"Bonus 100 developer points": What does this mean?

[funcinderella]

I keep reading about these bonus points, but I am confused. Are these one time use points that you only get to use the year you buy?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>

 

[JimMIA]

Yes, they are one-time points.

For example, I did an add-on of 120 points under the recent incentive and received 100 one-time points. I can use them any way I want, including banking them, but I only receive them once. Next use year, I will receive only my regular allotment.

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

Who is eligible for these "bonus developer points"? We are hoping to buy DVC REAL SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JimMIA]

Sometimes, the points are part of a special incentive, like the add-on offer for existing owners I spoke of above.

Currently, for new buyers, I believe DVC offers either an $8 per point credit off the $98 price, or 100 points for a minimum purchase of 150 points. (I'm not sure about that, but that's the way it was before the price increase.) If you're just buying 150 points, it's a wash, but if you're buying more, the $8 credit is more advantageous.

Another important thing to check is whether you can get 2004 points that you can bank. Usually, those cost you $3 per point (so you pay $93, instead of $90), and you may have to pay maintenance, but if they're fully bankable, they are golden. Although you can only bank a particular allocation of points once, they effectively carry over from year to year because you use banked points first, and you can bank the most recent year's points.