Sorry for the sarcasm of the topic, I know this will be a heated discussion
in the end the moderators will determine if its too hot
Many of us see the benefit of being able to Rent/Trade our points on occasion to get out of a jam, or to go on a cruise one year, etc.... Recently discussions have come up that makes me wonder if there is a limitation in the minds of the DVC community (at least on this board) on just what constitutes an acceptable or fair exchange. Not only fair to the parties involved in the transactions, but also fair to the DVC membership as a whole since many of these reservations obviously require the manipulation of the reservation system to maximize the number of total reservations that are possible.
This is just a hypothetical (KIND OF, but not really), but I dont think its fair for members to take a 400 pt allotment and at the 11 month window use the 400 pts in 48 point increments (2 x studio nights at BWV at Thanksgiving) to make 8 (EIGHT) 5-7 day long reservations by using two nights booked on points and the rest at the member discount cash rate; then reselling these 8 overlapping week long reservations at a large markup.
Sure its less than Disneys rack rates, but thats not the point. The point is taking all of these (what should have been) available room nights away from members (points or member discount nights) and for a profit floating them out to the public.
Maybe I was just naïve, and none of this is any of my business, personally it just ticked me off when I was looking for a cancellation on the rent/trade board (to satisfy an unexpected business trip to Orlando). I wanted a studio that should have been around 45 points for a 5 might stay, but all I could find were $1000-$1500 reservations, course the nice thing was that some individuals that responded to my post on the rent / trade board had a whole menu of reservations to allow me to choose from.
I want to get an idea about how DVC members on the DIS feel about this type of activity, and I also want to know if DIS members think that this an appropriate use of the Rent / Trade boards.
Many of us see the benefit of being able to Rent/Trade our points on occasion to get out of a jam, or to go on a cruise one year, etc.... Recently discussions have come up that makes me wonder if there is a limitation in the minds of the DVC community (at least on this board) on just what constitutes an acceptable or fair exchange. Not only fair to the parties involved in the transactions, but also fair to the DVC membership as a whole since many of these reservations obviously require the manipulation of the reservation system to maximize the number of total reservations that are possible.
This is just a hypothetical (KIND OF, but not really), but I dont think its fair for members to take a 400 pt allotment and at the 11 month window use the 400 pts in 48 point increments (2 x studio nights at BWV at Thanksgiving) to make 8 (EIGHT) 5-7 day long reservations by using two nights booked on points and the rest at the member discount cash rate; then reselling these 8 overlapping week long reservations at a large markup.
Sure its less than Disneys rack rates, but thats not the point. The point is taking all of these (what should have been) available room nights away from members (points or member discount nights) and for a profit floating them out to the public.
Maybe I was just naïve, and none of this is any of my business, personally it just ticked me off when I was looking for a cancellation on the rent/trade board (to satisfy an unexpected business trip to Orlando). I wanted a studio that should have been around 45 points for a 5 might stay, but all I could find were $1000-$1500 reservations, course the nice thing was that some individuals that responded to my post on the rent / trade board had a whole menu of reservations to allow me to choose from.
I want to get an idea about how DVC members on the DIS feel about this type of activity, and I also want to know if DIS members think that this an appropriate use of the Rent / Trade boards.
But, as it stands now, why pay that much when you can rent points for a 2b for $200 per night. 
