DVC Direct Nov 25 Sales

[maui22]

We shall see… I’m not sure you can keep raising the point chart and the ppp for restricted resorts….

Also, I don’t think Yacht Club is as expensive as Grand Floridian or the Polynesian on the hotel side…

You may be right.

I am thinking zero Crescent Lake resorts in 30-40 years built up a lot of demand.

Since 2009, MK area resorts (BLT, VGF, PVB, CCV, BPK, CFW, IT, LSL). I believe that will total somewhere in the 20-25 million points after LSL opens. During those years, MK saw a Fantasyland Expansion and has Cars and Villains Lands coming.

Just before RIV opened, Toys and Star Wars lands were added to DHS. Now Monsters Inc coaster is coming.

AK seeing changes.

2030/2040s may be time for Epcot to see some big changes. The work they did recently fell far short of expectations. Guardians was a great addition. May be time to figure out what to do with Wonders of Life? Maybe some other improvements. New country?

If Epcot does see some major improvements like MK/DHS the park grows in demand.

Of course, it will require they avoid cheap flip like Big Pine Key.

I wouldn’t mind having a contract that restricts me to RIV, BCV, or BWV. Location is prefect for Epcot and DHS. When staying at these resorts, we often dine or end the night at Epcot.

 

[AstroBlasters]

You may be right.

I am thinking zero Crescent Lake resorts in 30-40 years built up a lot of demand.

Since 2009, MK area resorts (BLT, VGF, PVB, CCV, BPK, CFW, IT, LSL). I believe that will total somewhere in the 20-25 million points after LSL opens. During those years, MK saw a Fantasyland Expansion and has Cars and Villains Lands coming.

Just before RIV opened, Toys and Star Wars lands were added to DHS. Now Monsters Inc coaster is coming.

AK seeing changes.

2030/2040s may be time for Epcot to see some big changes. The work they did recently fell far short of expectations. Guardians was a great addition. May be time to figure out what to do with Wonders of Life? Maybe some other improvements. New country?

If Epcot does see some major improvements like MK/DHS the park grows in demand.

Of course, it will require they avoid cheap flip like Big Pine Key.

I wouldn’t mind having a contract that restricts me to RIV, BCV, or BWV. Location is prefect for Epcot and DHS. When staying at these resorts, we often dine or end the night at Epcot.

I could see a tear down and rebuild if they can sell it all as DVC…..

 

[BeachClub2014]

And I am of the belief that decisions are up to an individual as they are the only one who know their own situaton.

Obviously, this person decided BCV direct is what they wanted…which means it’s was the right decision for them.

Agreed.

Buying DVC, either resale or direct, rarely makes sense financially. Over the years I've seen some pretty amazing pixie dust fueled disney math to justify a purchase. At the end of the day, I bet many (most?) owners simply make the decision on "I have the means, and I want it" metric.

If someone has the means for a 300 point direct contract, and that's what they want, then have at it and enjoy it!

 

[Spivey378]

A single 300 BCV direct contract at $275pp…..

That’s $82,500 upfront + closing costs and $2,943 in annual dues….

That’s $18.33 a point upfront + $9.81 in dues + $10.86pp in lost interest on that money… OR nearly $39pp and its worth $0 in 15 years….

I know waiting a 60’days for resale points is a PITA… but that’s $41,250 for the same points and $1650 in lost interest …

JUST PAY CASH!

Welcome me home, fam!

 

[AstroBlasters]

Welcome me home, fam!

You purchased a 300 point direct BCV contract?

 

[Sandisw]

Welcome me home, fam!

Welcome home!!!

 

[Spivey378]

You purchased a 300 point direct BCV contract?

@VGCgroupie convinced me it was a good deal.

 

[AstroBlasters]

@VGCgroupie convinced me it was a good deal.

I’m too busy trying to figure out if Adam the Woo died today to ponder if this is all sarcasm.

 

[MerlinandtheMouse]

I’m too busy trying to figure out if Adam the Woo died today to ponder if this is all sarcasm.

I just came on here to see if there was any other info on this. Fresh baked just posted a tribute to him on instagram so it must be true. Wow so heartbreaking.

 

[Just654]

I just came on here to see if there was any other info on this. Fresh baked just posted a tribute to him on instagram so it must be true. Wow so heartbreaking.

Yeah his father confirmed Adam the Woo has passed

 

[VGCgroupie]

@VGCgroupie convinced me it was a good deal.

