Resale purchase....

[Maliki2]

So we are thinking about going small in resale to make sure we like everything. If we buy Boardwalk 50 pts and have a UY of say March 2008 for example.....if we like everything and we see another resale UY of March 2009 for 50 pts and decide to purchase that....would our points combine for $100 for the next year. What I'm trying to figure out and I know im confusing you is that if we purchase the 50 and then purchase another 50 it will be combined to 100 giving us the 100 for the years to come. Gah I think I just confused myself

 

[tjcj]

I think you are on the right track we have two contracts at SSR one for 160 the other for 130. they are listed as two separate contracts but we have a total of 290 SSR pts each year. Remember you can bank and borrow as well so think about how many points you would need based on how many trips you plan on doing. Our first 160 pts was great when we went every other year, but now we find ourselves going once or twice a year!! Hope that helps

 

[Dean]

If you are an owner and buy an additional resale contract the same use year, DVC's goal is to add it to your present account. They will usually, but not always, do so. Occasionally DVC doesn't realize until it's too late and they will not go back and combine them at a later date. The home resort doesn't matter but if the use year is different OR if there are any variations in the title, they will not combine them. It'd can't be just yourself on one and you and your spouse on the other for example. So if you do buy a second resale contract that's the same use year, make sure the title is exactly the same and that DVC knows you are a current member along with your member number.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Does it really matter if they are combined or not?

 

[Caskbill]

If the two contracts are not combined, meaning the first one is considered a 'master' contract and the 2nd one is an 'add-on' contract, then they both become their own 'master' contracts and each has it's own membership number.

In this case they are totally separate from each other as if they were owned by different people.

A combined contract would be treated as if it were a single contract thus they'd have 100 points to work with. If they wanted to make a 75 point reservation somewhere, they can do it.

If not combined, then they could not make the 75 point reservation since the largest contract they had would only be 50 points. They would have to make part of the reservation out of each contract using points in whole day increments, and then link the reservations.

Basically the difference is you have to manage two contracts separately instead of a single contract.

 

[LisaS]

Another option to consider is to purchase the first 50-pointer via the resale market and then add on another 50 points directly through Disney. The price/pt will be higher, but there are no closing fees, the first year's dues are pro-rated from date of purchase and you get a full set of current Use Year points with your purchase. When you add up all costs and compare the number of points you get, adding on through Disney is usually not much more expensive and will be faster (no ROFR process) and easier. You will have your new points in about 24 hours. Disney will only sell you the same UY and will set it up as an add-on contract.