The large number of new Aulani resale contracts??

[VGCgroupie]

Again, I think you're looking at this too much from the standpoint of an Owner, and not enough from the standpoint of someone who sees this suggestion to rent from one of these brokers in a facebook group, or is told to do so by their friends, who have done it. All they see is a deal and a good one at that...they don't realize they are paying more per point than someone else for a lesser room. They probably don't even realize it's a lesser room than a standard view in terms of size as most rooms on Disney's consumer site are classified based on location (heck, there are owners that don't know the differences between these rooms as that questions comes up quite a bit about the difference between a value and a standard room). In this case, the Value room, while smaller still has a pretty good chance of being in a better location (pool view/savannah view) than a standard studio though.

Just for the heck of it, I wanted to see if I could pinpoint what you were talking about though. It took awhile to find an AKV value studio available on the consumer site, that was in the same range as Rentals on that brokers site. I found one available on consumer site for August 6th and thankfully the rental broker has more than a few value studios around that date as well as Polynesian standard views. These were the numbers I found.

Disney Consumer Site AKL-Value = $464 pre-tax and $522 post tax
Rental Broker Rate for same room = $297 and $309 after adding processing fees (A rate cut of $213 or a 41% discount on Disney Rack Rate...with the broker selling for $33 a point in this instance).

Disney Consumer Site Polynesian Standard View = $698 pre-tax and $785 post tax
Rental Broker Rate for same room = $540 and $563 with processing fees (Rate cut of $222 or a 28% discount on Disney Rack Rate...with the broker selling for $27 a point in this instance).

Just to add some price comparisons from the consumer site as well to compare against the AKL-Value:

Pop Century - $241 ($68 price difference between AKL, which is a deluxe resort, with better pools, a bigger room and a chance at a Savannah View).
AOA Little Mermaid - $294 ($15 price difference)
Coronado Springs - $323 (AKL is cheaper by $14)
Port Orleans French Quarter - $345 (AKL is cheaper by $36).

If another broker wants to rate cut them, I guess they could, but their prices when you really look at them and compare them with rack rates, are way more than fair and already a pretty substantial discount. The fact they are pricing the value the same as a room like AOA Little Mermaid, says to me there isn't that much wiggle room to further undercut that price.

I love this type of info.

 

[VGCgroupie]

There is already one Aulani listing feeling the brunt of all the others that flooded the market. I think I need to shut off my listing alerts for Aulani. For my sanity and my bank account.

 

[disneylandtour]

Give it a couple of week and some should be in the 70s.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Give it a couple of week and some should be in the 70s.

Good for buying, but not great when you own

 

[disneylandtour]

Good for buying, but not great when you own

Well, I'd say, not great when you want to sell. I have a feeling that these will dip and be back up to normal in a few months as well.

 

[matt and beth]

Give it a couple of week and some should be in the 70s.

Oh I feel an offer brewing up inside these bones

 

[VGCgroupie]

Oh I feel an offer brewing up inside these bones

Do it!! It’s not my Aulani UY but is my other UY. I need it gone, my husband will thank you.

 

[atthebeachclub]

Good for buying, but not great when you own

I mean…unless you are selling, you are wholly unaffected by price fluctuations.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I mean…unless you are selling, you are wholly unaffected by price fluctuations.

True, but I enjoy the warm and cozy feeling of it holding its value.

 

[atthebeachclub]

True, but I enjoy the worm and cozy feeling of it holding its value.

It should hold its value as a place you can go and visit and get a great vacation for a good deal regardless. It may not always hold value on the secondary market. That part is tougher to reconcile, but you got a great deal going in so I would try to be satisfied with that!

 

[CastAStone]

Give it a couple of week and some should be in the 70s.

Nah. It’s a pretty manageable number.

 

[Philsfan77]

Give it a couple of week and some should be in the 70s.

Shut up an take my money!!

 

[lilsonicfan]

True, but I enjoy the warm and cozy feeling of it holding its value.

Wait, you want a great price when buying but subsequently for it to hold its value? I'm sorry, are you trying to have your (vegan/vegetarian) cake and eat it too??

 

[VGCgroupie]

Wait, you want a great price when buying but subsequently for it to hold its value? I'm sorry, are you trying to have your (vegan/vegetarian) cake and eat it too??

Yes, with a side of non dairy ice cream.

 

[samsp99]

One solution to the rental problem - what if Disney offered DVC members the ability to rent back points to Disney, in exchange for disney gift card dollars that could be used for MF, passes etc? How much per point would they have to offer to undercut the majority of the rental market?
It would provide a convenience for members, and give them more inventory to “sell” on their hotel booking site, that is being undercut by the rental sites.

 

[juliebee]

One solution to the rental problem - what if Disney offered DVC members the ability to rent back points to Disney, in exchange for disney gift card dollars that could be used for MF, passes etc? How much per point would they have to offer to undercut the majority of the rental market?
It would provide a convenience for members, and give them more inventory to “sell” on their hotel booking site, that is being undercut by the rental sites.

Isn't that kind of like one of the "features" of the new Membership Magic Beyond? For $99/year you can then rent back your points for a Sorcerer Pass.

 

[Sandisw]

Isn't that kind of like one of the "features" of the new Membership Magic Beyond? For $99/year you can then rent back your points for a Sorcerer Pass.

It is and i will be one of the owners choosing that over renting!!! lol

 

[disneylandtour]

Do it!! It’s not my Aulani UY but is my other UY. I need it gone, my husband will thank you.

You are safe. It's gone. But surely there're going to be more at this price range and--I'm pretty sure--lower before this is done.

 

[disneylandtour]

Isn't that kind of like one of the "features" of the new Membership Magic Beyond? For $99/year you can then rent back your points for a Sorcerer Pass.

Well, if they value them at $20 for this exchange, that's a good deal. But as there's no definition of how this will work, I'm skeptical. Might be like buying a cruise with points.

 

[CastAStone]

One solution to the rental problem - what if Disney offered DVC members the ability to rent back points to Disney, in exchange for disney gift card dollars that could be used for MF, passes etc? How much per point would they have to offer to undercut the majority of the rental market?
It would provide a convenience for members, and give them more inventory to “sell” on their hotel booking site, that is being undercut by the rental sites.

I bet Disney could offer something pretty sad like $10-$12/point and still get lots of takers. People love hitting the easy button.