ROFR Thread July to Sept 2022 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[Jimmy Geppetto]

DVC makes the rules. I waited 57 days for ROFR pre-covid. I also waited a week after closing date for DVC ROFR to close on a contract I was selling (just a few months ago).

There is nothing you can do to prod them along unfortunately. Your alternative is to pay for direct. It gets easier on your 19th or 20th resale - trust me LOL!

I totally agree! There has to be a trade off for savings thousands of dollars, and ROFR is one of those. Disney offers an expedited and very quick process… buy direct.

 

[Sandisw]

I think there needs to be more stringent time lines emposed on Disney. They obviously want to make resale painful for buyers to try to make them buy direct. Waiting 41+ days is getting absurd. What's to stop them moving towards waiting 60?

Nothing. The closing date on contracts is what guides things and if the title company and brokers set closing date far enough out to account for 30 days for ROFzr, 10 days legally to receive estoppel, 1 to 2 weeks to prepare paperwork and a few weeks for sellers to get to things notarized, you are looking at why they set closing 60 to 75 days on average.

Frustrating? Sure.. but not much more you can do.

 

[Sandisw]

If it is only one person making ROFR decisions, why did I have to wait 40 days to hear my ROFR news while at the same time other people heard theirs around 25-30 days? Were they screwing with me? Processing requests in random order? Deliberately trying to slow down the decisions about certain resorts?

Whatever the reason, I'm leaving them in suspense for what my next move is going to be.

No one knows how and why they decide or process the way the do.

In the end, though, they have at least 30 days so people should never expect less than that to start.

Resale provides savings but it is a long process..about 3 months..

 

[krayzeeguy]

krayzeeguy---$129-$33866-240-AKV-Dec-0/21, 240/22, 240/23- sent 7/11, passed 8/9

 

[hereforthechurros]

Will they pass things on weekends or can I stop checking my email?

 

[Jimmy Geppetto]

Will they pass things on weekends or can I stop checking my email?

I have one of mine pass on a Sunday before. The broker forwarded Disney’s email and it was in fact sent to broker on a Sunday.

 

[HIRyeDVC]

Will they pass things on weekends or can I stop checking my email?

Put your phone down and enjoy your life. At least for this weekend.

 

[erinkristen04]

Its possible to get my membership email on a weekend, right? I’m getting antsy as heck waiting. Deed recorded end of July and we want to book a Feb trip using banked ‘21 points that expire the same month. Feeling like at this rate there won’t be much availability by the time we actually gain access to the points… I know this comes with the resale territory but holy smokes I underestimated how frustrating and painful this wait would be. Keep quietly chanting to myself “the savings are worth it, the savings are worth it, the savings are worth it….” Haha!

 

[JulieBeeRN]

JulieBeeRN---$134-$20250-150-SSR-Feb-0/21, 150/22, 150/23, 150/24-Seller paying closing cost- sent 8/12

First attempt at resale!

 

[hereforthechurros]

Put your phone down and enjoy your life. At least for this weekend.

I’ve been out of town so done and done.

 

[macman123]

No one knows how and why they decide or process the way the do.

In the end, though, they have at least 30 days so people should never expect less than that to start.

Resale provides savings but it is a long process..about 3 months..

Having both I can confirm this.

The choices are:

1) Buy resale which is cheaper but very long proces
2) Buy direct, get points today but expect to pay far more

I have 1,000+ direct and 2,500 resale

 

[DisneyKim41]

I would agree with this.
I’m 50/50 with ROFR through Fidelity (but also 50/50 with other brokers).
Not all of their contracts are priced as a bargain but some of them are much lower than you will see on the other sites.

We are 50/50 too with passes on them. They have had great prices listed though. We tried offering less on other sites and were told we needed to offer pretty much asking. Fidelity's ask prices were what we were willing to pay.

 

[elenex]

I'm 2/2 with fidelity and they tend to be my go-to for resale. Even with the added fee they are cheaper than alternatives and as reliable. Disclaimer that both were on resorts not actively being bought at the time of purchase.

I also agree with Sandisw on resale vs. direct. You pay a huge premium to have those direct points in your account immediately, without headaches, and with all the perks. You are able to save a LOT of money on resale contracts... And with that, waiting is part of the sacrifice. Disney shouldn't have to do anything more than fulfill their legal obligation, and resale purchasers just need to accept that and be patient.

 

[Flash_Sloth]

I can't help but laugh at this analogy: we all know that buying direct is the Lightning Lane, and buying resale is the Standby line.

As you might can guess from my user name, I am not in a hurry. I definitely enjoy all the conversation and insights of everybody else here in the "Standby line", and there is a lot of useful data here.

However, it can be a bit discouraging or frustrating when they're giving out of order decisions for ROFR. There isn't anything that we can do about it. We have to hang in there, and it will all be worth it once we're having a blast at WDW and/or DLR.

 

[The_MT]

I'm 2/2 with fidelity and they tend to be my go-to for resale. Even with the added fee they are cheaper than alternatives and as reliable. Disclaimer that both were on resorts not actively being bought at the time of purchase.

I also agree with Sandisw on resale vs. direct. You pay a huge premium to have those direct points in your account immediately, without headaches, and with all the perks. You are able to save a LOT of money on resale contracts... And with that, waiting is part of the sacrifice. Disney shouldn't have to do anything more than fulfill their legal obligation, and resale purchasers just need to accept that and be patient.

I have bought from Fidelity as well as from 2 other brokers and had a good experience with Fidelity for the most part and it seems to be the site that most frequently has some great bargain contracts.

Buying resale is painful but it’s good to remind ourselves that we only have to go through it once for a contract that we will own for 20-40 years (or resell at some point). It’s best to budget 60+ days for the process and be happy if it goes faster than that.

 

[pangyal]

Updated!

Off to WDW/ Universal next week and then trying the Wish...TL/DR, updating may be sporadic until after Labour Day, but just keep on posting and I'll definitely get them up there .

 

[princesscinderella]

Updated!

Off to WDW/ Universal next week and then trying the Wish...TL/DR, updating may be sporadic until after Labour Day, but just keep on posting and I'll definitely get them up there .

Have a wonderful trip!! Thanks for all your hard work on this thread.

 

[keirabella2012]

I have one of mine pass on a Sunday before. The broker forwarded Disney’s email and it was in fact sent to broker on a Sunday.

Same.

 

[Arguetafamily]

**Update**

We passed!!

Arguetafamily---$160-$28330-175-CCV@WL-Dec-0/20, 87/21, 175/22, 175/23-Seller pays closing- sent 7/15, passed 8/14

 

[Heroes_or_Villains]

**Update**

We passed!!

Arguetafamily---$160-$28330-175-CCV@WL-Dec-0/20, 87/21, 175/22, 175/23-Seller pays closing- sent 7/15, passed 8/14

Yay! Congratulations!!