Are Disney resales $95?

[mouseclick1]

I received an email today stating that Disney has more HH points available, and would LOVE to purchase some! Are they $95 per point like SSR, or are they a little less expensive (hopefully!)?

Thanks!

 

[sagwanamu]

I believe all DVC direct resales are 89 dollars per point.

Why do you want to purchase DVC direct, especially for HH? You can get HH points for a lot less from Timeshare store.

 

[cruise-o-matic]

Why buy HH from DVC for $89 when you can get them for about $70 ($72-73 once you include closing costs)? For a 200 pt contract, that saves you over $3,000!

TTS has a 165 pt contract with 149 banked points for $69. That is right around the ROFR threshhold, so you may consider offering $70-71.

The other advantage of resale is that you get to take advantage of last years credit on this year's maintenance fees. We bought HH in Jan and our fees are about $3.88 pt b/c of the credit. If you buy from DVC, your fees this year are $4.04.

 

[tiggercrew]

I agree with the previous posters for the most part, but there are times that buying direct from Disney pays off. At the time we were buying, we were wanting HH with some banked points...none of the resale markets had any 150 pt packages that weren't stripped. Because we wanted to buy before this summer's trip, we spoke with Disney about HH. Yes, we did pay $89/pt, but we also got all of 2004 points and 2005 points but only had to pay maintenance on 2005 points for the remainder of this calendar year. We figured it ending up costing us a few hundred more, but ressies were made immediately (long before closing) and no closing costs.

All that said, if you can find a HH with points, then you are much better off (usually) going with resale.

Good Luck in your search!

 

[CarolMN]

Buying direct makes sense if you are in a hurry to get the points and Disney has your use year "in stock", and/or if you want to take advantage of Disney financing. It can take quite a while to find the right contract via resale and you are on your own to arrange financing.

Best wishes -