Resale shopping again.. my heart wants one thing but my head says another. Give your opinions.

[Where'sPiglet?]

We are still going next week, I am somewhat glad that I am a bit sour on DVC at the moment for various reasons. Maybe this will combat the addonitis.

Word to the wise when you return from a trip high on pixie dust don't make any big decisions in regards to DVC or Disney. I should give myself a rule to not be allowed to touch my DVC account, this board, aggregators or broker websites for 3 weeks after I return home from a trip.

Sour?! Is there a story here?

 

[Sandisw]

So I emailed my guide to ask if I can tour Poly whenever without an appt. He said just any day 12:30-1:30, no offers to come meet me etc.. which I am happy about, but then again why not?? hahaha

Does your guide work onsite? Mine is remote.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Sour?! Is there a story here?

Just a bunch of things all at once that got me a bit sour.
MS reallocated some points for me and messed things all up and points are being used from an upcoming year that were not before. Now I am missing 2 points and they cant seem to locate them.
My all time favorite home resort VGC just got its hard goods refurbishment and they didn't touch the bathrooms, which are more important to me than any other part of the room.
The last thing was just seeing many complaints on other social platforms about check in not happening until 6pm or later and other things, which I know I should take with a grain of salt since people love to complain on the internet. And while everyone is entitled to their opinion and feelings it's disheartening when many members just make excuses for DVC/Disney rather than holding them accountable for their shortcomings.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Does your guide work onsite? Mine is remote.

Pretty sure we have the same guide Bill, so I guess he is remote! #dreamjob Thats good to know I just assumed he worked in FL.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Ughhhh must remain strong and not bid on a loaded contract until I get back!

 

[cruisehopeful]

Ughhhh must remain strong and not bid on a loaded contract until I get back!

You got this!

 

[Sandisw]

Pretty sure we have the same guide Bill, so I guess he is remote! #dreamjob Thats good to know I just assumed he worked in FL.

He may be in FL but not on property and may no longer even be close to WDW!!

I know he strictly works remote now!!

 

[sethschroeder]

#dreamjob

I dont think I could deal with it unless I was retired (didnt need the money) and wouldn't be fired for telling people to look at resale instead of taking out the loan.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I dont think I could deal with it unless I was retired (didnt need the money) and wouldn't be fired for telling people to look at resale instead of taking out the loan.

True I think you have to work our way up to not being the ones you get when you just chat in. Seasoned guides I think sell a lot to current owners who know what they want and know all the highs and lows of DVC

 

[Girlstar30]

I dont think I could deal with it unless I was retired (didnt need the money) and wouldn't be fired for telling people to look at resale instead of taking out the loan.

Our guide seemed very disappointed that we were considering resale

 

[kristennn]

Well here I am again. I said I would not be here, but I knew better. Im sure you all did too! I have known for a while I need more points at WDW since a bulk of my points are on the west coast.

I have always been a buying 2042 is not a good choice financially. My husband was also against it. Well after a trip to WDW we fell head over heels for Crescent Lake, especially BW. And much to my surprise my husband gave the green light on buying BW.

I own 100 points at CCV. We bought CCV because it made a really good choice value wise. And I do not regret it at all. It has been a great little SAP contract for us. It has also held its value which is amazing. So why would I sell it? It's crazy right? I dont see myself loving it all that much when we do stay especially since December is likely not to be a time in which we visit, when the resort really shines.

My recent trip had me realizing we are not bus people and never will be bus people. So minimizing the need for a bus is the highest priority for us. I adore Crescent lake. We love the vibe. We love the transportation options and we LOVED the theming at BWV. My husband doesn't think we will like BLT the way we do BW but he also is pretty nervous about the 2042 expiration. Financially BLT makes the most sense. Calculations I came up with would be a cost of $11.10pp at BLT and $14.23pp at Boardwalk, in 10 years BLT will obviously still hold some value but will BW?

I am kind of over having multiple contracts even if within the same use year, so I was considering selling CCV 100 and buying 150-175 elsewhere.

