Buying Aulani

[lilsonicfan]

Yeahhh I mean we say that on here, but I think we all know the seller regrets pricing them for that much anyways given how they responded after the first couple went quickly.

Possibly true though i also think the price couldn't have been much higher to still sell. I'm guessing the LLLP isn't hurting for money.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Yeahhh I mean we say that on here, but I think we all know the seller regrets pricing them for that much anyways given how they responded after the first couple went quickly.

Classic. If it sells too fast then it must have been priced low…. but if it doesn’t sell fast then it was too high….

 

[MerlinandtheMouse]

Clearly priced to sell but would those of you who purchased not bought if the seller had them posted at a firm $130? That’s more than $12000 left on the table for maybe a few extra weeks or waiting for the seller.

 

[lilsonicfan]

I would not have purchased at $130. Previous ROFR threads show you can absolutely score a sub Aulani contract for less. I would have been okay to wait.

 

[Jimmy Geppetto]

I would not have purchased at $130. Previous ROFR threads show you can absolutely score a sub Aulani contract for less. I would have been okay to wait.

Ditto! It was a large contract too. Even $120pp was a stretch in this market IMO.

 

[lilsonicfan]

I agree that $120 was a stretch but made more sense because of double points.

That said, The_MT bought a sub contract with almost double points for $110 just a month ago.

 

[lorie13]

I agree, I would not have offered at $130, contract was much larger than I wanted and was not one of my UY. Seller priced it right at $120 for me to jump in. A contract is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay. Would be interesting to know did the seller receive $130 for the last contract or did he drop the price back down to $120.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Clearly priced to sell but would those of you who purchased not bought if the seller had them posted at a firm $130? That’s more than $12000 left on the table for maybe a few extra weeks or waiting for the seller.

I would not have purchased at $130pp firm.

So maybe money was left on the table….. but those banked points decay in value every month and I think $120pp is fair for both parties.

 

[lilsonicfan]

I said this earlier but the seller tried to remain firm at $125 on mine and I said no thanks.
But if someone else did buy the last one for $130, I don’t think that’s terrible either. I said no to $125 because of AstroBlasters buying at $120 haha!

 

[MerlinandtheMouse]

I said this earlier but the seller tried to remain firm at $125 on mine and I said no thanks.
But if someone else did buy the last one for $130, I don’t think that’s terrible either. I said no to $125 because of AstroBlasters buying at $120 haha!

I agree that $120 was a stretch but made more sense because of double points.

That said, The_MT bought a sub contract with almost double points for $110 just a month ago.

I would not have purchased at $130pp firm.

So maybe money was left on the table….. but those banked points decay in value every month and I think $120pp is fair for both parties.

This is all very good to know. I don’t plan to ever buy Aulani but I’m just prepping to eat my words (and get a fair price) in the future when I eventually buy Aulani.

 

[AstroBlasters]

This is all very good to know. I don’t plan to ever buy Aulani but I’m just prepping to eat my words (and get a fair price) in the future when I eventually buy Aulani.

Aulani is a very nice resort and makes going to Hawaii financially feasible for us when combined with Alaska’s CC Companion Fare.

With kids we can only go during the busy season and like the peace of mind of the 11m window.

The resort is also a point chart hog and buying unsubsidized points at $90–100 or subsidized between $110-120 makes that buying those points a lot easier.

#TeamGrandVilla

 

[Dobermanns]

Yeah I probably wouldn’t have bought at $130. It was reading the explanation on this thread of sub vs unsub and seeing the sub at $120 with the lower dues still come out ahead of the unsub at $85-$90 that convinced me. And Aulani is our favorite overall DVC resort. We just bum around the resort with absolutely no plans and totally relaxed when we are there. I still love WDW for all the nice restaurants there. DL is home park so that’s always that. But hubs actually wants to go to Aulani

 

[AstroBlasters]

Yeah I probably wouldn’t have bought at $130. It was reading the explanation on this thread of sub vs unsub and seeing the sub at $120 with the lower dues still come out ahead of the unsub at $85-$90 that convinced me. And Aulani is our favorite overall DVC resort. We just bum around the resort with absolutely no plans and totally relaxed when we are there. I still love WDW for all the nice restaurants there. DL is home park so that’s always that. But hubs actually wants to go to Aulani

And you never feel bad if you use your Aulani points somewhere else…. not the same feeling with my dipped in gold VGC points….

 

[Dobermanns]

And you never feel bad if you use your Aulani points somewhere else…. not the same feeling with my dipped in gold VGC points….

Absolutely! VGC will always be used at VGC only (well except those holding points but got used at VGF). VGF at VGF and BCV at BCV.

 

[Cabius]

I don't let them pile up on my wrist anymore. At most two (if I get the next day's in the afternoon).

My 5-year-old daughter wore one from September (when we went for 10 days) until about 3 weeks ago.

 

[AwfulWaffle]

Classic. If it sells too fast then it must have been priced low…. but if it doesn’t sell fast then it was too high….

Yup. I had the subsidized listing I bought pulled from the site for full price within 5 minutes of posting. Now I need to be patient and find another 50 December subsidized points for our 2026 trip

 

[Royal Consort]

I've cured my Aulani addon-itis by booking another trip to Tokyo Disney Resort. I consider myself vaccinated, for 2024.

 

[intamin]

I've cured my Aulani addon-itis by booking another trip to Tokyo Disney Resort. I consider myself vaccinated, for 2024.

If that’s considered the vaccine then I have miracle cure because we have an Aulani trip followed by 2 weeks in Japan with a good portion of that at Tokyo Disney scheduled for later this year :X

 

[Dobermanns]

I've cured my Aulani addon-itis by booking another trip to Tokyo Disney Resort. I consider myself vaccinated, for 2024.

My limit on flying is only about 5 hours. So that cure won’t work for me.

 

[BrianLo]

I've cured my Aulani addon-itis by booking another trip to Tokyo Disney Resort. I consider myself vaccinated, for 2024.

I'm sad to report this years shot is only partially effective! I was already booked for Tokyo in September, but added on to Aulani anyways.

Remain vigilant!