Direct *and* Resale?

[david26]

Has anyone bought the minimum direct points to get the member benefits *and* resale points at the same time to get your total number of desired points? I'm having direct FOMO.

 

[intamin]

I think most members on here are hybrid members.

 

[airjay75]

I recently bought direct and keep getting tempted by resale. But, everytime I run the math for the resorts in which I'd be interested in resale, I keep coming to the conclusion that I'd rather put any money towards more direct points. That said, my direct points are also at RIV (and I do love that resort) so it makes resale a bit less appealing for me because I wouldn't ever be able to use those points there. If I were say, a Poly direct holder, and didn't care about RIV or any new resorts, resale would likely be much more enticing.

 

[DisMomNCM]

I recently bought direct and keep getting tempted by resale. But, everytime I run the math for the resorts in which I'd be interested in resale, I keep coming to the conclusion that I'd rather put any money towards more direct points. That said, my direct points are also at RIV (and I do love that resort) so it makes resale a bit less appealing for me because I wouldn't ever be able to use those points there. If I were say, a Poly direct holder, and didn't care about RIV or any new resorts, resale would likely be much more enticing.

I am a Poly direct holder and even then, when I want to stay at Riviera or the new resorts, I just know I have to use my Poly points rather than any of my resale contracts!

 

[Sandisw]

I recently bought direct and keep getting tempted by resale. But, everytime I run the math for the resorts in which I'd be interested in resale, I keep coming to the conclusion that I'd rather put any money towards more direct points. That said, my direct points are also at RIV (and I do love that resort) so it makes resale a bit less appealing for me because I wouldn't ever be able to use those points there. If I were say, a Poly direct holder, and didn't care about RIV or any new resorts, resale would likely be much more enticing.

We tried to own resale and be locked out of RiV given we have so many points…

It was frustrating

 

[Pens Fan]

Not only do we have enough to direct points to get the membership benefits, but we also have enough to assure we can stay at any new, restricted resort we'd like in the future. Then we started buying up resale contracts at our favorite resorts where we'd always be happy to stay regardless. For us, it's the best of both worlds.

Edited to add: But then our favorites are all part of the original, unrestricted 14. It your favorites are one of the newer resorts then that changes things.

 

[sndral]

Has anyone bought the minimum direct points to get the member benefits *and* resale points at the same time to get your total number of desired points? I'm having direct FOMO.

Historically you didn’t need direct points to qualify for member benefits, so not getting benefits wasn’t a concern back when I bought resale.
Then there was no minimum on how many direct points you needed to qualify for most member benefits & many folks bought resale & added on 25 direct points (the minimum you could buy) to qualify for member benefits during that era.
These days w/ the introduction of restricted resorts like Riviera the decision is harder IMO, 150 minimum direct to qualify is a steep price to pay for the ability to get discounts, into member lounges, etc., but if you want a shot at reserving the restricted resorts at 7 months like Riviera then you’ll need direct points.
If I were buying now, I’d likely start w/ resale to try out the DVC system & see if it worked for me & whether I truly cared or could use the direct benefits & if I did care then add on direct.
We’re never at WDW when they offer the member nights, I get basically the same discounts from my Disney Chase Visa, we’ve been inside the Epcot lounge exactly 1 time, I cruise w/ other cruise lines, our annual trips often include sorcerer pass block out days so it’s rare that we can save money via an AP, & I’ve no interest in staying at Riviera - indeed, I generally stick w/ my home resorts, so for me there’s no compelling reason to own direct, although I did add on at VGF direct because I needed more points there .