Should we price fix point rentals?

[Steamboat Bill]

I wonder if DISboards should attempt to price fix point rentals on this board.

Let me explain: The going rate for point rentals was $10 in 2000 and guess what....it is still common to see $10 per point rentals. However, the purchase price and the MF have gone up dramatically since 2000. Thus, there is a disconnect with the price of point rentals.

I suggest the following:

Point rental for 11-8 month window = $13
Point rental for 7-2 month window = $12
Point rental for 2-0 month window = $11
Distressed or banked points = $10

Let's not start a tangent on let the market find the price. With over 100,000 members, there are always going to be desperate people wanting to unload points ASAP and will take $7-9 pp.

I want to PROTECT the marketplace because if point rentals are still $10 per point in a year or two, I will just SELL my DVC contracts and simply rent as this would be cheaper than owning.

My benchmark is maintenance fees ($4pp) + lost opportunity of investing in a 5% CD instead of buying DVC @ $100pp ($5pp) = $9 true value of points.

 

[Caskbill]

Well, since it's illegal to try to price-fix anything, the DISboards cannot support any such arrangement.

It's OK to suggest rental rates, as long as no discussion is meant to influence others to set prices in any particular way.

Since this thread was opened to suggest fixed prices, it is being locked.

Feel free to discuss rental rates, as long as there is no collusion about prices.