how do you think MS handles this points transfer scenario?

[DVC Nut]

Castleri -

The 60 2003 BCV points would then have a OKW 11 month home resort priority.

If you wanted to delve into it a bit farther and really use them for an 11 month BCV window (trust me, this may be a long and difficult conversation with MS) you could. It means that MS is going to have to do a lot of research on where the points actually came from and a lot of manual transferring (basically cheating their own computer system). All you would have to say is that the member guidebook states that points retain their original use year and home resort and you want to use them as BCV points.

Unless you have a BCV contract also, there would be no point in transferring in the points to use for an 11 month window at BCV. It would be much easier to just have your DD book for you on her membership and put your name on the reservation.

You could get a huge benefit if you plan on using the points at OKW for the 11 month window. you could basically use the BCV points transferred in as OKW points

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Okay, this is not making sense to me. I just got off the phone with MS to ask them some questions. They told me that unless a special exception is made, that I can only except transfered points from Vb or VWL contracts. In other words, because I have VWL & VB contracts I can not have BCV points transfered to my account. They said "you don't have a BCV account, so we would not even know where tp put the points." They did say that if there was an exception, they would retain their original home resort. That only makes sense, otherwise there could be 10 times to many VWL points on inventory.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Mother of Pearl...... Now I am really, really confused. I just read page 42 of my POS (3/2002, so may not be the most current). Anyway, it says in no uncertain terms that transferred points retain original use year, and home resort.

 

[DVC Nut]

The fact is that the computer system does not actually track the month of the use year or the home resort. MS tells you that the points kep UY and home resort because that is the way it is supposed to work...it doesn't actually happen though.

Transfers do not happen quite as often as anyone thinks they do. I know a lot of people at MS and they do 1 a month sometimes. The number of points that would actually "switch" resorts then is small and matters little in the whole scheme of things.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Originally posted by DVC Nut
The fact is that the computer system does not actually track the month of the use year or the home resort. MS tells you that the points kep UY and home resort because that is the way it is supposed to work...it doesn't actually happen though.

Transfers do not happen quite as often as anyone thinks they do. I know a lot of people at MS and they do 1 a month sometimes. The number of points that would actually "switch" resorts then is small and matters little in the whole scheme of things.

If this is true, I should buy a 25 point add-on at every DVC resort, then at the 11 month window I could decide where I felt like staying and transfer all my points to that contract for the 11 month window. Of course, I would have the rest of my points stockpiled at OKW so I have the lower mtc fee.

If there is a computer glitch, it should be fixed. I feel this is unacceptable, and in non-compliance with the POS. In theory, there could be way, way more home points for BCV (or any resort), than BCV actually has. I would think this is not even legal.

Does MS or DVC management admit to this?

Thanx....

 

[Dean]

This is one area where the written info in the POS has not been the final word. It is confusing because what we see in print is not how things are done. As for only being able to accept transfer from the same home resorts you have, that is ludicrous. Just stay away from transfers as much as possible.

 

[new_yawka]

I was considering giving another degree in pointology, to Dean this time. Upon thinking about it, however, a mere student such as myself could never give a Degree in anything to the Dean (a pun, yes, but I love Dean's unending knowledge about this stuff! Thanks!)

 

[disneyberry]

Originally posted by DVC Nut
If you wanted to delve into it a bit farther and really use them for an 11 month BCV window (trust me, this may be a long and difficult conversation with MS) you could. It means that MS is going to have to do a lot of research on where the points actually came from and a lot of manual transferring (basically cheating their own computer system).

it really is absolutely unacceptable that in order to get transfers done the way they're supposed to be done, you have to have a long and difficult conversation w/ MS. *sigh*

this really needs to change.
it is sloppy operations, and an indication that some MS agents may need additional training since they clearly do not know the rules that well.

it saddens me. i will definitely be drafting a letter to DVC about this in the near future.
the problem is, probably not that many people know or care about (not to mention understand the rules about) transferring points, so the percentage of members who might actually voice their complaints about this is so little that i wouldn't be surprised if DVC never bothers to remedy the situation.
*shakes head* *sigh*
it's too bad, because transferring points, when done the way DVC legally defines it, really brings a whole new level of flexibility to DVC membership.