Ever wish you could swap points for another resort?

[littlestar]

I told my husband today that I wished we could swap 50 of our VWL points for 50 more Boardwalk points. I love VWL and Boardwalk almost equally (VWL edges it out just barely). But if I could reshuffle a small amount of them, I would love to. We've only got 55 Boardwalk points and I wish we had 50 more there. We've got 200 at VWL. And then 85 at BCV.

Anybody ever done this? Sell off 50 from one resort and buy some more at another? It would probably be too much of a hassle and expense.

 

[Rajah]

My question would be why -- can't you mix and match the points?

 

[BillPA]

Unless you have a 50 point add on, Disney will not allow you to divide a contract. I assume the 200 at VWL is one contract and the others are add ons. You would have to sell all 200 then buy back 150, then look for 50 at BWV... If you really want more at BWV, you might try doing an add on there. The "extra" points at VWL will not be difficult to use. Call your guide, they did have some BWV points not long ago.
Good luck.

 

[littlestar]

Rajah, the 11-month window is why I wish we had more at Boardwalk. Love that standard view point option. You get a lot - MGM/Epcot area for less points.

Our master contract at VWL is 150. The last 50 were an add-on so it can be sold off separately from the master contract.

 

[Laurabearz]

to Rajah... When did you start posting over here??

And to answer the OP question.... yes, I wish I had 30 more BWV points and 30 less OKW points. The 11 month window, standard view points option means a lot to me right now!

 

[Beca]

I don't know that I would want to "give up" any of my points!!!!...but, I do wish I had more at BWV....I think I just have a "points addiction" problem!!!



Beca

 

[Dean]

If you wanted to swap with another member, it'd be like two resales with two closings and the like. Hard to think it'd be worth it just to get the home resort priority. If it's important, sell then find what you want. No real advantage to swapping other than avoiding the commission.

 

[d-r]

I'll swap 100 SSR points for 100 WLV points - nothing against SSR, I'd just rather have a bigger pool of points at WLV

Actually, why couldn't someone trade for a contract instead of a cash resale? What if someone wanted to trade a car or other property or stock or livestock or whatever for a dvc contract, how would DVC ROFR handle that?

 

[Dean]

Originally posted by d-r
I'll swap 100 SSR points for 100 WLV points - nothing against SSR, I'd just rather have a bigger pool of points at WLV

Actually, why couldn't someone trade for a contract instead of a cash resale? What if someone wanted to trade a car or other property or stock or livestock or whatever for a dvc contract, how would DVC ROFR handle that?

It would actually be each person "selling" their points to the other person. They'd have to go through Right of First Refusal and a closing for EACH contract.

 

[d-r]

I see what you are saying about swapping two dvc contracts.

Surely somebody has tried to trade a car or something for a dvc contract? Or some other land, etc.

What about gifts? Can you give someone a dvc contract?

 

[bobbiwoz]

For us, it was the standard view lower points that tilted the scale for buying into BWV with the most points, but that doesn't stop me from wishing we had more points at VWL, but we have enough to do something at Christmas there. I hated having to borrow some VWL points for the members cruise, but again, fewer points at BWV for the same time-period stay, so those '06 points were more valuable to me. I understand your pain, but you are in a good position to trade!

Bobbi

 

[ripleysmom]

Sometimes I wish our points were at HHI or VWL but I do like having the option of being able to get a GV at BWV

 

[KNWVIKING]

Well...sorta.

Basically I have more OKW points then I need and too few VWL & BCV points. Using the 11-7 windows properly has allowed me to vacation exactly as I want, but if I could trade some excess OKW for a few of the others, I'd have no need for the 7 month window.

But I do appriciate paying lower dues on the bulk of my points.

 

[pumpkinboy]

Originally posted by littlestar
Rajah, the 11-month window is why I wish we had more at Boardwalk. Love that standard view point option. You get a lot - MGM/Epcot area for less points...

Another option would be to to swap ressies with another member. For example, you want Std view BWV during Food & Wine and I want VWL in early December; so I make a BWV ressie in your name with my points and you make the VWL ressie in my name with your points. If we're talking about similar numbers of points, we could just net out the difference at maybe $10 a point. Obviously, lots of trust would be required in such a swap, but it could certainly be done.

I have been toying with doing such a swap BWV for BCV next Food & Wine Fest, since we've wanted to try out BCV. Of course we would need to line up a swap partner, and have yet to do that.

Yay Red Sox!
(Now we just need to reverse the curse next Tuesday)

 

[KNWVIKING]

.... My DS just moved into a house on Hawthorn....anywhere near you ?

 

[Dean]

Originally posted by d-r
I see what you are saying about swapping two dvc contracts.

Surely somebody has tried to trade a car or something for a dvc contract? Or some other land, etc.

What about gifts? Can you give someone a dvc contract?

I've been away with a family illness. I've actually done an even swap of DVC points for another timeshare. From DVC's standpoint, they were separate issues and they treated it as a cash transaction demanding a cash amount be placed on each item. I'm convinced they would have bought it back had the prices been low enough but since it was an even swap, we could reasonably price them to make that unlikely and still be appropriate.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

I've often wondered if I would like to swap points for BWV points so we could get a 3 bedroom villa there some year. It is rare that we need it, but for one or two times, it would be great. Perhaps I can work something out on the trade board when the occasion arrives

 

[d-r]

Dean, thanks for the reply, I was really curious about that, and it helps me see how they do it. I hope everything is going well, thanks.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Although we liked SSR when we bought and stayed there, we've fallen in love with WL. Wish we had points there -- perhaps sometime in the near future!

BTW -- We've also stayed at BCV and BWV.

 

[Coastie]

So... if I read these correctly, I could make ressies at VWL and the other member could make ressies for me at the 11 month window at BCV? Sounds good to me!! Hmmmm... Maybe the family reunion is a possibility...