Should I slow my roll and just wait to see how I like my trip in August at Wilderness Lodge?
Should I go with my heart and go for it with BWV?
Should I make the best financial choice in BLT since it is walkable to MK and that is huge for us.
Should I just keep CCV, book what I can at BW at 7 months and pony up for Minnie Vans to MK?
Is there is a resort thats a good compromise you think Id love and should consider over BW or BLT?

With all that said I am needing to plan a trip in a 2 bedroom for Feb 2026 so if Im buying BLT/BWV I would like to hopefully get in before 7 months hits.

I am also in the camp of wanting to buy at beach club or boardwalk and being very hesitant about the fact that it expires in 2042. If you buy bay lake tower or something else with a long contract you will still be able to sell it in 15 years and get a chunk of it back. Who knbows how much - but surely some of it, maybe more then you spent. If you (or I) buy at a 2042 contract - in 15 years you wont get much if anything back for it. I would assume at that point you would sell the points if anything, not the contract. SO - it needs to be a good enough price that you're literally just using it for those 15 years of vacations. Surely BLT is a better financial choise - but what is a better happiness choice and are you making enough other good financial choices that on this one, you can invest in what will make you happiest? There is also the fact that points go a lot further at beach club/boardwalk then they do at bay lake or any of the monorail resorts. Try looking at a specific pretend vacation you can see yourself taking dates and days - and then use the point charts to see what it will cost you in points. Likely it would be a much cheaper points vacation at Boardwalk then at baylake. SO - at that point doesnt it feel like your boardwalk points are literally worth more than your baylake points - at least in the short term for the next 16 years or so? Thats what I am telling myself. I think at this point I would jump on boardwalk or beach club if I could get it at a good resale price (and none of these stripped contracts)

 

[VGCgroupie]

I am also in the camp of wanting to buy at beach club or boardwalk and being very hesitant about the fact that it expires in 2042. If you buy bay lake tower or something else with a long contract you will still be able to sell it in 15 years and get a chunk of it back. Who knbows how much - but surely some of it, maybe more then you spent. If you (or I) buy at a 2042 contract - in 15 years you wont get much if anything back for it. I would assume at that point you would sell the points if anything, not the contract. SO - it needs to be a good enough price that you're literally just using it for those 15 years of vacations. Surely BLT is a better financial choise - but what is a better happiness choice and are you making enough other good financial choices that on this one, you can invest in what will make you happiest? There is also the fact that points go a lot further at beach club/boardwalk then they do at bay lake or any of the monorail resorts. Try looking at a specific pretend vacation you can see yourself taking dates and days - and then use the point charts to see what it will cost you in points. Likely it would be a much cheaper points vacation at Boardwalk then at baylake. SO - at that point doesnt it feel like your boardwalk points are literally worth more than your baylake points - at least in the short term for the next 16 years or so? Thats what I am telling myself. I think at this point I would jump on boardwalk or beach club if I could get it at a good resale price (and none of these stripped contracts)

The point chart is pretty amazing there and I am going to do a breakdown comparison. Once I do I will post it.

 

[sethschroeder]

Our guide seemed very disappointed that we were considering resale

Its why I didn;'t work for Best Buy a long time ago. I couldn't push junk on people.

I own direct personally but its a very specific need on why you buy direct.

I have been in sales as part of my career but the thing is I worked for/with industry leading companies for products companies actually needed to function. I would have went to law school or move companies if I had to push product for the sake of selling something of no value.

 

[Girlstar30]

Its why I didn;'t work for Best Buy a long time ago. I couldn't push junk on people.

I own direct personally but its a very specific need on why you buy direct.

I have been in sales as part of my career but the thing is I worked for/with industry leading companies for products companies actually needed to function. I would have went to law school or move companies if I had to push product for the sake of selling something of no value.

I am the exact same way I would feel bad especially if I knew it wasnt a good fit

 

[VGCgroupie]

Is now a bad time to admit I answered phones for Rich Dad Poor Dad and another Real Estate Flipping course (Carlton Sheets) in the middle of the night for their infomercials?