ROFR Thread April to June 2021 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[Nabas]

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So Riviera is 50-point minimum?

And financing it's 50?

But cash it's 25?

So confusing!

 

[npatellye]

I hope you are right.

I read recently on disboards that it now was 50. Maybe that only applied to financing.

I'm hoping one of the DVC mods can step in and correct me if what I read was wrong!

Note: DVC News has 25 points listed.

I think some resorts are 50, others are 25. One of the mods will know for sure

 

[Chia1974]

So Riviera is 50-point minimum?

And financing it's 50?

But cash it's 25?

So confusing!

I think that’s what the guide said.

 

[Sandisw]

I guess being a direct owner, I see a value in having the unrestricted points. For $900, I'd rather have the option to use these with my Riviera points for Riviera or some future resort. If I didn't own the direct points already, 30 unrestricted points wouldn't help me much, so I guess it wouldn't matter.

Oh I do too. It’s why I sold BLT. I just meant that someone paying asking price, even high, didn’t spent that much more for the resale contract vs a price more in line with other resale BLT.

But since we love RIV only resale we will buy..and are..is RIV because I have 675 unrestricted points to use elsewhere

 

[DonMacGregor]

I think that’s what the guide said.

I believe at all resorts EXCEPT RIV, it's 25 cash and 50 to finance. At RIV, I beleive it's a flat minimum of 50 points, cash or finance.

 

[MAKP2]

$205 for a 30 pt BLT seller unwilling to negotiate at all....FP only.... this is really something!

Trying to be patient but with every day getting closer to buying direct with no restrictions.

I will buy direct instead of paying $205 for 30 points. Also you don’t have to wait 2 - 3 months for the contract plus you will receive the 2020 points.

 

[Chia1974]

They want $155 on 25 point striped SSR contract

 

[kilik64]

They want $155 on 25 point striped SSR contract

Its not stripped, there's 1 point from 2020 still....

 

[dfan_welcomehomeall_19]

I will buy direct instead of paying $205 for 30 points. Also you don’t have to wait 2 - 3 months for the contract plus you will receive the 2020 points.

So that’s a good point...if I added direct with a Dec UY (current) I’d get the 30 for ‘20 and 30 for ‘21. The only thing I need to be careful with is the banking deadline which I believe is next mo. Also I know I used my chase Disney visa for deposit on my direct CCV a few years back. I’ve a got decent Amount of Disney reward dollars in the bank now. Anyone know if I could use that towards cash purchase and or does payment need to be made using a single payment method? I know the reward dollars can be used towards dues.

 

[Chia1974]

So that’s a good point...if I added direct with a Dec UY (current) I’d get the 30 for ‘20 and 30 for ‘21. The only thing I need to be careful with is the banking deadline which I believe is next mo. Also I know I used my chase Disney visa for deposit on my direct CCV a few years back. I’ve a got decent Amount of Disney reward dollars in the bank now. Anyone know if I could use that towards cash purchase and or does payment need to be made using a single payment method? I know the reward dollars can be used towards dues.

I don't think you can use reward dollars to buy DVC. I am not sure what you mean by single payment method. I used my Disney Visa to pay the entire 125 point BLT contract in 3 different transactions. I would just pay off the balance each time then pay more. Also 6 month no interest on DVC purchase.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

So that’s a good point...if I added direct with a Dec UY (current) I’d get the 30 for ‘20 and 30 for ‘21. The only thing I need to be careful with is the banking deadline which I believe is next mo. Also I know I used my chase Disney visa for deposit on my direct CCV a few years back. I’ve a got decent Amount of Disney reward dollars in the bank now. Anyone know if I could use that towards cash purchase and or does payment need to be made using a single payment method? I know the reward dollars can be used towards dues.

No, you cannot use reward dollars to purchase DVC nor can you use gift cards. I've never heard that you can use the reward dollars for dues either. You can use gift cards for those though.

 

[DonMacGregor]

I am not sure what you mean by single payment method.

One means of payment, cash or credit or something else as opposed to "split tender" or "mixed payment" where more than one type of tender is used. Think of it like paying for your points by paying some cash, and putting the rest on a credit card in the same transaction. Those of us of a certain age remember that you could almost never use split tender anywhere, and when you could it was pretty unique (like back in the days of credit card "machines" and cash registers that weren't networked).

 

[LilyJC]

I’ve a got decent Amount of Disney reward dollars in the bank now. Anyone know if I could use that towards cash purchase and or does payment need to be made using a single payment method? I know the reward dollars can be used towards dues.

I've never heard that you can use the reward dollars for dues either. You can use gift cards for those though.

I always forget to use my rewards dollars on merch, etc., so I made sure to use them towards my dues this year! Easy peasy and thankful to use them up that way!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

@dfan_welcomehomeall_19 You can use multiple payment options when buying direct.

I have one direct contract. I put two payments on my Disney Visa so they would fall into two different payment cycles. I put one payment on another credit card that had 10 months at 0.9% APR. I financed the rest through Disney so I could keep more cash fluid, but I'm paying it off within a year.

 

[Samita]

@dfan_welcomehomeall_19 You can use multiple payment options when buying direct.

I have one direct contract. I put two payments on my Disney Visa so they would fall into two different payment cycles. I put one payment on another credit card that had 10 months at 0.9% APR. I financed the rest through Disney so I could keep more cash fluid, but I'm paying it off within a year.

I was thinking of adding direct and doing this. Good to know that it is possible to do so.

 

[Ginamarie]

So that’s a good point...if I added direct with a Dec UY (current) I’d get the 30 for ‘20 and 30 for ‘21. The only thing I need to be careful with is the banking deadline which I believe is next mo. Also I know I used my chase Disney visa for deposit on my direct CCV a few years back. I’ve a got decent Amount of Disney reward dollars in the bank now. Anyone know if I could use that towards cash purchase and or does payment need to be made using a single payment method? I know the reward dollars can be used towards dues.

You can't use your rewards points, but you can use your Disney Visa and earn more reward points that way.
We used our Disney Visa and split the payments over two billing periods. They also offer 0% financing for six months, but the system wasn't working properly and they wound up charging me interest which they KNOW they have to refund because of the "glitch." We wound up paying off the Riv contract in like 3 months, but I'm still waiting for the interest fees refund, so YMMV with that one.

 

[Lorana]

I believe at all resorts EXCEPT RIV, it's 25 cash and 50 to finance. At RIV, I beleive it's a flat minimum of 50 points, cash or finance.

Unless they changed it from last year when I asked about a 25-point add-on at CCV, it’s both RIV and CCV that require a 50-point minimum add-on.

 

[npatellye]

I’m seeing a lot of contracts from mid-May passing ROFR so far between Friday and now. I’m getting antsy because this should likely be the week I hear if the SSR submitted on 5/26 is taken. Do people usually hear about contracts being taken on a certain day of the week or is it just a rolling basis?

 

[Chia1974]

You can't use your rewards points, but you can use your Disney Visa and earn more reward points that way.
We used our Disney Visa and split the payments over two billing periods. They also offer 0% financing for six months, but the system wasn't working properly and they wound up charging me interest which they KNOW they have to refund because of the "glitch." We wound up paying off the Riv contract in like 3 months, but I'm still waiting for the interest fees refund, so YMMV with that one.

I’m also planning on taking advantage of the 6 month no interest. I’ve been confirmed numerous times by my DVC guide and Chase customer service on this matter. I hope there’s no”glitch”. Lol

 

[Theta]

Has anyone used their Costco Citi credit card? How would the DVC purchase track for % back?