An odd problem.

[10drum]

Greetings,

It has been awhile since I have visited this forum. Our family would to travel to WDW annually until our children went off to college starting in 2006. The last time we visited was 2011. I am a charter Disney Visa card holder. I paid for my oldest child's college with the card, the points paid for a large part of of our 2011 trip. I paid for most of my youngest child's college with the card starting in 2010, plus I used the card exclusively until recently.

Here's the deal, we have been trying to plan a trip for all of us to go to Disney for the last three years, something always comes up. We had plans for last November, but due to covid, we cancelled for the 4th time. I am not going to Disney if there is a mask requirement. Plus, with all that has happened over the last year, I am frustrated, no, I'm furious about the whole cancel culture that is ruining our country. Disney has been in the for front of this corrosive culture, and as much as hate to, I don't know if we will ever schedule a trip to the world.

Here is my odd problem. I have a points card with around $4000 loaded on it. I have been using a different Chase Visa, so I am not accumulating more points, the card does not expire. I would like to sell it, at a discount of course, but I don't know how to go about doing a transaction for something as odd as this. I am open to suggestions. I hope that some of you don't think less of me, because my heart is breaking, we loved Disney World.

All the best, to all of you,

Phil

 

[zoo2tycoon]

Greetings,

It has been awhile since I have visited this forum. Our family would to travel to WDW annually until our children went off to college starting in 2006. The last time we visited was 2011. I am a charter Disney Visa card holder. I paid for my oldest child's college with the card, the points paid for a large part of of our 2011 trip. I paid for most of my youngest child's college with the card starting in 2010, plus I used the card exclusively until recently.

Here's the deal, we have been trying to plan a trip for all of us to go to Disney for the last three years, something always comes up. We had plans for last November, but due to covid, we cancelled for the 4th time. I am not going to Disney if there is a mask requirement. Plus, with all that has happened over the last year, I am frustrated, no, I'm furious about the whole cancel culture that is ruining our country. Disney has been in the for front of this corrosive culture, and as much as hate to, I don't know if we will ever schedule a trip to the world.

Here is my odd problem. I have a points card with around $4000 loaded on it. I have been using a different Chase Visa, so I am not accumulating more points, the card does not expire. I would like to sell it, at a discount of course, but I don't know how to go about doing a transaction for something as odd as this. I am open to suggestions. I hope that some of you don't think less of me, because my heart is breaking, we loved Disney World.

All the best, to all of you,

Phil

Why not contact Disney Chase Visa and ask if you are even allowed to sell them.

 

[Heather07438]

I think the problem will lie in transferring it. How can you put it in someone else's name?

Maybe you could pay off a trip for somebody with it? But even that is going to have wrinkles where the buyer is holding more risk than you are. You could potentially cancel the trip to get your points back, even after they paid you.

 

[Heather07438]

Maybe you can buy disney gift cards and sell those?

 

[chicagodisneyguy]

I think your best bet is to try and sell it to any friend or co-worker if you have one that is planning a Disney trip. Even if you offered it at $2,000 it's a lot of risk for the buyer....which means you'll need to discount quite a bit to get someone to take on the risk. If you could sell to someone you know....who trusts you, you'll get a much better value.

As far as the masks, I would bet we see a relaxing of policy on those sometime in 2022. I"m 100% team mask, but if the vaccine rollout hits anywhere near targets i think Disney, and the country as a whole, will start to transition back to "normal". If it was me I would hold on to the card and see if you have a change of heart in a year or two.

As far as cancel culture, not quite sure what specifically you are referring to. Disney, like most corporations today, is trying to be more sensitive to all walks of life. There are many things that were acceptable (or at least tolerated) in the last century that just aren't anymore. While I think we, as a society, might be taking some things too far on the cancel front, I don't really have a problem with any of Disney's modifications....at least not enough to decide to end my Disney trips over.

 

[10drum]

Yes, I have contacted Disney Visa, I have not activated the card. they told me, once it is activated, anyone can use it. It never expires.

I think perhaps the best way would be like selling an item, like a car or motorcycle, it would need to be an in person transaction, to protect both of us.

I don't know, thanks for the replies.

 

[Missingmypooh]

Book a Disney resort, then vacation at universal and greater Orlando at large.
Or keep it a few years and gift it to an adult child. They might want to go.

 

[10drum]

Cicagodisneyguy, wrote:

"i think Disney, and the country as a whole, will start to transition back to "normal".
"As far as cancel culture, not quite sure what specifically you are referring to

This is what I am referring too:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/peters...ial-comments-on-social-media/?sh=312c17c10071

I'm sorry, but I don't think this country will never return to normal.

 

[smadath]

I'm afraid I don't see the difference between you and your family going on vacation to Disney, and supporting the company even though they do things you don't like, and you "paying" for someone else to go to Disney, supporting them even though they do things you don't like.

Seems to me if you're going to spend your money/points there either way, then you and your family may as well go yourselves.

