ROFR Thread Jan to March 2022 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[Royal Consort]

Let’s say I have 100 BWV points and 100 SSR points, same UY. I book a trip at BWV at 11 month. When 7 month comes around. I modify the BWV reservation using SSR points instead. Then I can either bank or rent those BWV points.

This sentence structure reminds me of a high school math problem!

 

[Chia1974]

I head that the challenge with multiple use years is that you need member services to make the transfer, so you can’t do the modification right at 8AMEST on your computer. When I book Floridian at 7 months, I need the ability to have that 8AM online booking.

Transfer can be done ahead of time.

 

[thank_the_phoenicians88]

Oh! Good to know!

 

[Ginamarie]

So when are you buying BLT?

If my HHI contract passes ROFR, that’s probably my points purchase for this year.
If it gets taken, I’m back on the hunt for either BLT or HHI.

 

[Sandisw]

Question about SAP. Let’s say I have 100 BWV points and 100 SSR points, same UY. I book a trip at BWV at 11 month. When 7 month comes around. I modify the BWV reservation using SSR points instead. Then I can either bank or rent those BWV points. BWV points are much more desirable than SSR points.
One other thing. If I can transfer points to myself between different UY same home resort. Buying different UY wouldn’t be too much of a big deal. Right?
Really rocking my brain here

Thar only works if the room is still available to book. You can’t just replace the points.

If there are still some days at the beginning g or the end, then you can book, modify the original down, and have it merged later. If you have banked SSR points and there are any days still available it will take them.

But the BWV contract will be locked and it must be used first if the room was booked during home resort priority.

 

[Chia1974]

Thar only works if the room is still available to book. You can’t just replace the points.

If there are still some days at the beginning g or the end, then you can book, modify the original down, and have it merged later. If you have banked SSR points and there are any days still available it will take them.

But the BWV contract will be locked and it must be used first if the room was booked during home resort priority.

I’ve done it online. At 11 month I booked a week at BLT for 120 points. Then at 7 month, I only modify the points allocation but I don’t modify the original dates or resort. It does work.
I’ve even called MS to adjust the points allocation to free up my direct points so I can book RIV.

 

[Sandisw]

I’ve done it online. At 11 month I booked a week at BLT for 120 points. Then at 7 month, I only modify the points allocation but I don’t modify the original dates or resort. It does work.
I’ve even called MS to adjust the points allocation to free up my direct points so I can book RIV.

Then you were lucky because you should not be allowed to change out home resort points unless there are still rooms during those dates.. It is basically circumventing the home resort priority and it is disappointing that MS has done it for you because that is expressly prohibited.

A BLT room booked during BLT resort should never have points from another resort put into that without a cancel/rebook.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Then you were lucky because you should not be allowed to change out home resort points unless there are still rooms during those dates.. It is basically circumventing the home resort priority and it is disappointing that MS has done it for you because that is expressly prohibited.

A BLT room booked during BLT resort should never have points from another resort put into that without a cancel/rebook.

But if available, no need to cancel, the modification should work, right?? Are we sure the BLT reservation wasn’t still available? Did I miss that?

 

[Chia1974]

Then you were lucky because you should not be allowed to change out home resort points unless there are still rooms during those dates.. It is basically circumventing the home resort priority and it is disappointing that MS has done it for you because that is expressly prohibited.

I was not aware if that wasn’t allowed. I thought if the online modification works then it’s fine. MS didn’t mention what I asked for was not allowed either.
I guess just like waitlist, they don’t want you to waitlist a single day. They want to waitlist the whole vacation.

 

[DVChris]

After thinking about this a bit more, I decided to remove my comments as I do not support doing this.

 

[a742246]

Question about SAP. Let’s say I have 100 BWV points and 100 SSR points, same UY. I book a trip at BWV at 11 month. When 7 month comes around. I modify the BWV reservation using SSR points instead. Then I can either bank or rent those BWV points. BWV points are much more desirable than SSR points.
One other thing. If I can transfer points to myself between different UY same home resort. Buying different UY wouldn’t be too much of a big deal. Right?
Really rocking my brain here

I tried this once but it wouldn’t let me. It wanted the BWV account.

 

[DisNerd1984]

We closed on one of the contracts! Timeline was fast. They are both Copper Creek contracts. This one had an offer submitted 1/2, submitted to ROFR 1/7, passed ROFR 1/18, closed and recorded 2/3.

The other one has a delayed close of 2/20 but is on track to close that date.

 

[Sandisw]

I was not aware if that wasn’t allowed. I thought if the online modification works then it’s fine. MS didn’t mention what I asked for was not allowed either.
I guess just like waitlist, they don’t want you to waitlist a single day. They want to waitlist the whole vacation.

Not even the same as a waitlist. Points from a non home resort should not be used to replace a home resort booking, unless there are still rooms left for your stay.

If your BLT room was sold out and the CM reallocated non home resort points into it they violated the rules big time!!

it doesn’t work online because contracts are locked so there is no way to change the order.

 

[Lorana]

Lorana---$170-$9398-50-PVB-Sep-0/21, 100/22, 50/23- sent 1/17, passed 2/2

We decided to keep it, though of course now I feel I paid too much. Still, it has all 2021, 2022, and 2023 points, so that's nice. And now I really need to delete all my links to resale sites and stop looking, lest I be tempted again to add on! I also already got closing docs, too, on 2/2.

 

[Chia1974]

Not even the same as a waitlist. Points from a non home resort should not be used to replace a home resort booking, unless there are still rooms left for your stay.

If your BLT room was sold out and the CM reallocated non home resort points into it they violated the rules big time!!

it doesn’t work online because contracts are locked so there is no way to change the order.

Maybe there were more inventory available at 7 month and I couldn’t tell the difference. Now I understand this is not allowed.

 

[HIRyeDVC]

Lorana---$170-$9398-50-PVB-Sep-0/21, 100/22, 50/23- sent 1/17, passed 2/2

We decided to keep it, though of course now I feel I paid too much. Still, it has all 2021, 2022, and 2023 points, so that's nice. And now I really need to delete all my links to resale sites and stop looking, lest I be tempted again to add on! I also already got closing docs, too, on 2/2.

I don’t think you did. It’s small and fully loaded. Congratulations! I feel you about deleting all the links. It’s become a bad habit just to look.

 

[Chia1974]

Anyone still holding out for VGF2? Or still buying VGF1? They are buying back hardly anything. They can’t resale as direct because it’s no longer available?

 

[Ginamarie]

Lorana---$170-$9398-50-PVB-Sep-0/21, 100/22, 50/23- sent 1/17, passed 2/2

We decided to keep it, though of course now I feel I paid too much. Still, it has all 2021, 2022, and 2023 points, so that's nice. And now I really need to delete all my links to resale sites and stop looking, lest I be tempted again to add on! I also already got closing docs, too, on 2/2.

I can’t stop looking but now I feel like I’m trying to help others find a contract than shopping for myself… though who am I kidding? I’m also shopping for myself!

 

[Morganjacar]

I'm waiting on my close date for my resale poly and a fully loaded Saratoga just was posted at $121 pp with my same use year. Someone tell me not to!!

 

[birchtree95]

birchtree95---$70-$7145-90-HH-Oct-90/21, 90/22, 90/23- sent 1/18, passed 2/3

How did this pass?! I'm thrilled, but shocked.
Direct is over DOUBLE this!
Adding a 3rd use year to my life should be interesting...