I need to figure out how to work that magic on my husband… I still didn’t sell him on the 25 direct points at CCV.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Yeah his father confirmed Adam the Woo has passed

We had to tell our kids tonight at dinner…. we have loved putting The Woo on to watch his recent international travels. He’s someone who has been on our TV almost every week for at least the last 5 years and was one of the original Disney Vloggers.

He was also part of our DVC family. I believe that he owned at the Rivera and Disneyland Hotel. He loved to take his Mom to all of the WDW resorts and loved VDH and Aulani.

Pretty bummed out at the moment.

 

[Cfabar1]

The hardest purchase to watch I ever saw was during the Grand Flo fire sale. One of the resale bloggers invited a family to their Youtube show to discuss the family’s ‘legacy’ VGF resale purchase for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Sometimes people are unaware of the resale market, but the flipside is other people who get caught in the mantra that resale is a no-brainer against direct pricing.

Buying enough points for all the kids and grandkids to continue on the grandparents’ tradition of annual Grand Flo visits, and they all could have had unrestricted blue card points instead for the same cost at that point in time.

At the end of the day, most of these DVC Podcasts, YouTube creators, and Blogs are sponsored by various companies that have a vested interest in the resale market.

During the VGF sale, I lost some respect for some hosts when they were trying to claim the prices at the time of the VGF "fire sale" was a terrible product. We were going through the buying process at the time, and it was very unnerving, because I didn't agree at all with what they were saying, but it did make me doubt, and wonder if it was the right purchase for me, to say nothing of my spouse who was a little more skeptical given the reputation of timeshares generally. Thankfully we did ignore the hosts and we purchased direct anyways. That was a remarkable opportunity, and given the escalation in direct prices, I really do feel priced out of a large direct contract at this point. Our only regret is that we didn't buy more than 150 Direct Points at that time!

To be fair, and to give them credit, in recent years, those hosts have now said several times that the VGF Direct Sale was a very good time to buy.

my point is it is all a business. Resale, Rental, and everyone else has their vested interests. I have to assume that resale was negatively impacted by the strong VGF sales that summer, and RIV too... I know we were seriously considering a large VGF resale contract prior to the fire sale.

DVD/DVC has their own vested interests as well. Each perspective member needs to do their homework and determine what their personal comfort, risk tolerance, etc. is.

 

[80sTerraceCafeFan]

We had to tell our kids tonight at dinner…. we have loved putting The Woo on to watch his recent international travels. He’s someone who has been on our TV almost every week for at least the last 5 years and was one of the original Disney Vloggers.

He was also part of our DVC family. I believe that he owned at the Rivera and Disneyland Hotel. He loved to take his Mom to all of the WDW resorts and loved VDH and Aulani.

Pretty bummed out at the moment.

It's so sad - he had so many good years ahead in Celebration and traveling for his channel. A big loss for those who followed him as he continuley brought joy into our lives. Condolences to his family and friends. I appreciate how nice and sincere he was to me when I ran into him at Epcot. I was looking for club cool after it moved and he walked me over there and we chatted awhile - just a good dude.

 

[atthebeachclub]

I’m sorry to hear about the vlogger guy, but it’s been a lesson for me in how niche our media is now. I listen to a lot of DVC podcasts and had never heard of him before.

 

[Cfabar1]

I’m sorry to hear about the vlogger guy, but it’s been a lesson for me in how niche our media is now. I listen to a lot of DVC podcasts and had never heard of him before.

same

 

[AstroBlasters]

I’m sorry to hear about the vlogger guy, but it’s been a lesson for me in how niche our media is now. I listen to a lot of DVC podcasts and had never heard of him before.

He had been Vloging for Disney things for nearly 15 years… Originally a SoCal/Disneyland guy who migrated over to WDW to be closer to his parents.…but he also did some really cool travel videos. Here is a recent one where he went to visit the real Matterhorn.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I had to Google him then realized I had watched a video of his way back about the abandoned WDW water park place. Always sad when someone dies so young.

 

[Mikey15]

If they purchased resale they would have $75,000 more dollars in 15 years at a 4% interest rate & would have had the same amount of DVC points available to use the whole time….. SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS

Big difference and all but I would hope they’d have bought a Dec UY and been allowed to bank Dec’24 points past the deadline.

Including Dec’41 points that would be 18 “years” of points instead of 15.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Big difference and all but I would hope they’d have bought a Dec UY and been allowed to bank Dec’24 points past the deadline.

Including Dec’41 points that would be 18 “years” of points instead of 15.

It was from the November sales report and I believe it was actually signed for in September.

There is no way to know how many UY points were included since it is not an actively selling resort.