SSR Developer Points--technical question:

[dcfromva]

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The second incentive is an offer of "Developer Points" which may be used for reservations within DVC, onsite Disney Collection resorts and II excahnges prior to April 30, 2004. The number of points offered varies by the size of the SSR contract purchased. 150-210 points provides up to 100 Developer Points (DP). 211-261= 160DP. 262-312=200DP. 313-363=250DP. 364-414=300DP. 415-465=350DP.

I am thinking about another add on for SSR..... I am wondering how to figure out the value of the Developer's points versus taking the discount of $10.00 per point.
If I purchased 165 points at full price, I would receive an additional bonus 100 DPs. Would that make the value of the DPs about $6.06 per point? (I am figuring 100 / 165 = .6060 then take the amount that would have been discounted per point if I had taken the reduced price $10.00 X .6060 =$6.06 per point. )
Am I figuring this correctly? Do the DP's have any special characteristics that would make them particularly valuable ? (Such as an 11month booking window at any of the DVC resorts or would it just be SSR that you would get the 11month booking window with the special DP points? )
TIA,
DC

 

[drusba]

I am guessing Developer's Points are points DVD has picked up in relation to other DVC resorts as a result of members trading out or points DVD now owns as a result of foreclosures. As the incentive ad notes, they must be used before April 30, 2004, and as a result there is no real 11-month window since there are less than 8 months left till then. Most likely if you go that route, you will get what you want in a DVC reservation and it would be at the other DVC resorts not SSR, which will open afterwards. Your methodology for value seems OK although there may be a different way of looking at it:

Points currently rent for about $10 a piece. Thus, rather than getting those 100 developer points, you go to the rental market and rent 100 for $1000. A purchase of 165 points with $10 per point less than regular price means you pay $1650 less, which appears to be a better deal in dollars than the incentive is offering.