extra add-on UY points vs. developer points

[ldo]

I read that if you add-on near the end of your UY, you get the prior years points--so if Sept. UY and you add-on in Aug 2008, you get the 2007 UY points and only pay maint. fees from Aug-Dec on those--1st, am I correct??

So, how are extra UY points different (if at all) from develper points? When do those "extra" UY points expire? Can you bank them (obviously, banking deadline has passed)? Are they good for only 12 months like developer points?

We are thinking of adding on, but can alter the timing. We would want to be able to use the extra UY points the following year--maybe 15 months after add-on.

 

[RobDoc]

Recently, MS has allowed owners to bank add-on purchases outside of the banking deadlines - but this was not always the case. With the recent changes in the banking deadlines, it's possible that the policy about add-ons could change again - so I would not advise trying to time an add-on purchase using current policy as precedent.

If you add on during the current Use Year, banking those points simply gives you until the end of the following Use Year to use the points - just like banking any of your points.

Add-on purchases have been pro-rated for dues - so if you purchase any Use Year in August you will only pay dues from that date thru December 31.

As for comparing an add-on to getting developer points they are completely different things. At times, DVC has even offered developer points for add-on purchases (usually with a minimum purchase of 100 points). In those cases, the member would get the points from the current Use Year ... AND ... the developer points.

Any add-on will get points from the current Use Year. If you purchase today and have a March Use Year you would get 2007 points and then another allotment on March 1. Even a February Use Year would still get 2007 points and another allotment on February 1 - whether MS will still allow those points to be banked in the future is uncertain - but we've had no reports of any current change in the banking policy regarding add-ons beyond the new banking deadlines.

 

[DVC Mike]

Any add-on will get points from the current Use Year. If you purchase today and have a March Use Year you would get 2007 points and then another allotment on March 1. Even a February Use Year would still get 2007 points and another allotment on February 1 - whether MS will still allow those points to be banked in the future is uncertain - but we've had no reports of any current change in the banking policy regarding add-ons beyond the new banking deadlines.

I just did a small add-on at VWL. I have a March UY and was able to call MS and immediately bank the points. MS will look at the date of the add-on contract and verify this was a new add-on.