ROFR Thread January to March 2019 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[TexasChick123]

bluebunny72---$109-$13580-120-AKV-Oct-0/18, 0/19, 120/20- sent 1/11, taken 2/13

I’m sorry they took this one. I’m also surprised. Not that my surprise helps you any...

We love VGF and was our preferred DVC resort but BLT was more affordable for us. We were originally going to go for a VGF contract.

You can’t go wrong with either resort. We own at both and love both!!!

 

[jamie3631]

bluebunny72---$109-$13580-120-AKV-Oct-0/18, 0/19, 120/20- sent 1/11, taken 2/13

This has me really freaking out now. I submitted an identical contract except our price is $113/point. Ours was submitted on 1/17. I am really freaking out now that mine is going to be taken as mine was identical in number of points overall, and when points are available.

I'm so sorry for you. I hope you dive in and get the contract you want. If ours is taken I'm not sure if we will dive in again or not. We currently have a very small contract at Boardwalk (50 points) as we currently rent points when we are out of points, which is frequently lol! My first attempt prior to getting the boardwalk contract was taken by Disney as well, so if this one is, I don't know if I have it in me to go for another one right now. I hate this waiting game.

 

[TexasChick123]

This has me really freaking out now. I submitted an identical contract except our price is $113/point. Ours was submitted on 1/17. I am really freaking out now that mine is going to be taken as mine was identical in number of points overall, and when points are available.

I'm so sorry for you. I hope you dive in and get the contract you want. If ours is taken I'm not sure if we will dive in again or not. We currently have a very small contract at Boardwalk (50 points) as we currently rent points when we are out of points, which is frequently lol! My first attempt prior to getting the boardwalk contract was taken by Disney as well, so if this one is, I don't know if I have it in me to go for another one right now. I hate this waiting game.

There’s an easy way to cope if they keep taking them. You just start throwing out low balls and not caring if sellers reject or counter. Then, when you send it off to ROFR, go about your business. I was actually at Disney when I found out we passed ROFR on our last contract last summer. I think I was in the wine country when I found out one got taken. My point is, you already own, so don’t stress about it. As @ScubaCat always says, one will make it through eventually. Good news when the exercise ROFR, you get to keep your money!!! Remember, you didn’t lose the lottery or a prize. You were going to pay a lot of money for these points. I had to teach myself this because they kept loving the deals I negotiated for them. Good luck!!!

 

[Greg36]

bluebunny72---$109-$13580-120-AKV-Oct-0/18, 0/19, 120/20- sent 1/11, taken 2/13

Sorry they took this on you. I am really surprised they would buy this back at this price. When you factor in their 'cost' to add the missing 240 points they need to sell it that does not offer them much profit at even $176 a point...

 

[jamie3631]

There’s an easy way to cope if they keep taking them. You just start throwing out low balls and not caring if sellers reject or counter. Then, when you send it off to ROFR, go about your business. I was actually at Disney when I found out we passed ROFR on our last contract last summer. I think I was in the wine country when I found out one got taken. My point is, you already own, so don’t stress about it. As @ScubaCat always says, one will make it through eventually. Good news when the exercise ROFR, you get to keep your money!!! Remember, you didn’t lose the lottery or a prize. You were going to pay a lot of money for these points. I had to teach myself this because they kept loving the deals I negotiated for them. Good luck!!!

I know. It just took me a while to get my husband to agree to purchase another contact, as he's usually not onboard. I just don't want to have to battle with him if this gets taken to get him to agree to submit again. I think I caught him in a moment of weakness lol! So it's a freak out just from the personal standpoint. I know it's a lot of money. Selfishly I'm also looking to book a trip late February next year, and I would like to use these points to do so. While I can get another contract the points will likely not be there in enough time for me to get the studio room we could get now with these points coming soon after the 11 month mark would open. So it's my own pity party lol!

 

[DduzDis]

There’s an easy way to cope if they keep taking them. You just start throwing out low balls and not caring if sellers reject or counter. Then, when you send it off to ROFR, go about your business. I was actually at Disney when I found out we passed ROFR on our last contract last summer. I think I was in the wine country when I found out one got taken. My point is, you already own, so don’t stress about it. As @ScubaCat always says, one will make it through eventually. Good news when the exercise ROFR, you get to keep your money!!! Remember, you didn’t lose the lottery or a prize. You were going to pay a lot of money for these points. I had to teach myself this because they kept loving the deals I negotiated for them. Good luck!!!

I went sort of an opposite approach with this one. I had the perfect contract (for us) swing in just as my other one was taken so I made a full price offer. If DVD takes this one they will be paying more for it than many, many others. If they don't we will rent the extra points and bring the overall cost down. We already own BLT so we're winners either way in my book. But....this wait is still brutal.

 

[LadyLvsTramp]

There’s an easy way to cope if they keep taking them. You just start throwing out low balls and not caring if sellers reject or counter. Then, when you send it off to ROFR, go about your business. I was actually at Disney when I found out we passed ROFR on our last contract last summer. I think I was in the wine country when I found out one got taken. My point is, you already own, so don’t stress about it. As @ScubaCat always says, one will make it through eventually. Good news when the exercise ROFR, you get to keep your money!!! Remember, you didn’t lose the lottery or a prize. You were going to pay a lot of money for these points. I had to teach myself this because they kept loving the deals I negotiated for them. Good luck!!!

