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No, but they are eligible for the add-on offer that is currently $17 per point at all active resorts. If The Poly tower starts at $239 PP, that brings it down to $222 per point. If DVC offers a "Welcome Home" offer similar to what they are offering at the Cabins, that could drop the per-point price on a 150-point contract down below $210 per point. Plus, if you're smart and have the right UY, you may just get those "double" points. Even if you aren't eligible for MB and they don't offer a "Welcome Home": discount (or exclude international buyers), you can still rent those puppies out at $15 PP for 150 points and you're back down to $207 PP ($239-$$17-$15). You'll still have current UY points to make that sweet, sweet Poly Tower reservation.
If you buy a resale contract at $205, it looks like most if not all of the contracts coming up for sale right now are stripped, so no "extra" points. Plus, you're going to be paying more in closing costs on a resale contract. Even an extra $600 in closing costs is $4 PP on that 150-point contract, so the effective price of the resale contract is closer to $210 PP. $210 PP is starting to get uncomfortably close to $222 PP, and if the additional non-MB discounts are offered then it's a wash.
I wish I could find the conversations here. I remember joking about people who were still buying VGF resale at the same price as Summer Incentives last year. Twice people responded about DVC not selling direct to their country due to timeshare laws there, but for some reason resale still worked? The direct offer brought VGF resale prices down so they felt it was still a good time to buy. I’m going off memory… pretty sure it was along those lines. I should’ve asked what country.