I agree with this! I'm pretty sure I'm going to be doing a small add-on from Disney once my resale contract is finalized. I think the adding of a MOD DVC resort will also factor into these "tiers" or at least create new ones. Unlike most, I'm actually excited to see what they offer when CBR goes up for sale. Debating a small add-on or waiting to see what CBR brings. Anyone else looking forward to CBR??
CBR will NOT be a moderate DVC resort. Bank on that. Gondola access to Star Wars Land will pop that into deluxe category.
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Nope. I've said it before and I'll say it again: buying a deeded interest in real property makes you a member. Buying from Disney makes you their customer. Being their customer may provide you with some perks, but it doesn't take away from what it means to be a member.
It would destroy the balance between the 11 month and 7 month window even more than its damaged now.
Legally they couldn't do that but they could come up with a VIP system that gave a wait list or longer reservation option (14 instead of 7 days for ex.) to qualified members.
Doubtful but actually DVD would want to do this if they could still keep selling. They have no desire to keep resale prices high and not responsibility to do so but they do want to be able to sell the most they can. Their ideal situation is you can't sell but don't realize that going in and that everyone buys retail.
What makes you think that's their goal? They aren't trying to keep prices up. They just need the inventory to sell.
In reality the endpoint may be somewhat same but all they really care about is selling retail and if they can do that AND push down resale prices they will because that means they've made it less attractive in other ways. Timeshares who sell for free or pennies on the dollar still are able to sell retail for large $$$. Most people who are buying retail during a sales presentation aren't going in well educated and even if they become educated fast enough afterwards, they often don't cancel even if they should. I'll say again, they could care less about what you can sell for but rather whether a perspective buyer goes retail or not. EVERY SINGLE RESALE BUYER is a potential retail buyer, that they profess they would never buy retail is somewhat irrelevant to that point.
As noted, it's all about selling retail, even the option to pick up cheaper contracts is a secondary issue that they'd be fine skipping over if they could satisfy the rest of the sales goals.
I doubt that's the case. I think keeping the price up is the main goal. It'd be hard to sell CCV direct at $171 (or whatever the current price is) if BRV resale went for $30.
It was interesting to see the tide turn in attitude a few years ago on this board. It was like a jilter lover where quite a number went from love to hate. But interestingly they started complaining and talking bad about DVD/DVC but most still continued being an owner or even adding on. In many ways we passed the line of reasonableness in terms of product vs cost vs hassle some time ago but yet people keep buying and resale is double what it was at the low point.