I love this idea we own at 2 direct already and perhaps they will get the message when many low balls come in and they are required to purchase them!

 

[vanjust14]

Really heartbreaking because now the 1/19 date has passed. Not sure I even want to roll the dice again.

So sorry

 

[cep101]

Oh my goodness! We finally PASSED!!!

cep101---$100-$12495-110-AKV-Oct-0/17, 0/18, 110/19, 110/20- sent 1/16, passed 2/13

Fun fact, I had the opportunity to buy this contract at $92 a point, but I upped the amount to $100 because after looking through all the data I found about passing prices I decided it was too low. If it didn't pass I would have been beating myself up about it knowing I should have gone higher. It was important to me to try to do a good effort to get another contract before the change went into effect and that is why I upped it. After seeing the results of the pass/take I am happy that I did it!

Here are the results for a friend (they said I could share):

Anonymous---$100-$10545-100-AKV-Oct-0/17, 65/18, 100/19, 100/20- sent 1/14, passed 2/7

 

[vanjust14]

Oh my goodness! We finally PASSED!!!

cep101---$100-$12495-110-AKV-Oct-0/17, 0/18, 110/19, 110/20- sent 1/16, passed 2/13

Fun fact, I had the opportunity to buy this contract at $92 a point, but I upped the amount to $100 because after looking through all the data I found about passing prices I decided it was too low. If it didn't pass I would have been beating myself up about it knowing I should have gone higher. It was important to me to try to do a good effort to get another contract before the change went into effect and that is why I upped it. After seeing the results of the pass/take I am happy that I did it!

Here are the results for a friend (they said I could share):

Anonymous---$100-$10545-100-AKV-Oct-0/17, 65/18, 100/19, 100/20- sent 1/14, passed 2/7

Wow, amazing price! Congrats to you and your friend!

 

[DduzDis]

Oh my goodness! We finally PASSED!!!

cep101---$100-$12495-110-AKV-Oct-0/17, 0/18, 110/19, 110/20- sent 1/16, passed 2/13

Fun fact, I had the opportunity to buy this contract at $92 a point, but I upped the amount to $100 because after looking through all the data I found about passing prices I decided it was too low. If it didn't pass I would have been beating myself up about it knowing I should have gone higher. It was important to me to try to do a good effort to get another contract before the change went into effect and that is why I upped it. After seeing the results of the pass/take I am happy that I did it!

Here are the results for a friend (they said I could share):

Anonymous---$100-$10545-100-AKV-Oct-0/17, 65/18, 100/19, 100/20- sent 1/14, passed 2/7

Congratulations. We have friends who own at OKW that we travel with frequently. DVC friends at home to obsess with is awesome.

 

[Dracula]

Wow. That’s surprising

It is really shocking as loaded contracts for AKV have passed for less $/point, whereas this one was stripped. Go figure. You should definitely try again.

 

[DduzDis]

And they were on a such a roll... Very quiet in ROFR land again today... And we wait...

 

[carli_h]

And they were on a such a roll... Very quiet in ROFR land again today... And we wait...

I know. I was so hopeful that I would have heard by now! So hard to see contracts passing after ours was submitted.

 

[DduzDis]

I know. I was so hopeful that I would have heard by now!

Me too. I haven't seen many 1/17 submissions addressed so I am not worried about it being taken just yet. But I was hoping they would keep the momentum they had so we would find out quickly.

 

[KPeterso]

bluebunny72---$109-$13580-120-AKV-Oct-0/18, 0/19, 120/20- sent 1/11, taken 2/13

Wow - I am sorry. I am still in shock mine went through at $105 a point for AKV with 2019 points available. I would love to be a fly on the wall for how they decide things!

 

[KPeterso]

Oh my goodness! We finally PASSED!!!

cep101---$100-$12495-110-AKV-Oct-0/17, 0/18, 110/19, 110/20- sent 1/16, passed 2/13

Fun fact, I had the opportunity to buy this contract at $92 a point, but I upped the amount to $100 because after looking through all the data I found about passing prices I decided it was too low. If it didn't pass I would have been beating myself up about it knowing I should have gone higher. It was important to me to try to do a good effort to get another contract before the change went into effect and that is why I upped it. After seeing the results of the pass/take I am happy that I did it!

Here are the results for a friend (they said I could share):

Anonymous---$100-$10545-100-AKV-Oct-0/17, 65/18, 100/19, 100/20- sent 1/14, passed 2/7

Wow - those are great prices! I thought my $105 was low for AKV, but it made it through, but just saw one for more that did not. So baffled by what the criteria is for these to pass.

 

[bwvBound]

Really heartbreaking because now the 1/19 date has passed. Not sure I even want to roll the dice again.

So sorry and yes, I fully understand your reluctance to jump back in. The 1/19 date has cut a thick line in the sand.

 

[LadyLvsTramp]

If our BLT does not pass I’m going for less expensive points this ROFR process is crazy and since 1/19 nothing to loose now!

 

[z71tray]

z71tray---$173-$18411-100-VGF-Jun-0/17, 0/18, 87/19, 100/20- sent 1/17, passed 2/13

I know, I know I paid way too much per point. But they took my last one at 155 per and I knew this was my last chance before restrictions. So I pushed all my cards to the middle of the table. Boy do I feel like a little kid in a candy store.
Good Luck to all others playing the waiting game.