Points Question

[msd1962]

I am new to DVC and need some help. We have a December use year and are going to use our 08 points and borrow 09 points, will give us 260 points, for a stay in Oct. We need 261 points. how do we get the extra 1 point? Can you buy 1 point from disney? Can you rent 1 point from somebody? or do you rent 1 day and not use all the 09 points?



Mark

 

[Tara]

I am new to DVC and need some help. We have a December use year and are going to use our 08 points and borrow 09 points, will give us 260 points, for a stay in Oct. We need 261 points. how do we get the extra 1 point? Can you buy 1 point from disney? Can you rent 1 point from somebody? or do you rent 1 day and not use all the 09 points?



Mark

You cannot buy 1 point from Disney. If you "rent" meaning you use someone else's points and they make the reservation in your name, it must be enough points for 1 night's stay - you can't combine your points with someone else's for 1 night in this way.

You can buy a point from another member and have it transferred to your account, but that uses up the transfer allowance for the use year and IMO it would be hard to find someone to transfer only 1 point - but it's worth a try.

Another option would be to use cash to pay for one night and your own points to pay for the rest.

 

[RobDoc]

I am new to DVC and need some help. We have a December use year and are going to use our 08 points and borrow 09 points, will give us 260 points, for a stay in Oct. We need 261 points. how do we get the extra 1 point? Can you buy 1 point from disney? Can you rent 1 point from somebody? or do you rent 1 day and not use all the 09 points?



Mark

Members can not mix cash and points for individual reservation nights. If you don't have enough points for a night to complete a reservation you could reserve that night thru MS using cash and it will be linked to the rest of your reservation. The 25% member discount may also be available. (But, not all nights are available using cash thru DVC.)

Your options are to find another member willing to transfer a point to your account ... find another member to rent one night to you and link them both together ... or pay cash for one of your nights minimizing the number of points you'd need to borrow.

Good luck!

 

[dianeschlicht]

Sometimes there are folks here who have an extra point or two that they will give away for just such a circumstance. I just gave away an AKV point that I would have let go to waste if someone else didn't need it. I do still have 2 more points in that same situation, but now I have used my once a year transfer, so those two will indeed go to waste. Perhaps there is someone else out there with the same situation who could help you out. I figured it was a "pay it forward" type of situation.

 

[kellyf2626]

I would either...

a) Pay one night cash (do a weekend night so that you save the most points) and hope to get the member discount on that night.

b) Go on the rent/trade board and see if you can have someone transfer points into your account. Maybe enough to add-on one more night? Where are you staying? Depending on where and what size room, you could get another night for pretty cheap...maybe even as low as $80 (weekday studio at OKW)!

c) Are you an AP holder? See if you can get a good rate for one night and try-out another resort for one night either at the beginning or end of your trip!