30-2012, 07:57 AM

How do you contact David? I will probably need to rent out points for a couple of years due to a change in circumstances

Thanks

Kevin Stringer · 01-30-2012, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilUK

How do you contact David? I will probably need to rent out points for a couple of years due to a change in circumstances

Thanks

Hi Phil

Go to the DVC Rent/Trade board. Click on the sticky (I think it's the 5th one down) that says ' DVC Point Rentals from Disney Vacation Club Members - DVCrequest.com '. It should tell you all about it there.

Kev

DisneyBB · 03-01-2012, 01:20 PM

We used David's rental as well and found it really easy and all ours were rented within a week. We got paid promptly through paypal 50% when the booking is confirmed and 50% on check in.

MrsJobba1 · 04-24-2012, 10:11 AM

Hi just wanted to thank everyone for the advice. We went ahead and rented our banked points out with Davids dvc rental. Found the process really simple and received money very promptly .

In fact it went so well we rented our 2012 points out too.

skelfbsfb · 04-24-2012, 03:10 PM

So glad it worked out well for you.

Kevin Stringer · 04-25-2012, 07:15 AM

Good for you Mrs J.
It really is a simple way to get money for your points if you can't use them.

Kev

SaratogaMama · 06-16-2012, 04:09 AM

Another recommendation for David's rentals..we rented our 2011/2012 points out due to having to change plans ..family emergency and foundit very easy and excellent service throughout .
Would use again if we needed or wanted to

Ian.Whiteley · 07-04-2012, 12:27 PM

Just rented out points to a DIS member in Mass USA. Received $11 per point which I felt was fair with payment via Paypal. I have done this a couple of times before with no problems.

I did enquire through David's Rentals initially as a hassle free $10 per point was quite attractive but was told by them that there was a surplus of available points compared to renters and they would only advertise them at $6 per point

I thought this was poor service. It felt like an attempt to get cheap points for their site & I wasn't going to play. If you are offered the $10 per point I would definately consider it but personally anything less is a bit of an insult.

Tigger007 · 07-17-2012, 01:37 PM

I would also like to give a very big thumbs up for David's Vacation Club Rentals

It was very easy and hassle free, and a fair price into the bargain. Would definately use again

Chris and Pooh · 09-30-2012, 09:52 AM

I had 120 points that I could not use as I had borrowed them for next years use year for a trip in december which we had to cancel and the points had to be used by the end of January 2013. I rented these out to three seperate parties - two parties agreed to $11 and the third party negotiated a $10 deal. They payments were split in two with 50% paid after the reservation was made and the final payments 60 days prior to checkin.

It has been completely pain free and the reservations are made in the parties lead name so I am not involved. One tip though for anyone thinking of doing this and being paid by Paypal. Their charges can be avoided by having the payment made as a gift

01-15-2012, 05:13 AM	#1
MrsJobba1 I swoon @ the very mention of his name Pirate Grabber Captain Inquisitive Has impeccable timing Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 5,382	Has anybody from UK ever rented out thier dvc points before? Hi, I'm curious to find out other peoples experiences of renting out points. I've seen the DVC renting board and also on there Davids DVC rentals . We've been dvc members since 1999 and are new to the process of renting. I'd love to hear about any experiences - how you went about it - any advice good or bad. Thanks Helen x __________________ ** 2011 Disney dream 5 night double dip Bwv & AKV http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ighlight=alien Med cruise 2007 - details review & pictures of Barcelona and boarding the magic* http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ighlight=alien 7 night western 2006 http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ighlight=alien Last edited by UKDEB; 01-16-2012 at 10:11 AM. Reason: Edited to ensure compliance with guidelines*