 

[10drum]

smadeth, If I sell the card, yes, the money still goes to Disney, but not as much of my money. Disney will be fine. They can fire/cancel whomever they want, for whatever they want, but if I do not approve of what they are doing, the only recourse I have is to not do business with them. I have already done business with them for many years, and have been satisfied, but that has come to an end. I offered the card to my children, and they refused, because I would not be going. They understand completely.

You all don't know how difficult this is for me.
I shouldn't have brought it up. I'm sorry.
This thread will be gone/canceled soon.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[TwoMisfits]

smadeth, If I sell the card, yes, the money still goes to Disney, but not as much of my money. Disney will be fine. They can fire/cancel whomever they want, for whatever they want, but if I do not approve of what they are doing, the only recourse I have is to not do business with them. I have already done business with them for many years, and have been satisfied, but that has come to an end. I offered the card to my children, and they refused, because I would not be going. They understand completely.

You all don't know how difficult this is for me.
I shouldn't have brought it up. I'm sorry.
This thread will be gone/canceled soon.

Thanks for the replies.

If it helps...I'd go to FL and spend the exact amount of the card. If you never spend it, Disney keeps $4k for no cost. If you spend it and not one penny more, they get the least they can...

 

[DCLMP]

Yes, I have contacted Disney Visa, I have not activated the card. they told me, once it is activated, anyone can use it. It never expires.

I think perhaps the best way would be like selling an item, like a car or motorcycle, it would need to be an in person transaction, to protect both of us.

I don't know, thanks for the replies.

Since your kids are grown could they use the points for a trip?

Sorry someone decided to be rude and use the mocking emoji. Your post obviously wasn't meant to be funny.

 

[DCLMP]

If it helps...I'd go to FL and spend the exact amount of the card. If you never spend it, Disney keeps $4k for no cost. If you spend it and not one penny more, they get the least they can...

I could easily blow that on Dooney and Burkes and the lego store.

 

[Heather07438]

I'm sorry, but I don't think this country will never return to normal.

And every generation before felt the same as times changed, specifically with things they didn't feel comfortable or agree with. All the way back where even many hieroglyphics say: my kids, they don't listen.

If nothing ever changed we'd not have the security modern society offers. Even when I don't agree with everything I don't take that for granted.

 

[StitchandPooh'sMom]

If you have the Premier Visa, you can use the points as an airline statement credit - it doesn't have to be to Disney. If you have the regular card, I would buy Disney gift cards and either sell, gift or donate them.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

If you have the Premier Visa, you can use the points as an airline statement credit - it doesn't have to be to Disney. If you have the regular card, I would buy Disney gift cards and either sell, gift or donate them.

OR even if you don't have the Premier card you could call in and upgrade to the Premier card and then the airline benefit would be available.

 

[seashoreCM]

I think you best bet is to try and sell it to any friend or co-worker if you have one that is planning a Disney trip. Even if you offered it at $2,000 it's a lot of risk for the buyer....which means you'll need to discount quite a bit to get someone to take on the risk. If you could sell to someone you know....who trusts you, you'll get a much better value.

Do you have a friend or co-worker or relative whom you could trust? You could get a much better value by offering payment terms, specifically they pay you after they get back from the vacation. Heck, they might be willing to go a little further to help you out and take the card off of your hands and give you full price.

 

[starry_solo]

The best bet would be to activate the card and buy gift cards and sell those.

The Rewards Card can be canceled at any time. Someone would have to trust that you gave them a full card that you didn't cancel and transfer the money onto some other rewards card.

Another option (if you know someone who is going soon and is buying tickets) is to use the rewards card to purchase the tickets for that person and they give you money for it.

But wow, that is a lot of rewards points!

 

[Starport Seven-Five]

You all don't know how difficult this is for me.
I shouldn't have brought it up. I'm sorry.
This thread will be gone/canceled soon.

If it's bothering you that much maybe you should reevaluate the sources of information that are causing the issue. You clearly have been convinced to be upset about something and are modifying behaviors because of it. Removing things that cause negative emotions from your day to day life can be incredibly freeing.

Backlash for controversial statements someone has made goes back forever so the idea that it's a new issue in the last year or "ruining our country" is misguided. Here is an example from 2003 that I remember quite well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Chicks_controversy

 

[tvguy]

Our family would to travel to WDW annually until our children went off to college starting in 2006. The last time we visited was 2011. I am a charter Disney Visa card holder. I paid for my oldest child's college with the card, the points paid for a large part of of our 2011 trip. I paid for most of my youngest child's college with the card starting in 2010,

No advice on your situation. But this part is interesting to me. My son was in College 2005 to 2010 and my daughter 2009 to 2014. One College for my son, three for my daughter. None of those four would accept Visa cards. There was a spat going on between Colleges and Visa over the merchant fee Visa charges, so the College just stopped taking them. Clearly your kids Colleges were not in that group.