Direct *and* Resale?

[mvenez]

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.

I did this also - purchased 200 points direct and then 450 more resale. All are at the same resort - CCV - and use year.

 

[vdangelo239]

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.

I don’t have firm stats but hybrid members - me included - are super common on here!

 

[VGCgroupie]

I own both. If you become resale first you can then qualify for member pricing on direct, to me this is the best way. It saves you money via the extra discount, but you can also learn DVC before you spend a lot of money on direct.

 

[D-Trick]

I think what is more likely is Disney will offer some sort of "point washing" program for resale owners. Lots of other timeshare systems have a process in place to allow resale owners to take communion. DVC should as well.

I'm unfamiliar with other vacation clubs/companies, but washing Marriott/Hilton points opens you up to hundreds of resorts in every corner of the planet.

DVC is primarily focused around WDW, and really only has 3 regions: FL/SC, CA, and HI. Washing resale WDW points to use at another WDW resort really doesn't gain you much. Better to keep as is, otherwise Disney will have to turn into scummy high pressure timeshare salesmen to get the direct sales if the alternative is to simply go resale and wash.

 

[Mouseforward]

DVC "point washes" via ROFR and then resale. When they need more direct points at sold out resorts they simply ROFR.

 

[AstroBlasters]

#TeamHybrid

 

[eticketplease]

I'm unfamiliar with other vacation clubs/companies, but washing Marriott/Hilton points opens you up to hundreds of resorts in every corner of the planet.

DVC is primarily focused around WDW, and really only has 3 regions: FL/SC, CA, and HI. Washing resale WDW points to use at another WDW resort really doesn't gain you much. Better to keep as is, otherwise Disney will have to turn into scummy high pressure timeshare salesmen to get the direct sales if the alternative is to simply go resale and wash.

Perhaps however it certainly would help those that want to try out a no humidity park experience. Without point washing a resale owner of the O14’s only option is VGC. With the point washing it would open up a lot more chances for those folks with VDH.

 

[muppets3d]

I'm unfamiliar with other vacation clubs/companies, but washing Marriott/Hilton points opens you up to hundreds of resorts in every corner of the planet.

DVC is primarily focused around WDW, and really only has 3 regions: FL/SC, CA, and HI. Washing resale WDW points to use at another WDW resort really doesn't gain you much. Better to keep as is, otherwise Disney will have to turn into scummy high pressure timeshare salesmen to get the direct sales if the alternative is to simply go resale and wash.

Not just the resorts but you get more exchange opportunities like cruises and member benefits like sorcerer pass.

 

[Choppers]

I think what is more likely is Disney will offer some sort of "point washing" program for resale owners. Lots of other timeshare systems have a process in place to allow resale owners to take communion. DVC should as well.

It amazes me they don’t already capitalise on all their resale owners. They’ve already had the money from the original buyer and I’m sure plenty of resale owners would be interested at being direct with the right price offered.

 

[airjay75]

I tend to think that any point washing system is unlikely to happen until post-2042. They want to get more restricted resorts in the portfolio, drive down resale prices further, continue pushing people toward direct, and then charge a hefty premium for the point washing. And they’ll be able to because at that point, washing your points will get you access to a lot of new resorts. Right now, as long as you don’t care too much about RIV/CFW/VDH, any point washing really doesn’t get you very much. If they did it now, they wouldn’t be able to charge very much and they could also cannibalize direct sales.

 

[intamin]

I tend to think that any point washing system is unlikely to happen until post-2042. They want to get more restricted resorts in the portfolio, drive down resale prices further, continue pushing people toward direct, and then charge a hefty premium for the point washing. And they’ll be able to because at that point, washing your points will get you access to a lot of new resorts. Right now, as long as you don’t care too much about RIV/CFW/VDH, any point washing really doesn’t get you very much. If they did it now, they wouldn’t be able to charge very much and they could also cannibalize direct sales.

I think this too, a point washing system would undermine what they currently have in place with resale restrictions. IF they were to allow for point washing, it would come with a really hefty price tag, it's not like Disney is going to do it out of the kindness of their hearts for the people who either couldn't afford direct or chose not to buy direct. The pricetag that it would likely have I imagine most people would end up balking at. Disney seems quite happy creating a class system in DVC.

Of course all of this is my opinion but I'm pretty sure Disney does NOT want to create another route for people to not buy whatever new resort they just built. The more new contracts they can sell, means another subsidized hotel that they get to own 50 years from now.

 

[Brian Noble]

Diamond (now Hilton VC) requires a point-for-point developer purchase to requalify resale points. If Disney does this, I'd assume that's the floor.

I also don't think it happens anytime soon, if ever.