CCV Direct or More Resale (CCV or SSR)

[VGCgroupie]

Haven’t read any responses only your initial post. My take is this with a question at the end.

As with most things in life. SSR is cheap for a reason. I don’t think buying a home resort without knowing how it will affect you during park stays is a good idea. It could be relaxing for a last day but to get to every single park? No. Even committing to taking that money saved and taking a Minnie Van all the time doesn’t make it easy. Minnie Vans can often be a long wait and when busy the price skyrockets.

I think you might be right that CCV won’t have an incentive anytime soon again. And that is simply due to LSL going on sale. But nobody knows that for sure.

There will be more resorts after LSL so looking at it as LSL/CFW/VDH as the only restricted resorts you couldn’t stay at is short sighted.

You are swapping so does that mean you don’t need more points right now? If you are comfortable with your current point status I might hang tight and see what the future brings to DVC, it will certainly bring more opportunities to own and incentives to be had.

 

[AstroBlasters]

is it OK to vote to just use the points you have for a while and wait till we actually hit one of these bigger recessions and then load up on what you want for cheap? It’s never really a question of if, but when…..

 

[Girlstar30]

If it were me id go with the SSR resale. Call me crazy but ive been throwing out low ball offers and someone said they'd sell their SSR for $85 pp and pay 2026 mf. That pretty good, not as good as the $82 i paid, but close. I didnt go for it because I am thinking about adding 50 more vdh points during this new incentive period, but tempting

 

[airjay75]

Haven’t read any responses only your initial post. My take is this with a question at the end.

As with most things in life. SSR is cheap for a reason. I don’t think buying a home resort without knowing how it will affect you during park stays is a good idea. It could be relaxing for a last day but to get to every single park? No. Even committing to taking that money saved and taking a Minnie Van all the time doesn’t make it easy. Minnie Vans can often be a long wait and when busy the price skyrockets.

I think you might be right that CCV won’t have an incentive anytime soon again. And that is simply due to LSL going on sale. But nobody knows that for sure.

There will be more resorts after LSL so looking at it as LSL/CFW/VDH as the only restricted resorts you couldn’t stay at is short sighted.

You are swapping so does that mean you don’t need more points right now? If you are comfortable with your current point status I might hang tight and see what the future brings to DVC, it will certainly bring more opportunities to own and incentives to be had.

Thanks so much for your thoughts, especially considering I know how late it is after your HS day. I wish I were asleep but, alas, I am on a plane that was delayed 4 hours! Just glad it wasn't cancelled at this point.

Yeah, I think you're right about SSR and others have pointed that out too. I enjoyed our one night stay, but would I really be targeting SSR for future stays? And, even if I am, it is so easy to get into there at the 7-month mark, hard to see the point of owning there right now.

I think I ultimately am pretty ok with the number of points I have right now. I'm sure I could find a way to use some more, but I wouldn't say I need them. That probably leans in favor of doing nothing right now.

 

[airjay75]

is it OK to vote to just use the points you have for a while and wait till we actually hit one of these bigger recessions and then load up on what you want for cheap? It’s never really a question of if, but when…..

Not a terrible idea at all. Another reason to forego direct right now.

 

[airjay75]

If it were me id go with the SSR resale. Call me crazy but ive been throwing out low ball offers and someone said they'd sell their SSR for $85 pp and pay 2026 mf. That pretty good, not as good as the $82 i paid, but close. I didnt go for it because I am thinking about adding 50 more vdh points during this new incentive period, but tempting

I am tempted to do something like that on SSR. That said, I just ran the numbers again - if you assume you can get CCV for $120/point and SSR for $80/point (both of which are price points that I would say are considered pretty good deals), CCV still beats SSR on a cost per point per year basis (setting aside any time value of money from the $40/point that could have been invested). CCV's slightly lower dues and significantly longer contract make it really hard to beat.

 

[Girlstar30]

I am tempted to do something like that on SSR. That said, I just ran the numbers again - if you assume you can get CCV for $120/point and SSR for $80/point (both of which are price points that I would say are considered pretty good deals), CCV still beats SSR on a cost per point per year basis (setting aside any time value of money from the $40/point that could have been invested). CCV's slightly lower dues and significantly longer contract make it really hard to beat.

I do wish SSRs contract was longer and that gives me pause too especially now that I have a super long vdh contract. Part of me is like but yeah right am I really gunna have this contract until im in my 80s and need something to supplement that lol. But I am a lifelong disney fan. I think ill be mid 70s when SSR expires so it doesnt fully stop me, its a long time. The low upfront price is very appealing to me. CCV SSR VDH Poly and Aul will def be in the next resale running for me. VDH and Poly upfront cost will probably get axed for resale for me.