01-16-2012, 10:23 AM	#2
UKDEB Found the Tag Fairy's hangout All whacked up on Scooby Snacks Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Gloucester, UK Posts: 11,954	We've had experiences both as rentor and rentee and have found it to be straight-forward, but a lot of trust is required on both sides of the equation and there are no guarantees. Last time we rented out points we asked for half the payment before making the booking, then the remainder as soon as we forwarded the email confirmation. That must be quite a nerve-wracking proposition for the person renting the points, so you need to be prepared to answer lots of questions and potentially make lots of calls to Member Services between the time of booking and the reservation date. __________________ October 1992 ~ Enclave Suites, I-Drive May 1996 ~ Omni Rosen, I-Drive October 1998 ~ Villa-Clear Creek August 2000 ~ Beach Club/Villa-Sunset Lakes July 2001 ~ Animal Kingdom Lodge/Hard Rock Hotel/Villa-Formosa Gdns Christmas 2001 ~ Villa-Formosa Gardens October 2002 ~ Hard Rock Hotel/Villa-Formosa Gdns May 2003 ~ Portofino Bay/Villa-Cumbrian Lakes January 2004 ~ Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes/Villa-Formosa Gardens July 2004 ~ Grand Floridian/Portofino Bay/Villa-Formosa Gardens December 2004 ~ Villa-Rolling Hills/Disney Wonder Cruise/BoardWalk Grand Villa/Contemporary April 2005 ~ Washington DC, Shenandoah, Blue Ridge Parkway, Charleston, Savannah, Royal Pacific Resort/Villa-Acadia Estates January 2006 ~ Reunion Resort/Royal Pacific Resort April 2006 ~ Celebration Hotel/NCL Jewel Cruise/Hotel Victor, Miami/Beach Cottage-Disney's Vero Beach October 2006 ~ Reunion Resort/BoardWalk Villa/Rosen Shingle Creek August 2007 ~ Saratoga Springs//Reunion Grande January 2008 ~ Saratoga Springs/Beach Club Villas/Reunion Resort November 2008 ~ BoardWalk Villas/Royal Pacific Resort/Saratoga Springs March 2011 ~ Celebrity Cruise/Veness Towers, a stone's throw from the Magic Kingdom November 2012 ~ Bay Lake Tower/Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota/Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, Jupiter/Saratoga Springs September 2013 ~ Kidani Village, Bay Lake Tower, Saratoga Springs

01-17-2012, 10:30 AM	#3
wen-tom spit spot! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hull-UK Posts: 1,050	we rented some points last year. it was all pretty easy. I did have to make a lot of calls to MS though. The worst part was getting a call from our renter. they booked akv and hated it when they arrived they called me to see if I could get them switched but there was nothing available. I know it wasn't my fault but I felt bad for them. we also transferred some of our points to another member which was much more straight forward and if I was in the position again i would look at transferring rather than renting. we asked for payment up front and no one had a problem in doing that. HTH x __________________

04-24-2012, 10:11 AM	#9
MrsJobba1 I swoon @ the very mention of his name Pirate Grabber Captain Inquisitive Has impeccable timing Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 5,382	Update Hi just wanted to thank everyone for the advice. We went ahead and rented our banked points out with Davids dvc rental. Found the process really simple and received money very promptly . In fact it went so well we rented our 2012 points out too. __________________ ** 2011 Disney dream 5 night double dip Bwv & AKV http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ighlight=alien Med cruise 2007 - details review & pictures of Barcelona and boarding the magic* *http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ighlight=alien 7 night western 2006 http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ighlight=alien

04-24-2012, 03:10 PM	#10
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01-18-2012, 07:22 AM	#4
Kevin Stringer Chat Host Oddly concerned about an elephant living in his pyjamas The TF would like to see Kevin’s rendition of 'Great balls of fire' Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: uk Posts: 2,647	We have recently used David's Vacation Club Rentals to rent out our points and found the whole thing to be very easy indeed. David (or his staff) do all the hard work finding someone to rent the points and checking that the resort is available. All you do is ring up to make the booking. I guess you could get a little more by doing it yourself (you get $10 per point through David), but you could potentially have a lot more work to do. Kev

01-30-2012, 07:57 AM	#6
PhilUK Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kent, England Posts: 399	How do you contact David? I will probably need to rent out points for a couple of years due to a change in circumstances Thanks

03-01-2012, 01:20 PM	#8
DisneyBB DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Wiltshire, England Posts: 517	We used David's rental as well and found it really easy and all ours were rented within a week. We got paid promptly through paypal 50% when the booking is confirmed and 50% on check in.

