The VGF 2 pricing thread

[RamblinWreck]

Such an awesome price and with all the new points needs to sell, I bet it sneaks on through!!

Good luck!!

Thanks!

I have no idea what to expect really. Has there been much of a precedent for resorts getting ROFR’d during active sales?

 

[Sandisw]

Thanks!

I have no idea what to expect really. Has there been much of a precedent for resorts getting ROFR’d during active sales?

The precedent is they do not take them. There have been RIV contracts that have gone through in the $100 to $110 range so if this got taken it’d Be the first one I have every seen.

 

[lorie13]

Congratulations on getting an accepted offer for that price. I scoured the resale boards and everything was so high, plus stripped and I could not find our UY, so we went direct with 125 points, thinking we could add some more resale down the road, but after thinking about it more and with the $21 discount with 200 point purchase, we added more points and settled at 200 for $186.
What did you get for $144, that is actually less than I thought it would every see it go, but a 30% discount is awesome. That is a dollar less than the original release price back in 2013, it was $145 for members during the pre purchase period.

The FOMO for me finally set in.

I’m not buying direct though.

VGF is far and away our favorite resort. I’ve been low balling some resale contracts in our use year and someone agreed to $144 per point… so… I guess this is happening.

 

[RamblinWreck]

Congratulations on getting an accepted offer for that price. I scoured the resale boards and everything was so high, plus stripped and I could not find our UY, so we went direct with 125 points, thinking we could add some more resale down the road, but after thinking about it more and with the $21 discount with 200 point purchase, we added more points and settled at 200 for $186.
What did you get for $144, that is actually less than I thought it would every see it go, but a 30% discount is awesome. That is a dollar less than the original release price back in 2013, it was $145 for members during the pre purchase period.

Thanks!

This one is definitely on the stripped side, to be fair!

It's an April UY, and we can't close until May because they're using it in May. And on that May trip they're using all of the 2022 points and a small chunk of the 2023 points. But this actually works out perfectly with our plans, so it wasn't a problem for us!

 

[RoseGold]

42 minutes on the phone, but I did it! I booked a VGF2 room for this summer!

 

[Paul Stupin]

42 minutes on the phone, but I did it! I booked a VGF2 room for this summer!

Congrats! Does the 42 minutes include waiting on hold? If so, congrats as well!

 

[RoseGold]

Congrats! Does the 42 minutes include waiting on hold? If so, congrats as well!

Yes, my quickest DVC call since Covid.

 

[BeBopaSaurus]

42 minutes on the phone, but I did it! I booked a VGF2 room for this summer!

We did it too!

Called my guide last night, points were in my account this am, dialed member services at 9:00, mashed #1 a couple of times, and got straight through! No wait time at all! And she was so friendly and pleasant! And now we have our VGF2 room booked for Thanksgiving! Phone log says “8 minutes”. It was all incredibly pleasant, and now I am super excited!

(But now my expectations for calling member services have been raised!!)

 

[smmora]

I left my guide a voicemail Saturday night saying I wanted to go from 125 to 150.
His vm message said he doesn't work Sunday or Monday, to my shock he called yesterday,
Let me know he had done the draft contract, but he had to have IT add the luggage in (since its not offered now and I had it) to finalize it
and once that was done he would call me today.

 

[pianomanzano]

Slightly related to this thread, but how much would you value a fixed week (a fixed week in the fall) deluxe studio resale for VGF1? I see value in it since it guarantees one of the VGF1 studios.

 

[rubybutt]

Slightly related to this thread, but how much would you value a fixed week (a fixed week in the fall) deluxe studio resale for VGF1? I see value in it since it guarantees one of the VGF1 studios.

I was going to get 2 150 point contracts so I bit the bullet and got 2 of the 157 point contracts for a fw. I don't think I would have bought much more extra than that though.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Slightly related to this thread, but how much would you value a fixed week (a fixed week in the fall) deluxe studio resale for VGF1? I see value in it since it guarantees one of the VGF1 studios.

Difficult to really predict until we see how the resort studios vs deluxe studios are favored but IMO you still need to find a buyer who wants to use that particular week quite a bit of the time to give it added value. That may make it more difficult.

 

[iluvthsgam]

Slightly related to this thread, but how much would you value a fixed week (a fixed week in the fall) deluxe studio resale for VGF1? I see value in it since it guarantees one of the VGF1 studios.

I was looking at fixed weeks but ultimately concluded it didn’t get much benefit. It’s great for very busy times to get a guarantee. Or if you travel the exact same week every year. But the great thing about DVC is that it’s not fixed weeks. I can’t remember ever going on a Sunday to Sunday. So I wouldn’t get really any value out of it. It’s all or nothing. You have to take the entire week or nothing. If you could trim days it might be worth something to me though!

 

[TinkB278]

The FOMO for me finally set in.

I’m not buying direct though.

VGF is far and away our favorite resort. I’ve been low balling some resale contracts in our use year and someone agreed to $144 per point… so… I guess this is happening.

Wow! How many points was it?

 

[got4boys]

I was looking at fixed weeks but ultimately concluded it didn’t get much benefit. It’s great for very busy times to get a guarantee. Or if you travel the exact same week every year. But the great thing about DVC is that it’s not fixed weeks. I can’t remember ever going on a Sunday to Sunday. So I wouldn’t get really any value out of it. It’s all or nothing. You have to take the entire week or nothing. If you could trim days it might be worth something to me though!

Fixed weeks protects from points inflation if DVC reallocates seasons. Also you do not have to worry about booking exactly 11 months out if the time you want to go is a high demand time, like New Years Eve, Christmas, etc.

 

[pianomanzano]

Fixed weeks protects from points inflation if DVC reallocates seasons. Also you do not have to worry about booking exactly 11 months out if the time you want to go is a high demand time, like New Years Eve, Christmas, etc.

One I’m seeing now is exactly that. 138 point contact but the week currently is worth 158 points. That couple with a guaranteed deluxe studio might make it worth it.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Fixed weeks protects from points inflation if DVC reallocates seasons. Also you do not have to worry about booking exactly 11 months out if the time you want to go is a high demand time, like New Years Eve, Christmas, etc.

Yes, IF you go that same week all the time. And other than the few race weeks you also need to want to go Sun-Sun which I also think it a little rare. That is the part that is important. It must be a popular week to easily find a buyer who will benefit because they also plan to go that particular week. Once you don't use that week then itj's really just another contract with points.

 

[lorie13]

I saw his ad, but it looks like it is gone now, asking $200 per point for week 41 in a Standard View Studio. October is 139 points for the week in a Standard View, 19 points per night Sun - Thur and 22 points a night Fri & Sat.

One I’m seeing now is exactly that. 138 point contact but the week currently is worth 158 points. That couple with a guaranteed deluxe studio might make it worth it.

 

[lorie13]

That is our UY too, but I would not have considered such a stripped contract, we need mega points for a stay next year.
Good Luck

Thanks!

This one is definitely on the stripped side, to be fair!

It's an April UY, and we can't close until May because they're using it in May. And on that May trip they're using all of the 2022 points and a small chunk of the 2023 points. But this actually works out perfectly with our plans, so it wasn't a problem for us!

 

[pianomanzano]

I saw his ad, but it looks like it is gone now, asking $200 per point for week 41 in a Standard View Studio. October is 139 points for the week in a Standard View, 19 points per night Sun - Thur and 22 points a night Fri & Sat.

Sorry meant it was 158 in 2023. They DMed after they took down the listing saying they could potentially go lower, we’ll see what happens with the one I have in ROFR right now first I guess haha.