04-25-2012, 07:15 AM	#11
Kevin Stringer Chat Host Oddly concerned about an elephant living in his pyjamas The TF would like to see Kevin’s rendition of 'Great balls of fire' Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: uk Posts: 2,647	Good for you Mrs J. It really is a simple way to get money for your points if you can't use them. Kev

06-16-2012, 04:09 AM	#12
SaratogaMama Earning My Ears Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 14	Another recommendation for David's rentals..we rented our 2011/2012 points out due to having to change plans ..family emergency and foundit very easy and excellent service throughout . Would use again if we needed or wanted to

07-04-2012, 12:27 PM	#13
Ian.Whiteley Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milton Keynes, UK Posts: 112 Paid DVC Rent/Trade Gold Membership	Just rented out points to a DIS member in Mass USA. Received $11 per point which I felt was fair with payment via Paypal. I have done this a couple of times before with no problems. I did enquire through David's Rentals initially as a hassle free $10 per point was quite attractive but was told by them that there was a surplus of available points compared to renters and they would only advertise them at $6 per point I thought this was poor service. It felt like an attempt to get cheap points for their site & I wasn't going to play. If you are offered the $10 per point I would definately consider it but personally anything less is a bit of an insult. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 1991 - Days Inn Lakeside, 1993 - Sheraton Lakeside1996 - Hyatt Orlando, 1999 - Wilderness Lodge, 2000 - OKW(May) & OKW(August), 2001 - BWV, 2003 - OKW & Disney Magic (Eastern), 2004 - California & Disneyland, 2005 - OKW & Gulf Coast , 2006 - OKW, 2007 - Saratoga Springs, 2008 - Gran Canaries (I.I. Exchange),Mexican Riveria Cruise, Palm Desert (Club Intrawest Exchange), 2010 - Saratoga Springs, 2011 Disney Magic Med Cruise.

07-17-2012, 01:37 PM	#14
Tigger007 Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Wales, UK Posts: 104	Renting points through David's Vacation Club Rentals I would also like to give a very big thumbs up for David's Vacation Club Rentals It was very easy and hassle free, and a fair price into the bargain. Would definately use again __________________ Dixie Landings - May, 1999 (2 wks) Caribbean Beach - May, 2002 (3 wks) Sequoia Lodge, DLP - Aug, 2003 (4 nights) Beach Club Villas - April, 2004 (2 wks) Old Key West - July 2006 (2 wks) Animal Kingdom Villas - June 2010 (2 wks)

09-30-2012, 09:52 AM	#15
Chris and Pooh Airport Parking Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,103 Paid DVC Rent/Trade Gold Membership	I had 120 points that I could not use as I had borrowed them for next years use year for a trip in december which we had to cancel and the points had to be used by the end of January 2013. I rented these out to three seperate parties - two parties agreed to $11 and the third party negotiated a $10 deal. They payments were split in two with 50% paid after the reservation was made and the final payments 60 days prior to checkin. It has been completely pain free and the reservations are made in the parties lead name so I am not involved. One tip though for anyone thinking of doing this and being paid by Paypal. Their charges can be avoided by having the payment made as a gift __________________ Chris and Bev SSR members since SEP 2003 Oct 1996 Nov 1997 Oct 1999 Oct 2001 Sep 2003 Oct 2004 Apr 2006 Nov 2006 Mar 2007 Nov 2007 Oct 2009 April 2010 Mar 2011 March 2013

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